Facilities
An integral component of the chemistry curriculum is the students' "hands on" experience using the many available instrumental methods for analysis of chemical samples within the department. This experience offers students an unusual preparation for careers in the chemical industry and/or continued studies in chemistry. After receiving instruction in the proper operation of an instrument, generally a student may use it whenever needed.
Instrumentation
The university has available for its undergraduate students a considerable array of up-to-date instrumentation. Major equipment includes:
Bruker Ascend 400 NMR
Magritech Benchtop NMR
Jasco HPLC UV/VIS, Fluorescence Detection
Agilent 1260 HPLC UV/Vis, Fluorescence Detection
Agilent 1290 HPLC with Agilent 6530 QTOF MS
Agilent 1260 Infinity II HPLC with Agilent InfinityLab LC/MSD
Agilent Intuvo GCMSMS with 7697A Headspace Sampler
Shimadzu GC-2010 / QP2010 SE GC/MS
Custom Built MALDI-MS
Shimadzu UV-2600 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Thermo Evolution 201 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Varian Eclipse Fluorometer
Shimadzu RF-6000 Fluorometer
Perkin Elmer Spectrum One IR
Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two IR
NuSpec Advantage 532 Raman Spectrometer
Perkin Elmer 2400 CHNS/O Elemental Analyzer
Perkin Elmer Avio 200 ICP-OES
BASi Epsilon EClipse Electrochemical Analyzer
Perkin Elmer TGA 4000 DTA
Mettler-Toledo DSC 1
Osmomat 070 Vapor Pressure Osmometer
MiniWave Microwave Digestor
Environmental Express Hotblock 150
Roy & Henrietta (Etts) Hemminghaus Chemistry Lab
Zahra Alikhani and Ian Parker using GCMS in Roy & Henrietta (Etts) Hemminghaus Chemistry Lab.
Resources for Students
The use of PC's, involving word processing, spreadsheet processing, use of commercial chemistry programs and SciFinder for the searching of the chemical literature, are an integral part of the coursework. The University Library has an excellent collection of chemistry related texts, journals (many of which are available on-line), and reference works to assist the student during their studies.
Chemistry Library
A study room with the major American Chemical Society Journals is located in the science building.