LacCore 2011 Curators ’ Meeting

1. LacCore 2011 Curators’ Meeting Anders Noren

2. LacCore • National Lacustrine Core Facility • Limnological Research Center • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis • Large Lakes Observatory • University of Minnesota, Duluth • www.laccore.org

3. National Lacustrine Core Facility • Limnological Research Center • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis • Large Lakes Observatory • University of Minnesota, Duluth LacCore www.laccore.org

4. Funding: NSF, UMN, user fees Staff: 16 Services to Research Community Paleolimnology / Terrestrial Paleo 12th year

5. Funding: NSF, UMN, user fees Staff: 16 Services to Research Community Paleolimnology / Terrestrial Paleo • All phases of work • All projects, large and small: m to km • Recognize differing needs/expectations

6. Support • PLANNING for all project phases • Budget • Time • Equipment and supplies needs • Shipping • Training • Analytical possibilities • Curation

7. Support • Planning • FIELD • Equipment design, rental & sales • Equipment training, operation • Supplies (core liner, etc.) • Core handling • Core storage • Core transport

8. Support • Planning • Field • CORE PROCESSING / ICD • Multisensor logging • Digital linescan imaging • Description • XRF • X-radiography

9. Correlation: core-core / core-data Describe at macro and micro level

10. Support • Planning • Field • Core processing/ICD • SAMPLE PREP/ANALYSIS • Dedicated stations for each analysis • Technicians available

11. Services • Smear slides • Sampling • LOI • Carbon coulometry • Sulfur coulometry • Biogenic silica • Grain size: laser diffraction • Grain size: wet sieve • XRD • Thin section prep • SEM / EDS • Isotopes • Diatoms • Pollen • Pollen concentrate AMS 14C • Charcoal

12. Geotek MSCL • gamma density • p-wave velocity • electrical resistivity • magnetic susceptibility (loop) • natural gamma radiation • Geotek XYZ • magnetic susceptibility (point) • color reflectance • Geotek CIS (linescan) • DMT CoreScan (linescan) • Cox ITRAX • XRF • X-radiography • Core processing • Cast saw splitter • Band saw (diamond grit blade) • Table saw (metal tubes) • Wood planer (freeze cores) • Microtome (freeze cores) • Scroll saw • Drill press • Freeze Dryer • Drying ovens • Desiccators • Fume hoods • Centrifuges • Microscopes: petrographic, binocular, pollen, diatom

13. Support • Planning • Field • Core processing/ICD • Sample prep/Analysis • ARCHIVING • Physical curation: storage, labeling, sampling • Sample appropriation • Metadata / database management

14. Collection • 3,600 holes, 1700 locations, 440 projects • 16,500 m of core • 70% drill cores • 30% short cores (+freeze, permafrost, rock) • 3,200 m of core stored at other institutions

15. 3320 ft2 / 310 m2

16. Collection Index, html table, .csv, .kml

17. Annual Stats • VISITORS: 1600 visits by 440 visitors • from 115 institutions • CONTACTS: >7200 contacts with 910 people from 310 institutions • CORES: 1500m processed • SAMPLES: 50 requests for 5-15,000 spls • more requests / small batches

18. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015

19. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab

20. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab • Major financial reorganization

21. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab • Major financial reorganization • Complete website overhaul

22. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab • Major financial reorganization • Complete website overhaul • Online forms

23. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab • Major financial reorganization • Complete website overhaul • Online forms • Vendor database

24. 1C NEW • Five-year grant funded 2010-2015 • Fully integrated ITRAX - XRF lab • Major financial reorganization • Complete website overhaul • Online forms • Vendor database • Billing/invoicing database

25. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS

26. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS • Geotek MSCL-CIS (linescan track)

27. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS • Geotek MSCL-CIS (linescan track) • Coring systems

28. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS • Geotek MSCL-CIS (linescan track) • Coring systems • High-cap server with offsite replication

29. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS • Geotek MSCL-CIS (linescan track) • Coring systems • High-cap server with offsite replication • Upgraded 24 workstations

30. 1C • Equipment • Benchtop SEM / EDS • Geotek MSCL-CIS (linescan track) • Coring systems • High-cap server with offsite replication • Upgraded 24 workstations • Petrographic and standard microscopes • cameras (live view, image capture) • co-pilot module

31. 1C • CoreWall Suite • Corelyzer re-write • Integration of components: • Corelyzer, PSICAT, Correlator, CoreRef • New programmer

32. 1C Smear Slide Reference • Web-based resource for identification and classification of sedimentary components and lithologies in smear slide • Funded by the University of Minnesota Interdisciplinary Informatics Seed Grant Program

33. 1C Lacustrine Smear Slides • No reference work exists • (Rothwell 1989 for marine sediments is out of print and goes for $1000 on Amazon . . .) • Need accurate sediment description: core data

34. 1C Application • Free online resource • Useful to novices and experts • For research and education • Open for use in marine and other communities • Main focus on mineral components, polarizing light microscopy • Also biological components, reflected light microscopy • Projected to go live in early 2012

35. 1C Application Linked with (and styled after) Diatoms of the United States

36. 1C Contribute content or ideas Contact: Amy Myrbo (amyrbo@umn.edu)

37. 1C Coming soon • 2 drilling projects • + other field work • CT scanner?

38. Challenges • Funding structural changes • IT support / development • Space • Communication: CRM?

39. 3320 ft2 / 310 m2