The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is located in the Horan-O’Donnell building. Facilities include three classrooms and two lecture halls (with the latest multimedia), five teaching laboratories, a library/study room for chemistry and biochemistry majors, and research laboratory space for each faculty member. The Department has invested more than $1 million in instrumentation for use by students in laboratory courses and research projects. Major pieces of equipment include:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Agilent Technologies 400-MR DD2 400 MHz Multinuclear
Infrared/Raman Spectroscopy
- Nicolet 6700 FT Infrared Spectrometer
- Nicolet Summit Pro FTIR
- StellarNet Raman Spectrometer
Fluorimetry
- Olis DM 45 Fluorimeter
Atomic Absorption/Emission Spectroscopy
- Perkin Elmer ELAN DRC II Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer
Ultraviolet/Visible Spectroscopy
- Agilent 8452 Diode Array UV/Vis
- OLIS 8453 Diode Array UV/Vis
- Hewlett Packard 8453 Diode Array UV/Vis
- Shimadzu UV-800 UV/Vis
Mass Spectrometry
- LCMS ThermoScientific LCQ Fleet Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with Accela High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System (Electrospray Ionization (ECI) and Atmospheric-Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) Probes)
- Agilent Technologies 6850/5973 Gas Chromatograph /Mass Spectrometer
Chromatography/Separation
- Agilent Technologies G-1602A Capillary Electrophoresis with Diode Array Detector
- Dionex ICS-3000 Ion Chromatograph
- Agilent Technologies 1100 HPLC with Diode Array Detector
- Hewlett-Packard 1090L-034 HPLC with Diode Array Detector
- Agilent 6850 Gas Chromatograph
- Hewlett-Packard 6890 Gas Chromatograph
- Applied Biosystems 270A-HT Capillary Electrophoresis
Electrochemistry
- Princeton Applied Research Electrochemical Trace Analyzer
- PARC 273A Potentiostat/Galvanostat
Lasers
- Coherent Innova 90C, 5 Watt, Argon Ion Laser
- Coherent 599 Dye Laser
- Coherent 699-29 Dye Laser
- Continuum NdYAG Surelite III Pulsed Laser
Biochemistry
- Stirling Ultracold -80 °C Freezer
- Cold Room
- Market Forge Steelmatic Autoclave
- Bio-Rad Biologic LP with Fraction Collection Model 2110
- Bio-Rad MJ Mini Gradient Thermal-Cycler
- Bio-Rad Transblot Turbo Transfer System
- Blue M Gray Convection Oven
- Fisher Sonic Dismembrator Model 301
- Hitachi U1900 UV/Vis
- Jenway Genova Bio LifeScience Spectrophotometer
- Thelco Incubator
- New Brunswick Scientific Innova 4000 Incubator Shaker
- Thermo Electron Forma Micro GP Microcentriuge
Materials Characterization
- Perkin-Elmer TGA7 Thermogravimetric Analyzer
- Perkin-Elmer DSC7 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Additional Instrumentation
- Radiometer Analytical TIM865 Titration Manager Auto-Titrator
- Isco SFX System 2130 Supercritical Fluid Extractor
- HE-43-2 Dri-Lab Vacuum Atmosphere Dry Box
- Metrohm 684 KF Coulometer
- Parr Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter with 6775 Digital Thermometer
- Photoreactor Box with SpectraPhysics 600W Xe Arc Lamp
Additional Resources:
- Machine shop with lathe, milling machine, drill press, chop saw, bandsaw, and belt sander
- Annealing oven and other glass-blowing equipment
- Gaussian 16