Meet Jacob Kabel - Analytical Chemist

Jacob manages the Electron Microbeam and X-ray Diffraction Facility (EMXDF) in the department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He has a background in analytical chemistry, surface analysis, and electron beam microanalysis. His laboratory provides users in the province with quantitative powder x-ray diffraction services, electron microscopy services, and electron microprobe services. His key interest is in expanding automated mineralogy offerings in the facility to serve UBC and the greater provincial academic community.