The National Science Foundation TCUP Initiative has allowed OLC
to build and equip three major laboratories the Lakota Center
for Science and Technology. These are for GIS/Remote Sensing,
Analytical Chemistry, and a Wet/Prep laboratory. The center also
houses a mobile analytical laboratory and GeoProbe (R). This
infrastructure has significantly increased the usage of new
technology at OLC. The Analytic laboratory has received EPA
certification for microbe analysis of water samples. This will
allow the laboratory to analyze water samples for the Pine Ridge
Rural Water agency. This will be the first commercial venture of
the facility, and it will also lead to new research projects
involving more undergraduate students. Several students have
been trained in laboratory procedures and are employed as
teaching assistants in OLC chemistry laboratory courses. The GIS
Remote Sensing Laboratory has been a center for academic,
research and community outreach programs. The GIS remote sensing
has an extensive collection o