NathanOct 3, 20221 minCome collaborate with us!UTALL just joined on as a partnering lab for NSF's AGeS-cubed initiative, a program that supports small ($8-$15k) awards for...
NathanAug 2, 20221 minSingle-grain box is live!We're now ready to measure the single grain age distribution of sand samples. This is helpful for getting burial ages in settings where...
NathanJun 22, 20221 minOur reader arrived!These boxes hold the heart of our lab, an automated luminescence reader, with some fancy add-ons. Now, it's assembly time!
NathanSep 24, 20211 minWe've officially gone darkWith our sodium vapor lamp newly installed and all ambient light blocked, we're ready to start preparing samples for luminescence...
NathanMay 12, 20211 minAnd then there were three!The cutting fluid for saw #2 is called 'Deli Cut.' So if you like your granite as thin as your turkey breast, come on by.
NathanApr 16, 20211 minMachine #1The first official science machine of UTALL is ready to drill some rocks.
NathanJan 21, 20211 minThe sinks are multiplying!After carefully planting a cutting from the neighboring faucet, I've successfully grown a second sink for washing samples.
NathanDec 18, 20201 minNew fume hood, empty labFor posterity, here's the "before" shot (except for the shiny new fume hood and above the tiles duct work). These tables need some...
NathanDec 18, 20201 minUT Arlington Luminescence Lab (UTALL?!)While I wait for all of my fun equipment to arrive, I'll waste some time doodling a lab logo... Trying to tie into the university logo:...