Core Analytical Laboratory (CAL)

Overview of Service

The Core Analytical Laboratory (CAL) is a core facility located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, and is dually operated by the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. We specialize in agriculturally related laboratory analyses and offer a wide variety of equipment and instrumentation as well as training and services.

We offer three pricing tiers:
1) Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) members that analyze their own samples,
2) NSHE members that submit samples for analysis by the CAL staff, and
3) non-NSHE members.

Our analytical equipment includes:
• Inductively Coupled Plasma (–AES [Agilent 4210], and –MS [Shimadzu 2030])
• Gas Chromatography (–MS [Shimadzu QP2020], FID [Agilent 6890N], ECD [Agilent 6890+])
• Elemental Analysis [Leco CN 928]
• Flow Injection Analysis [Astoria-Pacific]
• UV-Visible Spectrophotometry [Thermo-Spectronic Genesys 20]
• Microwave Digestion [Anton Paar Multiwave GO]
• Particle Size Analysis

Please explore our Services page for a more complete list of available services and Contact Us if you have questions.

Leadership

Sarrah Dunham-Cheatham

Elizabeth Siewert

Director

Staff Research Associate

775-682-6486

sarrahdc@unr.edu

elizabethsiewert@unr.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
Monday - Friday 9AM - 4PM	Agricultural Education Building 106 910 Valley Road Reno, NV 89557

Links and Resources

naes.unr.edu/cal

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Main Contact Information		775-682-6486	cal@unr.edu	AE 106
Sarrah Dunham-Cheatham	Director		sarrahdc@unr.edu	FA 124
Elizabeth Siewert	Staff Research Associate		elizabethsiewert@unr.edu	AE 106

Service list

Name	Description	Price
Centrifugation	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Consultation with CAL Staff	Hands-on or virtual consultation with a staff member. Prices are per hour.	Inquire
Dilutions		Inquire
Dissolved Oxygen Measurement	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Drying	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, or Salinity Measurement	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Flow Injection Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Flow Injection Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
GC-MS Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Grinding	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
HPLC Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis (additional elements fee)		Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis (minimum sample fee)		Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
Microwave Digestion	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
MP-AES Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Particle Size Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Particle Size Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
Sample Filtration	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Sieving	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Soil Mechanical Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Soil Water Potential	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Specific Gravity	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
TOC Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Total C & N (Elemental Analysis)	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Total C & N (Elemental Analysis): Setup Cost		Inquire
UV-visible spectrophotometry	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Water Retention (Tempe cell)	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample, per pressure condition.	Inquire

Search available services: View: by category alphabetically

Name	Description	Price
▼ ► Method Development (1)
Consultation with CAL Staff	Hands-on or virtual consultation with a staff member. Prices are per hour.	Inquire
▼ ► Sample processing (8)
Name	Description	Price
Centrifugation	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Dilutions		Inquire
Drying	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Grinding	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Microwave Digestion	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Sample Filtration	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Sieving	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
TOC Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
▼ ► Analysis (20)
Name	Description	Price
Dissolved Oxygen Measurement	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, or Salinity Measurement	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Flow Injection Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
Flow Injection Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
GC-MS Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
HPLC Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis (minimum sample fee)		Inquire
ICP-MS Analysis (additional elements fee)		Inquire
MP-AES Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Particle Size Analysis: Setup Cost		Inquire
Particle Size Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Soil Mechanical Analysis	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Soil Water Potential	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Specific Gravity	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Total C & N (Elemental Analysis): Setup Cost		Inquire
Total C & N (Elemental Analysis)	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
UV-visible spectrophotometry	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample.	Inquire
Water Retention (Tempe cell)	Rates are for work performed by the CAL staff. Prices are per sample, per pressure condition.	Inquire