Axe ’Em, Jacks!
SFA’s Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources ensures that our students and faculty are equipped with the technology necessary to perform state-of-the-art research.
Major geology equipment includes:
- Optical microscopes
- CG-5 microgravity meter
- OhmMapper resistivity meter
- UV spectrometer
- Water chemistry equipment
- Mineral separation equipment
- X-ray diffraction instrumentation
- Cesium-vapor magnetometer
- Ground conductivity meter
- Ground penetrating radar
Computing facilities
Computer labs are available in the Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources for training and research on the latest geological and geophysical software used in the oil and gas and environmental industries.
Special Thanks to Petroleum Experts Limited
To support ongoing research and teaching in the Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources, PE Limited (Petex) generously donated the MOVE suite of software, valued at $2,764,444.11, to the department.
MOVE is kinematic software that allows users to either remove deformation and resemble stratigraphy to its undeformed state, or sequentially deform strata to illustrate how faults and folds develop with time. The MOVE suite provides the complete range of tools to build, balance, restore, and analyze cross-sections at a local and regional scale, as well as build detailed and complex 3-D models linking surface and subsurface geology and geometry. In addition, the suite contains modules that facilitate isostatic, fracture, and fault response modeling, as well as fault, stress, and isostatic response analysis.
The department greatly appreciates the opportunity Petex provided for our students and faculty to work with the MOVE software suite. The software will be used in a range of courses from upper-level undergraduate to graduate courses on geologic mapping technology and tectonics.
Learn more about how this donation will enhance the educational experience of our students.