In December, there was a fire in Burt Hall. Thankfully, the P-mag Lab survived with very minimal damage, but the building around us needs a lot of work. So today, Joe, Brendan and our friends Dave and Chris from 2-G Enterprises took apart the magnetometer and moved it to the new Marine and Geology Repository being built at Oregon State. Everything went well and we are looking forward to being up and running again in a few months. Check out some pictures of the move below.
- The OSU P-mag Lab with our u-channel magnetometer before the fire/move.
- Taking apart the magnetometer.
- Joe and Dave discussing how to move the almost 400 lb impulse magnetizer we use to impart Isothermal Remanent Magnetizations (IRMs).
- Must be someone’s birthday!. I hope its an amplifier!
- Joe, Dave, and Chris loading the magnetometer into the moving truck.
- Joe showing off his new mobile P-mag Lab.
- Taking a break to check out the progress of organizing many kilometers of sediment cores at the new OSU Marine and Geology Repository
- Val loading cores into the racks.
- Jason moving the impulse magnetizer into the Marine and Geology Repository.
- Joe, Dave, and Chris unloading the magnetometer from the truck.
- Joe making sure the magnetometer is safe.
- A rare look at the in-line alternating field coils we use to demagnetize our samples.
- The OSU P-mag Lab Magnetometer’s temporary home.
- Joe and Dave planning the P-mag Lab’s future.
- Dave thinking if this room could be the new OSU P-mag Lab space.