Dedicated Equipment
- Agilent GCMS system with Gerstel Multiple Sampling System (MPS). Agilent 5975C mass spectrometer and 7890 gas chromatograph. MPS sampler configured for thermal desorption, headspace, twister and liquid sampling.
- Agilent GCMS system with autosampler. Agilent 5975 inert source mass spectrometric detector with Agilent 6890 gas chromatograph.
- Agilent 1200 HPLC system with (left stack from bottom to top) quaternary pump, membrane degasser, solvent tray, (right stack bottom to top) chiller, autosampler, multi-wavelength UV detector and fluorometer.
- Agilent 1100 HPLC system with (from bottom to top) fluorescence detector, multi-wavelength UV-Vis detector, autosampler, quaternary pump, membrane degasser and solvent tray.
- Metrohm IC system with (from left to right and top to bottom) autosampler, column compartment, conductivity detector, interface, pump, pump, suppressor module.
- Horiba Scientific Fluoromax-4 Spectrofluorometer
- Raman Systems R3000-QE portable Raman spectrometer with fiber optic probe.
- Gamry Reference-600 Potentiostat for electrochemical analysis.
- Labconco centrifugal evaporation system with cold trap (right module).
- Jasco UV-Vis Spectrophotometer.
- Glove Box (6 ft).
- Labconco Waterpro PS analytical grade water purification system.
- Fisher brand -40oC upright freezer.
- Revco brand -80oC upright freezer.
- Large refrigerator/freezer unit.
- Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) apparatus.
- Solid Phase Extraction vacuum manifold.
- AND brand analytical balance.
- Fiber optic illuminator for DSSCs.
- Variety of multimeters (i.e., handheld and desktop).
- Variety of sample preparation equipment: shakers/vortexers, block heaters, microcentrifuge, pH meter, nitrogen evaporators, pipets, sonicators, rotary evaporators, homogenizer and hot plates.
- Large glassware oven.
Departmental Equipment (available after initial training):
- AB SCIEX 5500 Q-trap LCMSMS system with a Shimadzu Prominence UHPLC system.
- AB SCIEX Q-star (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer.
- Thermo LTQ.
- Kratos high-resolution mass spectrometer with GC, HPLC, pyrolysis, FAB and continuous-flow FAB sample introduction capabilities and EI, CI or FAB sample ionization capabilities, positive- or negative-ion detection capabilities and an ESI-FTMS and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers
- Varian Saturn GC/MS system with EI and CI capabilities.
- A spectroscopy lab with near-, mid- and far-IR capabilities including DRIFT and CIR sample presentation capabilities, fluorescence and time-resolved fluorescence spectrometers and scanning and diode-array UV-Vis spectrophotometers.
- Two solid-sate NMR spectrometers: a 200 MHz spectrometer and a 400 MHz spectrometer with variable-temperature probe.
- 200 MHz and 400 MHz high-resolution solution NMRs.
Accessible Equipment (from collaborations):
- Scanning Electron Microscope (Hitachi S3400N-II). Can image at high vacuum and sub-atmospheric pressure; can image features of 3 nm under ideal conditions; EDX attachment that can take elemental profiles of SEM images.
- Atomic Force Microscopes (Park Scientific AutoProbe CP and an Agilent System). Can image features of 1 nm and is capable of imaging solid samples in contact, non-contact and intermittent contact modes).
- Automated Dionex Accelerated Solvent Extraction systems (2) and a Supercritical Fluid Extraction system.
- Rainin gradient HPLC systems (2) with radiochemical, refractive index, fluorescence and UV-Vis detectors.
- Size-exclusion chromatograph with an evaporative light scattering detector.
- Micro/nanoelectronics fabrication facility.
- Agilent UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
- Thermo Nicholet IR system.
- Micromeritics ASAP 2000 surface area analyzer.
Facilities
- Three laboratories (480 square feet each).
- Nine dedicated laboratory computers.
- Eight fume hoods.
