Department of Chemistry Instrumentation

Computational Chemistry Laboratory

Open Computational Lab

• 10 Windows workstations
• 2 Unix workstations
• Software: Gaussian, NAMD, VMD, MOPAC

Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

• JEOL Eclipse+ 300 MHz NMR with gradient coils
• Anasazi EFT-60 60 MHz NMR (teaching)

Infrared Spectroscopy

• Thermo Nicolet iS10 FTIR-ATR
• Bruker Vertex FTIR
• Bruker Hyperion 2000 Microscope

UV-Visible Spectroscopy

• JASCO V730 UV-Vis
• Cary 50 UV-Vis
• Shimadzu UV-2101PC UV-Vis
• Genesys 10 UV-Vis
• Varioskan Flash MultiMode Plate Reader (UV-Vis, fluorescence, luminescence module with robotic syringe)

Fluorescence & Raman

• Hitachi F-4500 fluorescence spectrophotometer
• Ocean Optics QEPro Raman Spectrometer

Chromatography & Separation Science

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

• Varian ProStar HPLC
• Multiple LC systems

Gas Chromatography (GC)

• Agilent 7890A GC
• HP 6890 GC

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

• Agilent 5975C 7890A GC/MS

Capillary Electrophoresis

• Beckman Coulter P/ACE capillary electrophoresis system

Electrophoresis

• Horizontal and vertical electrophoresis equipment

Mass Spectrometry

• Varian Saturn 2000 ion trap MS

X-Ray Crystallography & Microscopy

• Rigaku XtaLab mini X-ray diffractometer
• Multiple optical microscopes

Sample Preparation & Processing

Centrifugation

• Two Eppendorf 5810R centrifuges
• VWR Galaxy 20R centrifuge
• Multiple microcentrifuges

Sterilization & Purification

• Built-in Steris Amsco Lab 250 Autoclave
• Two main water purification systems

Homogenization & Emulsification

• Multiple homogenizers
• Emulsiflex B-15 emulsifier

Freeze Drying

• FreeZone 4.5 Freeze Dryer

Specialized Analytical Equipment

Thermal Analysis

• Mettler Toledo Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

Particle Characterization

• Malvern Zetasizer Nano

Osmometry

• Advanced Instruments Model 3380 Osmometer

Photochemistry

• Two Rayonet photoreactors (254 nm and 300 nm)

Radiation Detection

• Vernier radiation monitor

Inert Atmosphere Work

• Vigor SciLab Glovebox
• Schlenk lines

All instrumentation is available to support student-led experiments, research projects, and professional training initiatives.