CUERE is located in the Technology Research Center at UMBC. The driveway entrance is near the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Shelbourne Road. A Google Maps link to our location is provided here. CUERE houses offices, meeting space, a GIS lab, and wet and dry laboratories. CUERE hosts the field headquarters of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER project.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Spatial Analysis Laboratory
The mission of the CUERE spatial analysis laboratory is to apply an interdisciplinary approach to advance the understanding of human impacts on the environment through the provision of spatial analysis and data visualization.
The lab is equipped with a robust database and file server, seven GIS work stations, a large format plotter, a large format scanner, GIS and Spatial Analysis Software and data sets for staff, faculty, and student research.
Environmental Research Laboratory
The purpose of the lab is to provide dedicated space for intern/extern and graduate student research; a field lab for visiting scientists; a field and laboratory methodology classroom; an experimental and analytical demonstration space; and a soil sample processing area.
The lab is equipped with an independent ventilation fume hood, drying ovens, furnaces and sink space with large sample processing areas and integrated utilities. It includes storage spaces for equipment, glassware, and lab materials. There is also dedicated bench space and whiteboard for lecture, demonstration and practice. The lab is handicap accessible and has a mudroom for field equipment and clothing.
The lab provides for:
> Soil physical properties analysis
> Soil chemical properties analysis
> Soil sample processing for external analysis
> Water chemistry and quality analysis