Macroinvertebrate Lab
Senior Lab Staff
Rigorous Quality Assurance
Rigorous Quality Assurance
All identification work is performed by SFS-certified taxonomists Michael Cole, Ann Gregoire, and Kate Abbott. Dr. Cole and Ms. Gregoire each have more than 25 years of experience in professional macro invertebrate identification. Trained, tested and experienced laboratory technicians perform sample sorting and sub sampling, informally
All identification work is performed by SFS-certified taxonomists Michael Cole, Ann Gregoire, and Kate Abbott. Dr. Cole and Ms. Gregoire each have more than 25 years of experience in professional macro invertebrate identification. Trained, tested and experienced laboratory technicians perform sample sorting and sub sampling, informally known as picking. Our staff regularly attend taxonomic workshops and maintain regular contact with research taxonomists making advances in the field.
Rigorous Quality Assurance
Rigorous Quality Assurance
Rigorous Quality Assurance
CE’s macroinvertebrate lab maintains and follows rigorous quality assurance plans for both sample sorting and taxonomy. Clients can request modifications to these plans and protocols to meet their own project specific needs.
Facility Location and Pricing
Facility Location and Pricing
Facility Location and Pricing
Cole Ecological, Inc is located in western Massachusetts. Depending on your location, samples can be dropped off or shipped to CE.
We offer high-quality services at competitive pricing.
Please contact Dr Cole (503-939-7428 or at mikebcole@comcast.net) for project-specific price quotes and to discuss the most appropriate arrangements for delivering your samples to our facility.
Regional Specialization
Facility Location and Pricing
Facility Location and Pricing
To better serve our clients, Cole Ecological has recently shifted to focusing on projects in the northern and eastern United States, with an emphasis on the macroinvertebrate fauna of New England.