Staff profiles
Karl LaurenceSenior Laboratory Technician
Biography
Karl is a Laboratory Technician in the New Zealand Geothermal Analytical Laboratory (NZGAL). Karl specialises in elemental analysis using ICP-OES and ICP-MS spectroscopy. Karl is also a specialist in the analysis of elemental mercury in geothermal steams and NCGs. Karl's wider capabilities include geothermal tracer analysis using HPLC and general analytical chemistry.
Qualifications
- BSc, Chemistry, Mathematics
- GradCert, Appl. Manag.
Areas of expertise
- Technical: Analytical chemistry
- Technical: Computer programming
- Technical: Flow Injection Mercury (Hg) Analysis
- Technical: HPLC for geothermal tracers
- Technical: ICP-MS trace element analysis
- Technical: ICP-OES analysis
- Technical: Database management
- Technical: Flow Injection Analyser