University of Windsor

GLIER scientists have received over $40 million in funding in recent years, 4 Canada Research Chairs, 4 Premier’s Research Excellence Awards, a Department of Fisheries and Oceans Invasive Species Research Chair and a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada.

• The Organic Analysis and Nutrient Laboratory (OANL) offers analysis of organic volatile/semi-volatile contaminants and nutrients from environmental samples and has the distinction of housing one of the few university-based environmental analytical laboratories in Canada accredited by the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) to International Standards of Performance ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
• The Environmental Genomics Facility (EGF) is a multi-user facility supported by a dedicated technician and which houses multiple high-throughput instruments related to genomics analysis of environmental samples. The facility provides services supporting DNA sequencing, real-time PCR and provides clean labs for work with environmental DNA (eDNA).
• The Centre for Advanced Microscopy and Materials Characterization is a multi-user facility with state-of-the-art equipment to meet a variety of microscopy and analytical needs. Instruments support high resolution imaging and chemical analysis of biological, geological and structural materials.
• Element and Heavy Isotope Analytical Laboratories (EHIAL) comprise a suite of analytical instrumentation including:
  • Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES),
  • Quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS),
  • Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MC-MS),
  • Direct mercury analysis,
  • Dedicated, purpose-built, clean lab and sample preparation facilities,
  • Sample delivery by solution nebulization or via microsampling using laser ablation.