Facilities and infrastructure
The Research School of Earth Sciences hosts world-class equipment, which is maintained by experienced technical staff.
Explore ANU Earth Sciences' NanoPhase Facility: a hub for advanced research with cutting-edge instruments for in-depth material analysis. Perfect for scientific exploration and discovery.
We research a wide range of topics relating to the use of carbon-14 in the environment. This includes using carbon-14 for dating purposes in, archaeology and forensics and as a carbon-14 as a tracer…
The ANU SHRIMP facility offers high-resolution ion microprobe analyses, allowing for precise measurements of stable isotopes, volatile elements, trace elements, and uranium-lead dating in solid…
The ANU GRACE software, developed in the Environmental Geodesy group at the Research School of Earth Sciences, is a suite of programs and scripts that processes the Level-1B data from the GRACE and…
SPEctroscopy, Characterisation and Experimental Laboratory
The Trace Biomarker & Organic Geochemistry Laboratory at ANU provides dedicated facilities for the ultra-clean analysis of molecular fossils. The laboratory was specifically designed and…
The Argon Laboratory contains a high-resolution ARGUS mass spectrometer connected to a custom built gas extraction line with temperature controlled furnances and a laser system. Ar dating has range…
The National Argon Map (NAM) project, led by Dr. Marnie Forster at the Australian National University, aims to enhance the existing Geoscience Australia NAM with new Ar/Ar geochronology data.…
AusPass is a FDSN Data Centre supported with funding from AuScope and the ANU to provide F.A.I.R. access to passive seismic data collected in and around Australia.
ANSIR specialises in passive seismic infrastructure that includes instruments, data and research tools. Since 1997, it offers advanced seismic equipment for domestic and international seismology…
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics laboratory is a purpose-built 400 sq. m laboratory for experimental fluid dynamics. This laboratory is designed for studies of fluid flow processes relevant to both…
A shared RSES capability for high-performance computing, numerical Earth-system modelling, inverse methods, data analysis and research software.
The Ecochemistry laboratory is a dynamic, research based group that focuses on questions related to trace elements in natural waters.
The workshop provides a wide range of 'Design' and 'Instrumentation' services in support of research activities.
The Experimental Petrology Laboratory at ANU has been a leader in high-pressure experimental geochemistry for over 60 years. It features one of the world's largest collections of piston-cylinder…
ANU research in rock physics employs novel equipment developed in house for laboratory studies of mechanical behaviour ranging widely from time-resolved slip on synthetic faults to seismic-frequency…
RSES operates a Superconducting Gravimeter at Mt Stromlo Observatory, continuously monitoring small changes in gravity caused by tidal, environmental and seismic effects.
We specialise in precise elemental and isotopic analysis using advanced laser ablation and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry techniques, supporting detailed trace element concentration…
RSES operates a Microscope laboratory containing transmitted light microscopes, a stereo microscope and diamond microdrill. This facility also contains Leica Cameras on two of the transmitted light…
Mt Stromlo is located just outside Canberra where a suite of seismic instrumentation are operated on behalf of the French Geoscope Network, AuSiS and RSES which and provides high quality broad-band…
The Black Mountain Palaeomagnetic laboratory is equipped with a 2G superconducting rock magnetometer, a Quantum Design MPMS for magnetic mineral identification, a Princeton Measurements Corporation…
RSES has extensive facilities for mineral separation and rock preparation for geo-analysis and micro-analysis.
TerraWulf is a networked 'Beowulf' cluster of computers set up at RSES to provide convenient high end computing power for a range of demanding geoscience problems, particularly in the…
RSES has a number of thermal ionisation mass spectrometers available for high quality isotope ratio measurements.
Volatile analyser for water and carbon content determination, and quantitative analysis of volatile-rich minerals.
The Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station uses arrays of seismometers to detect tremors from nuclear testing on the ground, and infrasound sensors to detect atmospheric waves from…
The ANU Research School of Earth Sciences operates a cutting-edge X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) scanning facility, capable of non-destructive elemental analysis from magnesium to uranium on a variety of…
