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The rock and ice mechanics lab at Lamont-Doherty is led by PIs Christine McCarthy and Ben Holtzman. Now, more than ever, we are in the process of growing our lab and building our experimental program. Along with a team of postdocs, undergrads, grads, techs, and longtime staff engineer Ted, we are rehabilitating and revamping some of the old equipment and building and buying new rigs for exciting new experiments on both rock and ice. You can follow along with our progress here.

Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Final Install on the AutoLab

 This week the guys from New England Research (NER) came out to do the final install on our AutoLab2000 HPHT. The biggest task was to get that big pressure cell, which has been sitting in a big crate in the middle of the prep room for a few months, into the rig. 

Not an easy feat. They decided to use the multi-ton overhead crane in the main lab. Eyebolts on the top of the pressure cell made it easy to lift.

Cell removed, then the frame was brought out to it. 
Then Jake received training and we were good to go.
The lab is really coming together!






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