Major Instrumentation in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
NMR
X-Ray Crystallography
FTIR
UV-Vis
Fluorescence
Elemental Analysis
Laser Spectroscopy
Gas Chromatography & GC/MS
Liquid Chromatography
Electrochemistry
Computational
Biochemistry
Additional Resources
 
 
NMR
- 400 MHz - Bruker Avance III FT-NMR spectrometer for solutions and solids with 5 mm & 10 mm broadband probes, a solids (CP-MAS) probe, and a variable temperature module.
 
 X-Ray Crystallography
- Siemens P4 single-crystal diffractometer
 
- Bruker SMART APEXII CCD
 
- Bruker P4 with APEXII upgrade
 
 FTIR
- Nicolet Avatar 360 FT-IR E.S.P.
 
 UV-Vis
- Ocean Optics CCD Array UV-Vis spectrophotometers (8)
 
- Cary 100 UV-Visible Spectrometer
 
 Fluorescence
- Edinburgh Instrument FS5 fluorescence spectrometer with lifetime measurements capability.
 
 Elemental Analysis
- Perkin-Elmer 2380 atomic absorption spectrophotometer
 
 Laser Spectroscopy
- Coherant Innova 70 argon ion laser
 
- Laser Science, Inc. VSL-337ND-S Laser with Hitachi-Perkin Elmer Model 139 UV-Vis spectrophotometer detector
 
 Gas Chromatography & GC/MS
- Shimadzu QP2020SE GC with MS & FID detectors and autosampler
 
- GOW-MAC Series 400 Isothermal GCs
 
 Liquid Chromatography
- Hitachi 5310 HPLC system with 5430 diode array, 5440 fluorescence detector, and 300S evaporative light scattering detector
 
- CombiFlash Nextgen 300+ automated flash chromatography system
 
 Electrochemistry
- EG&G Model 303A Static Mercury Drop Electrode
 
- EG&G Model 264A Polarographic Analyzer/Stripping Voltammeter
 
- EG&G Model 616 Rotating Disc Electrode
 
- EG&G Model 263A Potentiostat/Galvanostat 
 
- CHI Instruments 660C potentiostat/galvanostat
 
- CHI Instruments 731E bipotentiostat
 
- Stanford Research Systems Quartz crystal microbalance
 
- Werner Instrument DP-314 Differential 4-Channel Amplifier
 
- CH RRDE-3A rotating disk apparatus with HCH electrochem workstation
 
- Metrohm Autolab 302 Potentiostat
 
- Princeton Applied Research 263A Potentiostat/Galvonstat
 
- Tetronix TDS 684A and 694C 4 channel oscilloscopes
 
 Computational
- ACTstation x330 and x250s with Synology 2-Bay NAS Diskstation
 
- Tempest 2150 Linux workstation (with dual Opteron 285 dual-core CPU's, 16GB RAM) running Gaussian 03 and GaussView
 
- 10-PC Chemistry and BiochemistryStudent Computer Lab with Two HP Laserprinters, Scanner, Microsoft Office, ChemOffice (ChemDraw & Chem3D), SciFinder Scholar & Spartan 2004'
 
- Molecular Modeling Software
 
 Biochemistry
- Beckman Avanti J-30 High Performance Centrifuge with JA-30.50 & JL-A-16.250 Rotors
 
- Thermo Electron IEC Multi High Performance Benchtop Centrifuge with 4x250mL Swinging Bucket Rotor, 8x50mL Fixed-Angle Rotor and 48x1.5mL Fixed-Angle Rotor
 
- Beckman Microfuge II Centrifuge
 
- Eppendorf 5415 C Microcentrifuge
 
- Cold Room
 
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp Basic Ultralow -85°C Freezer
 
- MilliPore Milli-Q Water Purification System
 
- New Brunswick Scientific Classic Series C76 Water Bath Shaker
 
- Lab-Line Imperial III Incubator
 
- Laminar Flow Hood
 
- Gel Electrophoresis (Vertical & Horizontal) and Gel Dryer
 
- BioRad Chromatography EconoPump & BioFrac Fraction Collector
 
- GE Healthcare ÄKTAPurifier 10 FPLC with Monitor UV-900 & Frac-950
 
- BioRad MiniJ Thermocycler
 
- BioRad 2D Gel Electrophoresis
 
- SynGene Gel Documentation System
 
- Synergy H1 plate reader
 
- Azure 280 Multi-Model Imaging System
 
- QuantStudio7 Flex PCR
 
Additional Resources  
- M-Braun drybox I
 
- VTI Labstar Super 1200/780 dry box
 
- TGA Q60 thermogravimetic analyzer
 
- Newport Qe-PV-SI Quantum Efficiency/IPCE Measurement System
 
- Laurell Model WS-400-6NPP-LITE spin coater
 
- MakerBot Replicator 3D printer