Continental Scientific Drilling Facility
Support for researchers who core and drill on land and in lakes
Continental Scientific Drilling Community Science Planning Site
z/umn.edu/csdscienceplanning.edu
• Energy Transition
• Fault Mechanics and Earthquakes
• Hydrology and Critical Zone
• Geomicrobiology
• Paleorecords
• Volcanism and Margins
CSD Community Science Planning
The CSD Facility is coordinating efforts across the community to orient toward new opportunities and articulate science-driven needs in the coming years.
Welcome to our site!
We have completed the merger of LacCore and CSDCO into the Continental Scientific Drilling (CSD) Facility. All functions of both facilities are maintained under the new name and single focal point for all types of research involving coring and drilling on land and in lakes.
Explore our project dashboard or read more about our Facility to learn more about the work we do.
Not sure where to find what you're looking for? Use our Site Index to help you navigate.
We also have a YouTube channel that includes project documentaries, fieldwork footage, and training resources.
How We Can Support Your Research
From Idea to Impact:
Lifecycle of CSD Facility Projects
Plan. Collect. Analyze. Archive.
Projects
See what the CSD Facility community is doing
by searching past, ongoing, and future projects.