RESEARCH LAB

Joseph H. Rule

Laboratory Facilities:

Dr. Rule has a small core research laboratory and equipment in other locations in the OEAS Department. He also utilizes research greenhouse facilities at the Virginia Tech Horticultural Extension Station on Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach.

Major instrumentation includes:

• Acid baths
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Perkin-Elmer 5100 PC
• Balances, analytical and top-loading
• Drying oven
• Elemental Analyzer, Carlo-Erba EA 1108
• High-Purity Deionized Water System
• Microwave Digestion System
• Muffle furnace
• Race-Track Fractional Collector
• Specific ion meters
• UV/VIS Spectrophotometer
• Water baths
• Wiley Mill for plant tissue

Shared Equipment:

• Sorvall RC-5C Refrigerated Superspeed centrifuge with continuous flow-through system and 16 place rotor for 50 mL tubes