Science Labs: School of Arts & Sciences: Thomas College, Maine

Opening the Doors to New Opportunities

Our science labs include a chemistry lab, a large multipurpose lab to support courses in geology, forensic science, biology, and environmental science, and a smaller specialized lab that will be used for advanced courses in those fields.

The science labs at Thomas College were made possible by a one-million dollar grant from the Maine Department of Education to boost science instruction.

There is also a chemistry laboratory, a large lab that will be used for a variety of sciences including: geology, forensic science, biology, and environmental science; and a smaller lab that will be used for more advanced courses in those fields.

Second Floor: Ayotte Admin Building:

Chemistry Lab: AD-223
Davis Lab: AD-225
Advanced Lab: AD-227

Majors:

Technology

Cell Culture Hood
CO2 Incubator
Microbiology Incubators
Microplate Reader
UV/Vis Spectrophotometers
Gel electrophoresis Equipment
PCR Machines
Fume Hoods
Alternative Light Sources (ALS)
Electrostatic Dust Lifters

Features

Equipment to grow human cancer cells (in room 227, smallest lab)
Equipment to grow bacterial and fungal cells (in room 225)
Increment borers (tree corers) to core trees and conduct tree ring studies
Soil sieves to compare questioned soil samples to known sources
Light sources to detect and enhance latent evidence, such as fingerprints, fiber, semen and saliva
Human skeletons to practice determining height and gender
Equipment and apparatuses to carry out organic chemistry experiments

Courses

Scientific Data: Collection, Analysis, and Communication
Chemistry 1
Chemistry 2
Biochemistry
Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Principles of Organismal Biology
Microbiology
Ecology
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

Human Genetics
Advanced Cell Biology
Introduction to Geology
Hydrology
Physics
Forensic Science: Death Investigation
Forensic Science: Evidence Evaluation
Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Evaluation
The Science of Fingerprints

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), established by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), received from the Department of the Treasury support the implementation of this project. The project has an award totaling $7.4 million dollars of which 100% is federally funded and directly attributed to project implementation. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Government.