{"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":"2026-04-07T17:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:58:28","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/","title":{"rendered":"KCCAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h3>KCCAMS | W. M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>MICADAS user workshop<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>2nd International MICADAS user workshop\u00a0<br \/><\/strong>Sept 9-10 2026 @UC Irvine\/KCCAMS<br \/>organized by KCCAMS (UCI), NOSAMS (WHOI) &amp; <span>AEL-<\/span>AMS (uOttawa)<br \/>Find more details and register <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/education\/radiocarbon-short-course\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Radiocarbon Short Course<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Radiocarbon in Ecology and Earth System Science<\/strong><br \/>Jul 13-17 2026 @MPI-BGC, Jena, Germany<br \/>organized by MPI-BGC, KCCAMS (UCI) &amp; ACE (NAU)<br \/>Find more details and register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgc-jena.mpg.de\/events\/44856\/4651788\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>\n<p>About<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p>The KCCAMS facility offers radiocarbon (14C) measurements, alongside analyses of %C, %N, \u03b413C, and \u03b415N, 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h6><em>Please note that the facility only accepts samples in batches of at least 10 samples of the same type (e.g., organics).<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<h1>\n<p>KCCAMS Staff<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/02\/IMG_20210627_085920-e1644876752459.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Claudia Czimczik\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Claudia Czimczik<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Director &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.sites.uci.edu\/czimczik\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Julian Deline<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jdeline@uci.edu\"><span>jdeline@uci.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/12\/Directory-Ellen-Druffel_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Ellen Druffel<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Director &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/druffel\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Giselle Jimenez<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/><a href=\"\/kccams\/gejimen1@uci.edu\">gejimen1@uci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/08\/ouMov5Ml_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Kathleen Johnson<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/johnsonlab\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Hector Martinez<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratory Manager<br \/><\/span><a href=\"mailto:hamartin@uci.edu\"><span>hamartin@uci.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/02\/IMG_1409.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Francois Primeau<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.sites.uci.edu\/primeau\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/12\/Dos-Santos-G.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Guaciara Santos<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Project Scientist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/santos\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Me-and-Voyager2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Melissa Schwab<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/><a href=\"mailto:melissa.schwab@uci.edu\">melissa.schwab@uci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Nassib Shammas<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specialist<br \/><\/span><a href=\"mailto:nshammas@uci.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a href=\"mailto:nshammas@uci.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nshammas@uci.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/02\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. James Randerson<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uci.edu\/randersonlab\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/08\/11D28A24-3CAF-441D-B7A2-1873B492A9BE.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. John Southon<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/kccams\/john-southon\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/12\/SueTrumbore.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Susan Trumbore<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Director &amp; Prof. of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgc-jena.mpg.de\/bgp\/index.php\/SusanTrumbore\/SusanTrumbore\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Tayo.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Malissa Tayo<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/><a href=\"mailto:tayom@uci.edu\">tayom@uci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/BDW-Portrait-AL.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Brett Walker<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Associate Professor of Earth System Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotmob.com\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Jennifer Walker<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/04\/zc-lab-2-scaled-e1744064192779.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Zicheng Wang<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/><a href=\"mailto:zichew31@uci.edu\">zichew31@uci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/12\/Xu-X.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Xiaomei Xu<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Project Scientist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/kccams\/xiaomei-xu\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Megha Rudresh<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Specialist<br \/>rmegha@uci.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Affiliated Faculty and Researchers<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/06\/50298.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Francesca Hopkins<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p _ngcontent-wbr-c104=\"\" class=\"title ng-tns-c104-1\">Associate Professor of Climate Change &amp; Sustainability, Assistant Climate Change Scientist<br \/><strong>UC Riverside<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/fhopkins\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/06\/chip_miller.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Charles Miller<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Principal Scientist<br \/><\/span><strong>NASA JPL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.jpl.nasa.gov\/people\/miller\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kccams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/02\/prafter-2017-ComerMeeting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Patrick Rafter<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Assistant Professor<br \/>College of Marine Science<br \/><strong>University of South Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prafter.com\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"name\":\"home\",\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"name\":\"Hero\",\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"style\":\"default\",\"width\":\"\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding\":\"none\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/28\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/image3.jpg\",\"height\":\"percent\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"panel\",\"props\":{\"link_text\":\"Read more\",\"title_hover_style\":\"reset\",\"title_element\":\"h3\",\"title_align\":\"top\",\"title_grid_width\":\"1-2\",\"title_grid_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"meta_style\":\"meta\",\"meta_align\":\"below-title\",\"meta_element\":\"div\",\"content_column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"icon_width\":80,\"image_align\":\"top\",\"image_grid_width\":\"1-2\",\"image_grid_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"link_style\":\"default\",\"margin\":\"default\",\"title\":\"KCCAMS | W. 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