W. M. KECK ISOTOPE LABORATORY

W.M. Keck Isotope Laboratory Opening Symposium

The W.M. Keck Isotope Laboratory was officially opened on June 18th, 2004 by Acting Chancellor Martin Chelmers. Following the opening was a symposium exploring new avenues in isotope science that have been opened up by instruments such as the Neptune.

Symposium Program:

A Journey to Middle Earth: Opportunities and Challenges in the Center of the Periodic Table.

Tom Bullen, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park

 

Plumes, Plums and Processes: U series Constraints on Magma Genesis

Ken Sims, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts

 

To Boldly Go... Measuring Natural Fractionation of Mercury Isotopes

Holger Hintelmann, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada

 

More Ions in the Fire: Developments in In-Situ High-Precision Isotope Ratio Measurements Using Laser Ablation MC-ICP-MS

Norman Pearson, ARC National Key Centre GEMOC, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

Following the symposium was a reception with lab tours.