Earth and atmospheric sciences faculty members at CMU have laboratory facilities to support research in an array of areas including:
- Mineralogy
- Paleontology and palynology
- Igneous and metamorphic petrology and geochemistry
- Sedimentology and stratigraphy
- Fluid inclusion
- Structural geology and geophysics
- Environmental geochemistry and hydrogeology
- Geologic mapping and geospatial analysis
- Meteorology teaching lab featuring full mediation, including a projector, visualizer, and geo-wall projection for three-dimensional visualization
- Meteorology research lab with two computer clusters used for forecasts and simulations using meteorological computer models similar to those run by the National Weather Service