Contacts

Rhys (M.Sc. Waterloo) is responsible for the management and operation of the Environmental Isotope Laboratory, its staff, equipment, student users, and many University of Waterloo and external clients, with the primary objective of developing and applying isotope technology in environmental and geological research.

Reem (B.A. Waterloo) is primarily responsible for the complete range of administrative activities required to facilitate the effective day-to-day operation of the Environmental Isotope Laboratory (EIL). This includes facilitating research, financial oversight, and numerous organization and coordination functions.

Cheng (B.Sc. Waterloo) is primarily responsibile for working with faculty, staff and external clientele providing client correspondence, maintaining logs, files and sample numbers. She is also be an integral part of the team supporting isotope analyses in the Environmental Isotope Laboratory (EIL) by performing analytical sample preparation and measurements as required.

Darlene (B.Sc., Queen’s) is responsible for the preparation of organic and inorganic radiocarbon samples for dating at AMS facilities. Her responsibilities include the extraction of DIC from water for ¹³C DIC determinations and break-seal combustion sample preparations for AMS. 

Justin (BSc, Wilfred Laurier) oversees solid sample, elemental analyzer (EA) based isotope analysis. Covering the preparation and analysis of δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N in solid samples on the Thermo Delta XP IRMS coupled to a Costech 4010 continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS); the determination of δ³⁴S in inorganic and organic materials on a Costech 4010-EA coupled to an Elementar PrecisION CF-IRMS; and δ¹⁸O analysis of solid samples using aElementar Pyrocube EA and Elementar PrecisION CF-IRMS. Justin assists in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of the mass spectrometers and related peripheral equipment, as well as updating computer hardware and analytical / operating software. 

Xinze Lu (PhD, Waterloo) is responsible for the preparation and analysis of dissolved sulphate and nitrate samples for δ¹⁵N, δ¹⁸O and/or δ³⁴S isotope determination and δ²H and δ¹⁸O in water by OA-ICOS. 

Oana (M.Sc. Waterloo) is responsible for organic and inorganic samples for ³⁷Cl and ⁸¹Br isotope analyses and the operation and maintenance of the IsoPrime-DI/CF/GC, Delta-V-DI/CF/GC and MAT 253-DI/CF/GC stable isotope mass spectrometers. She also provides back up for organic samples for ²H and ¹³C on the Thermo-Finnigan Delta^plusXP gas Chromatograph-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-C-IRMS) and the IsoPrime Gas Chromatograpgh-combustion/MultiFlow-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC/MF/-IRMS). 

Amy (B.Sc., McMaster) is responsible for initial sample pre-treatment determination and execution (ion exchange, Azeotropic distillation), electrolytic enrichment, preparation, final analysis (liquid scintillation counting) and result calculation of samples for tritium analysis.

Nathan (BSc, Waterloo) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Thermo-Finnigan Delta V Gas Chromatograph-combustion/pyrolisys-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-C/P-IRMS) and the IsoPrime Gas chromatograph-combustion/Multiflow-isotope ratio mass spectrometer(GC/MF/-IRMS). Nathan assists in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of the mass spectrometers and related peripheral equipment.