The Soils Laboratory of the Geography Department is a teaching and research facility for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The laboratory is outfitted with instruments and equipment for basic soil physical analysis and field work. The facility includes a fume hood, sediment trap, distiller, eye wash station, and safety shower. Major equipment in the lab includes a muffle furnace, oven, refrigerator, spectrometer, pH meter, sieve shaker, desiccators, scales and heating plates. The lab is available for supervised use by community members for ventures such as middle school science fair projects.