Environmental Sciences Lab

The Environmental Sciences Lab at Indiana State University focuses on interdisciplinary research to address critical environmental issues through innovative scientific methods. It provides students and researchers with hands-on experience in studying ecosystems, pollution, and sustainability practices.

Environmental Sciences Lab

Dr. Jim Speer

Use of tree-rings to reconstruct environmental variables such as fire history, insect outbreak, and climate

A man sits at the edge of a stagnant pond. He has tools and is appearing to perform some form of research or academic study on the liquid and is crouched at a safe distance away form the water.

Two people are in the woods, one bent over a white plastic tarp laid on the ground and the other on their knees analyzing the topsoil that is on the tarp.

A woman stands amidst a dried brook in a grassy field. A small section of water is still in a section of the brook’s deepest grooves.

A large piece of large white machinery is set up along the edge of a river. A person stares at it in the corner of the frame wearing a red shirt.

Environmental Lab Equipment includes:

Water depth indicator
Constant- and falling-head permeameters
YSI 600XL multi-parameter probe
Desktop dissolved O2 meter
Portable pH meter
Portable sample filtration device
Weighing scales
Fume hoods
Convection drying oven