Name of equipments: Leica DM500 Compound Microscope and Leica S9E Dissecting Microscope
Applications: Viewing organisms/samples at low and high magnifications
Name of equipment: Shimadzu AUW320 Analytical Balance
Applications: Measuring small mass of chemicals in the sub-milligram range during preparation for reagents for nutrients analysis
Name of equipment: Shimadzu UV Spectrophotometer (UV-1800)
Applications: Quantitative colorimetric analysis such as dissolved nutrients, chlorophyll among others
Name of equipment: Chest Freezer ULT C400
Applications: Long and short-term storage of sensitive samples in the laboratory
Name of equipment: SIMAG Automatic Ice Machine
Applications: Production of ice cubes for preservation/chilling of samples in the field
Name of equipments: Memmert Oven UN75plus and Memmert Incubator INI60
Applications: Heating, drying or sterilization of samples or laboratory glassware and Incubating living cultures in microbiology
Name of equipment: Hettich Centrifuge Universal 320
Applications: Separation of different components of liquid samples
Name of equipment: Wildco Water Bottle Sampler
Applications: Collection of water samples from different depths of Lake Turkana
Name of equipment: Assorted top load balances
Applications: Measuring of fish weights
Name of equipment: YSI Professional Plus Handheld Multiparameter Meter
Applications: Measurement of a variety physico-chemical parameters in water