Facilities and Equipment
Tampa Bay Plasma Facility (ICPMS, HR-ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS)
NOTICE: The Tampa Bay Plasma Facility is not accepting samples for analysis at this time due to the May 2, 2026 structure fire that impacted the MSL building. Laboratory operations and analytical capabilities are currently being restored. Updates regarding the resumption of sample acceptance will be posted on this page. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Facility Management Committee Kristen Buck, Robert Byrne, Tim Conway, Ethan Goddard, Amelia Shevenell.
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The Tampa Bay Plasma Facility is a multi-group core analytical facility comprised
of three inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometers and associated preparative
and sample-handling equipment. The instruments are used for a variety of CMS, School
of Geosciences and USF research: Trace metal geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography,
geochemistry, radiometric dating, archeometry/anthropology and forensic science.
Facility Instrumentation
- Thermo Element XR sector field high-resolution ICPMS with high dynamic extended range (fg/g to ug/g in solution mode), Jet interface for added sensitivity, and an ESI SC-4DX autosampler.
- Thermo Neptune Plus multicollector-ICPMS with Apex-Q and Apex-Omega introduction systems, Jet interface for added sensitivity, and an ESI Microfast SC2DX autosampler with injection loops.
- Agilent 7500cx ICPMS with ASX-500 autosampler and Photon Machines Analyte 193 laser ablation system.
Associated PI’s and Staff
Byrne (trace elements), Buck (trace metals), Conway (trace metal isotope geochemistry, geochemistry), Shevenell (paleoceanography), Peebles (MRA/Fisheries Ecology), Murawski (MRA/Fisheries Ecology), Goddard (Technical Staff)
Contact Ethan Goddard for more information or to inquire about collaborative research or analytical services.
Tim Conway for collaborative multi collector IPCMS isotope analysis.