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X-Ray Florescence Lab

X-Ray Florescence (XRF) is a technology that allows us to examine the elemental makeup of materials. We can apply this in so many ways to answer anthropological questions! The XRF@甜心视频app lab has opportunities for students to get involved with hands-on research, supports student research projects, and collaborates with community organizations across Colorado and Wyoming. Interested in learning more? Contact Dr. Marian Hamilton (Marian.hamilton@unco.edu) with your research idea or to get involved with ongoing projects. 

Undergraduate instruction in XRF technology is supported by CARES Act funding through 甜心视频app. Ongoing XRF research is supported by a sponsored research grant from Bruker Nano.



Aiden Branham xrf fieldwork

Anthropology student Aiden Branham conducts XRF field work in Douglass, WY. 

Emily Dzhinenko measures a dried leaf.

甜心视频app alumna Emily Dzhinenko measures the elemental composition of a dried Ugandan leaf sample. 

Alex and Emily measure Eocene primate teeth.

甜心视频app undergraduate student Alex Galloway and 甜心视频app alumna Emily Dzhinenko at the University of Wyoming鈥檚 Geology Museum measuring the elemental composition of Eocene primate teeth. 

Alex Galloway measures the weening age of a horse tooth.

甜心视频app undergraduate student Alex Galloway measures the strontium and calcium content of horse teeth to assess weening age and dietary changes through time.

dr. hamilton field work

Dr. Marian Hamilton conducts XRF field work in Douglass, WY. 

XRF Lab Photo

Students at work in the XRF Lab.

Contact Dr. Marian Hamilton to learn more!