About the Lab 

The UNH isotope facility was funded by the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program. Installation was completed in August 2006. Additional funds were provided by the University of New Hampshire through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service, the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, the Climate Change Research Center, the Complex Systems Research Center, the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, and the Marine Program.

Isotope Analysis at the University of New Hampshire

The UNH Stable Isotope Lab specializes in the analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen in solid, liquid and gaseous environmental samples. The lab is under the direction of Dr. Erik Hobbie and daily operations are managed by Andy Ouimette.

Follow the links below for more information about the laboratory. We encourage anyone interested in the isotope analyses we offer to contact us.

Ph.D. opportunities in terrestrial ecosystem ecology at the University of New Hampshire

The Hobbie lab invites applications to the UNH Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science (NRESS) Ph.D. Program. We welcome inquiries from motivated students interested in how the interactions of organisms with their environment influence carbon and nutrient cycling. Our lab is an interactive group with interests in ecosystem modeling, remote sensing, the application of stable isotopes in ecology, and belowground processes, particularly mycorrhizal fungi. We are currently looking for students on two projects, one to work on a new global change experiment in northern Minnesota, another to work on biogeochemical consequences of shrub expansion in the Arctic. Incoming Ph.D. students are encouraged to develop their own research projects in these areas. For more information on projects in the lab, please visit our research page.

Interested applicants should email Dr. Hobbie. The deadline for domestic and international applications is Jan. 15, 2013. In your email, include “Ph.D. opportunity” in the subject line, and a brief statement of your current or future research interests (please be as specific as you can), and a curriculum vitae. For information on applying, visit the NRESS web site

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