Research Facilities
Facilities include laboratories for research in analytical chemistry (three), computational chemistry (two), biophysical chemistry (one), materials chemistry (one), inorganic chemistry (one), organic chemistry (three), physical chemistry (four), and polymer chemistry (two).
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Mass Spectrometry Facility
AutoSpec Q hybrid magnetic sector mass spectrometer, Bruker Daltonics MALDI TOF mass spectrometer, Finnigan TSQ7000 triple quadrupole, and VG 70SE double focusing magnetic sector mass spectrometer.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
Varian 300 MHz and 500 MHz super-conducting FT-NMR spectrometer, X-band EPR spectrometer.
Instrumental Analytical Laboratory
Gas chromatographs (GCs), high performance liquid chromatographs (HPLCs), Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (IRs), atomic absorption spectrometers, UV-visible spectrophotometers, spectrophotofluorimeter, electro-analytical instrumentation.
Polymer Laboratory
Gel-permeation chromatograph, vapor pressure osmometer, thermogravimetric analyzer, differential scanning calorimeter.
Synthetic Organic Laboratories
Analytical and preparative HPLCs, GCs with capillary capabilities, radial chromatography, Fourier-transform IR, and a polarimeter.
Other Departmental Facilities
The department also maintains pulsed and CW lasers, circular dichroism, and FT-IR spectrometers. Computer facilities include a Sun Microsystems Sparc5, two IBM RS600 workstations and a Silicon Graphics workstation, as well as a large number of desktop computers and a desktop molecular modeling facility (Hyperchem/MOMEC, MacSpartan Plus).
Full-time technical support includes a departmental electronic instrumentation specialist and laboratory technician. A university-wide machine shop, college-based electronics shop, and department-based glassblowing shop are also available.
