The USGS and INSTAAR are home to a vast array of laboratories and a wealth of expertise for analyzing water, soil, air, and biological samples. Several CWEST researchers have also been involved in the development of a variety of premier water chemistry and transport and earth surface process models. These research tools are used by investigators both in the U.S. and around the world.
In order to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of analytical capacity and know-how and also in order to provide opportunities for learning new analyses or modeling techniques, here we are putting together a list of CWEST research capabilities along with brief descriptions and points of contact. If you are interested in a particular research capability, we encourage you to get in touch with one of the contacts listed or with CWEST’s program manager (c-west@colorado.edu) to get more information. Please check back in for periodic updates.
Field Equipment
CWEST members have a variety of field equipment available from pH and conductivity meters to tracer injection pumps, waders and much more. If you are looking to borrow field equipment, please feel free to email CWEST’s managing director at c-west@colorado.edu with your request, detailing what equipment you need, when you need it, and what the equipment will be used for. We would be happy to email our members to see if we can facilitate the sharing of equipment.