{"id":15,"date":"2009-10-08T14:18:28","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T18:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:24:49","slug":"facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Biology Department is housed in several buildings at <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/map.pdf\">Carleton University<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8351 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-240x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-240x155.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-160x104.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019-360x233.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campus-Map-2019.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/#NB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nesbitt Biology Building<\/a>\u00a0(NB)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/#TT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Technology and Training Centre<\/a> (CTTC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/#TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tory Building<\/a>\u00a0(TB)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/#SC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Steacie Building<\/a>\u00a0(SB)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/#HP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Herzberg Laboratories<\/a>\u00a0(HP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Nesbitt Biology Building is state of the art with open architecture to foster collaborative work and invite interaction between scholars. Design features such as open laboratories, lounges used by both students and faculty, and faculty offices clustered in a central area, promote an atmosphere of shared learning. This manifests itself in close faculty-student research collaborations, as well as friendships.<\/p>\n<p>The department has been aggressive in acquiring modern equipment for teaching and research in biology. Students are able to carry out contemporary procedures thanks to the equipment and facilities offered by the Biology department and Carleton University.<\/p>\n<h2>The Carleton Greenhouses<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-101\" title=\"greenhouse_06\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/greenhouse_06.jpg\" alt=\"greenhouse_06\" width=\"250\" height=\"190\" \/>Carleton University has one of the best university greenhouse complexes in Canada, with two large display houses, and three research houses.<\/p>\n<p>The display houses are open for public viewing weekdays: \u00a09:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The research houses are used for experiments by researchers from Carleton and from other places.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/facilities\/greenhouses\/\">More Information about our Greenhouses<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Shared Equipment<\/h2>\n<h3>Biology Department<\/h3>\n<p>Science lab equipment is a key element to any scientific research. The biology department is home to various shared equipment types that allows our students, and Faculty to be able to perform their research experiments. These equipment include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><ul>\n<li>Zeiss Axiophot equipped for phase, fluorescence, DIC, video enhanced contrast DIC (VEC-DIC), polarizing and reflection interference microscopy<\/li>\n<li>refrigerated preparative centrifuges<\/li>\n<li>two gel documentation systems<\/li>\n<li>phase contrast microscopy<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><ul>\n<li>Beckman tabletop ultracentrifuge<\/li>\n<li>a liquid scintillation counter<\/li>\n<li>sonifier cell disrupter<\/li>\n<li>Biorad Imaging system complete with software for phosphor radioisotope imaging<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the biology department utilizes lab and facilities to provide researchers with the controlled environments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><ul>\n<li>Walk-in cold rooms<\/li>\n<li>Walk-in Temperature-controlled rooms<\/li>\n<li>Plant growth chambers<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><ul>\n<li>Acoustic lab<\/li>\n<li>Insect rearing facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Extensive computing equipment is available both within the department and through the High Performance Computing Virtural Laboratory.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Carleton University<\/h3>\n<p>Carleton University houses many state-of-the-art equipment that can be utilized by all Departments at Carleton university including Biology<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/nif.carleton.ca\/\">The Nano Imaging Facility (NIF)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8491 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEM.jpg 202w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEM-160x179.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>The NIF houses two state-of-the-art Electron Microscopes, Tescan VegaII XMU SEM and FEI Tecnai G2 TEM.<\/p>\n<p>The staffs at the Carleton Nano Imaging Facility are available to assist users at all levels of expertise.\u00a0\u00a0A full spectrum of technical support is offered at NIF that ranges from training courses, to sample preparation, to instrument operation and energy dispersive x-ray analysis.\u00a0 Academic, government, and commercial users are welcome to take advantage of our expertise. Our facility is not-for-profit and we offer very competitive rates.\u00a0\u00a0Discounts are available for academic or frequent users.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cmsc\/\">Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cmsc\/\">Carleton Mass Spectrometry Centre (CMSC)<\/a> is a state-of-the-art analytical research facility located at Carleton University. It is home to nine mass spectrometers coupled to chromatography systems and is directed by Professor Jeffrey Smith, a top researcher using this technology in Canada for over a decade.\u00a0We are dedicated to providing high-quality analytical services to\u00a0clients in academia, government, and industry<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mypage.science.carleton.ca\/~fgaidies\/XR_CT.html\">Ultra-high resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8494 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/CynopsPyrrogasterCMN-240x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/CynopsPyrrogasterCMN-240x265.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/CynopsPyrrogasterCMN-160x177.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/CynopsPyrrogasterCMN-360x398.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/CynopsPyrrogasterCMN.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>The Department of Earth Sciences is home to a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscan.be\/products\/1173.htm\">Skyscan 1173<\/a> ultra-high resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography (XR-\u00b5CT) laboratory for Earth material research. Using higher-energy X-rays and longer dosage times than conventional X-ray tomography facilities, the XR-\u00b5CT lab allows to\u00a0non-destructively\u00a0study the interior of solid matter at\u00a0ultra-high resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Applications from academic research within and beyond Carleton University as well as from government agencies and industry are welcome. Imaging services can be provided according to the rate schedule given below. Please contact me directly for more information (<a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;&#58;&#x66;&#x72;e&#100;&#x2e;&#x67;a&#105;&#100;&#x69;&#x65;s&#64;&#x63;&#x61;r&#108;&#101;&#x74;&#x6f;n&#46;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#102;&#x72;&#x65;d&#46;&#x67;a&#105;&#x64;&#x69;&#101;&#x73;&#x40;c&#97;&#x72;l&#101;&#x74;&#x6f;&#110;&#x2e;&#x63;a<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"#top\">top<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biology Department is housed in several buildings at Carleton University: Nesbitt Biology Building\u00a0(NB) Carleton Technology and Training Centre (CTTC) Tory Building\u00a0(TB) Steacie Building\u00a0(SB) Herzberg Laboratories\u00a0(HP) The Nesbitt Biology Building is state of the art with open architecture to foster collaborative work and invite interaction between scholars. 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