{"id":114,"date":"2016-12-15T14:49:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/keckams\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:13:06","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/","title":{"rendered":"KCCAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KCCAMS | W. M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility<\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\nThe KCCAMS facility offers radiocarbon (<sup>14<\/sup>C) measurements, alongside analyses of %C, %N, \u03b4<sup>13<\/sup>C, and \u03b4<sup>15<\/sup>N, in support of carbon cycle research. It supports researchers at all University of California campus locations and also accepts samples from US\/international researchers not affiliated with the UC system. The facility consists of the KCCAMS sample preparation laboratory and four laboratories focused on terrestrial\/atmospheric, marine, and paleoclimate research. Samples handled routinely include organics (plant material, bone), carbonates, water, carbonaceous aerosol (bulk and elemental\/black carbon), carbon dioxide, and methane.\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Please note that the facility only accepts samples in batches of at least <strong>10<\/strong> samples of the same type (e.g., organics).<\/em><\/h6>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\">\n<summary><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">KCCAMS Announcements <\/mark><\/strong><\/summary>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><button id=\"at-11050\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller c-accordion__title--button\" role=\"button\">\n<strong>&#8212;Radiocarbon Short Course&#8212;\n<\/strong><em>Radiocarbon in Ecology and Earth System Science<\/em>\n\n<strong>Jul 13-17 2026<\/strong> @MPI-BGC, Jena, Germany\norganized by MPI-BGC, KCCAMS (UCI) &amp; ACE (NAU)\n<strong>Find more details and register<\/strong>:<\/button>\n<div id=\"ac-11050\" class=\"c-accordion__content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgc-jena.mpg.de\/events\/44856\/4651788\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\">Radiocarbon Short Course<\/mark><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n <strong>&#8212;MICADAS user workshop&#8212;<\/strong>\n<em>2nd International MICADAS user workshop<\/em>\n<strong>\nSept 9-10 2026<\/strong> @UC Irvine\/KCCAMS\norganized by KCCAMS (UCI), NOSAMS (WHOI) &amp; AEL-AMS (uOttawa)\nFind more <strong>details and register<\/strong>\n\n \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/education\/radiocarbon-short-course\/\">MICADAS user workshop<\/a><\/mark><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>KCCAMS Staff<\/h2>\n<h3>Dr. Claudia Czimczik<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nDirector &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.sites.uci.edu\/czimczik\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Ellen Druffel<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nDirector &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/druffel\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Brett Walker<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nAssociate Professor of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotmob.com\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Kathleen Johnson<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nProf. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/johnsonlab\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Francois Primeau<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nProf. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.sites.uci.edu\/primeau\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. John Southon<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nDirector\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"\/kccams\/john-southon\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Guaciara Santos<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nProject Scientist\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/santos\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Hector Martinez<\/h3>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laboratory Manager\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:hamartin@uci.edu\">hamartin@uci.edu<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Nassib Shammas<\/h3>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specialist\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:nshammas@uci.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nshammas@uci.edu<\/span><\/a>\n<h3>Giselle Jimenez<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\nSpecialist\n<a href=\"\/kccams\/gejimen1@uci.edu\">gejimen1@uci.edu<\/a>\n<h3>Julian Deline<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nSpecialist\n<a href=\"mailto:jdeline@uci.edu\">jdeline@uci.edu<\/a>\n<h3><span style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Paola Gerardo<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\nSpecialist\n\n<a href=\"mailto:pgerardo@uci.edu\">pgerardo@uci.edu<\/a>\n<h3>Samantha Figgins<\/h3>\nSpecialist\n\n<a href=\"mailto:sfiggins@uci.edu\">sfiggins@uci.edu<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dr. James Randerson<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nProf. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/randersonlab\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Dr. Susan Trumbore<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nDirector &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgc-jena.mpg.de\/bgp\/index.php\/SusanTrumbore\/SusanTrumbore\">More Information<\/a>\n<h3>Malissa Tayo<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nSpecialist\n<a href=\"mailto:tayom@uci.edu\">tayom@uci.edu<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Jennifer Walker<\/h3>\nProject Scientist\n\n<a href=\"mailto:jen.walker@uci.edu\">jen.walker@uci.edu<\/a>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Dr. Zicheng Wang<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nSpecialist\n<a href=\"mailto:zichew31@uci.edu\">zichew31@uci.edu<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dr. Xiaomei Xu<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nProject Scientist\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"\/kccams\/xiaomei-xu\/\">More Information<\/a>\n<h1>Affiliated Faculty and Researchers<\/h1>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n<h3>Dr. Francesca Hopkins<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"title ng-tns-c104-1\">Associate Professor of Climate Change &amp; Sustainability, Assistant Climate Change Scientist\n<strong>UC Riverside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/fhopkins\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>\n<h3>Dr. Charles Miller<\/h3>\n<div>\n\nPrincipal Scientist\n<strong>NASA JPL<\/strong>\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/science.jpl.nasa.gov\/people\/miller\/\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>\n<h3>Dr. Patrick Rafter<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Assistant Professor\nCollege of Marine Science\n<strong>University of South Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prafter.com\/\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!--more-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCCAMS | W. 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