Dr. Bruce Vaughn, Research Scientist and INSTAAR Fellow, manages the University
of Colorado Stable Isotope Lab at INSTAAR. The lab is a nexus of research using stable
isotopes to study biogeochemical processes that control environmental change on human
timescales. The team collaborates with the NOAA Global Monitoring Division and
measures stable isotopes of bi-weekly atmospheric trace gas samples from over 50
sites, adding to a 20+ year global data base. The lab also creates extremely high-resolution
paleoclimate records from stable isotopes of deep ice cores from Greenland and West
Antarctica.
With a collection of 8 mass spectrometers and a growing number of laser-base
spectroscopic instruments, the lab continues to pioneer new methods and techniques
using stable isotopes for a variety of applications. For more, including publications,
research details and the lab web site, see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/people/bruce-h-
vaughn/
