H.T. Peters Aquatic Biology Lab

The new H.T. Peters Aquatic Biology Lab - Part of a $9 million addition!

We are thrilled to report that the new Peters Aquatic Biology Lab is under construction as we speak. Our new lab, added lakeside (of course!) onto Sattgast Hall will be approximately 5600 square feet and much larger and more modern than our current Aquatic Biology Lab. The new facility will include a much larger and custom designed teaching lab with "smart room" technology, aquarium room, mudroom, equipment room, multiple research lab spaces, a microscope room etc. With the rate that our program continues to grow, this new facility will meet the needs of Aquatic Biology faculty and students alike. We will be moving into our new lab over the summer, 2009 and will be able to commence daily use in the Fall.

Our program is centered in the H.T. Peters Aquatics Laboratory, a 4000 square foot facility situated on Lake Bemidji. This facility features a classroom, water laboratory, computer room, and areas for student projects. A recent addition to the classroom area is a display aquarium honoring the late Dr. Charles S. Holt, Emeritus Professor of Aquatic Biology.

Equipment includes:

• Living stream systems
• Dozens of aquaria
• Phase contrast microscope with computer imaging
• Dissecting and compound microscopes
• Balances
• Fluorometer
• Drying ovens
• Walk-in refrigeration
• Light meters
• Muffle furnace
• Pontoon boat
• Jon boat
• Zooplankton nets
• Surber samplers
• Kicknets
• Alpha bottles
• Mesocosms
• Hydrolabs
• Seines, trap nets, minnow traps
• Ekman dredges
• Core samplers
• Flow meters
• GIS