Facilities of the Chemistry Department

Chemical instrumentation has become an essential component of both teaching and research in modern chemistry. Few medium-sized universities nationwide can match the extensive collection of state-of-the-art chemical instrumentation currently in use in the Chemistry Department at Marshall. The acquisition of the instruments listed below has allowed the university to provide a technologically capable environment for teaching chemistry and for carrying out research in the chemical sciences. Current holdings are shown below.

Libraries

• John Holland Hoback Chemistry Library (within the Chemistry Department)
• John Deaver Drinko Library for Chemistry book collection and other scientific journals
• Health Sciences Library for journals at the interface of biology and chemistry

Computational Facilities

• PQS Quantum Cube QS16-200C-064 16 processor computational cluster (2005)
• Software includes Molpro 2006, Gaussian 98, PQS 3.3, Psi 3.2, Aces 2 (Mainz-Austin-Budapest version), NWChem 5.0, Q-Chem, MSI Discover and Insight, GAMESS, HyperChem, Chem 3D Pro, MathCad, Excel, etc.

Optical Spectroscopy Instrumentation

• 2 Cary 50 Bio UV/Vis Spectrophotometers (2006)
• GE NanoVue UV/Vis Spectrophotometer (2008)
• PerkinElmer Lambda 35 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer (2009)
• Shimadzu UV-1800 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer (2009)
• BioTek Epoch Microplate Spectrophotometer (2009)
• MIDAC Series M FTIR (1990)
• Nicolet 380 FTIR (2006)
• Bruker Optics Vertex 70 FTIR Spectrometer (2008)
• Varian SpectrAA-600 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with a GTA-100 Zeeman Graphite Furnace (1994)
• Varian Liberty 110 ICP-AES (1994)
• SPEX Fluorolog III lifetime fluorometer (1998)
• ISS PC1 Photon Counting Spectrofluorometer (2004)
• PerkinElmer LS 55 Fluorescence Spectrometer (2009)
• Photon Systems Instruments FL 3500 Fluorometer (2009)
• OLIS DSM-CD Circular Dichroism Spectrophotometer w/ Dual Beam Absorption and Total Fluorescence Capabilities (1999)
• LSI N2 Laser w/ ORIEL 0.25 m Monochrometer and Associated Optics on Optics Table (1998)
• Diamond Anvil Cell (1989)

Imaging Instrumentation

A wide variety of imaging instrumentation is available through the interdepartmental Molecular and Biological Imaging Center (MBIC) core user facility located on the first floor of the Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center. The instruments cover the areas of optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopies, with a variety of accessories. For more detail on individual instruments, please visit the MBIC instrument page.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

• Varian Unity+ 500 MHz (2001)
• Anasazi Instruments EFT 60 MHz FT NMR with ¹H and ¹³C Capability

Mass Spectrometry

• Bruker BiFlex III w/ Scout 384 Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometer (1999)
• Finnigan LCQ w/ Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (1999)
• Varian Saturn 2000 GC-MS with Flame Ionization Detector and Electron Impact and Chemical Ionization (1999)

Separations

• Varian 3800 GC w/ FID and MSD (1999)
• 3 Varian Gas Chromatographs (1995)
• Micro-Tech 2-D Ultra-Plus Micro HPLC and CE/CEC (2001)
• Applied Biosystems 130A HPLC
• Hewlet Packard 1090 Liquid Chromatograph (1985) w/ Hewlett-Packard Chemstation Controller (1994)
• Applied Biosystems Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer (2007)
• Agilent 2100 Electrophoresis Bioanalyzer (2008)
• Genomic Solutions Investigator 5000 Gel Electrophoresis System (1999)

Miscellaneous Instrumentation and Equipment

• Promega GloMax 20/20 Luminometer (2009)
• Savant SC110 SpeedVac Vacuum Concentrator (1999)
• Eppendorf 5301 Vacuum Concentrator (2007)
• Eppendorf 5418 Microcentrifuge (2007)
• Bio-Rad 16K Microcentrifuge (2007)
• Savant uSpeedFridge SFR13K Refrigerated Microcentrifuge (1999)
• Beckman Coulter Allegra 64R Centrifuge (2004)
• Eppendorf 5430 Centrifuge (2009)
• Applied Biosystems 7300 Real-Time PCR System (2005)
• Applied Biosystems 9800 Fast Thermal Cycler (2005)
• Eppendorf Mastercycler Personal Thermal Cycler (2007)
• Bio-Rad MJ Mini Personal Thermal Cycler (2007)
• Arrayit SpotBot DNA Microarray Spotting System (2006)
• Bio-Rad DCode Universal Mutation Detection System (2006)
• Thermo Labsystems KingFisher Magnetic Particle Processor (2001)
• Applied Biosystems 394 DNA/RNA Synthesizer (2000)
• Barnstead NANOpure Infinity Water Purification System (1998)
• Millipore Synergy UV Water Purification System (2007)
• Fisher FS140 Ultrasonic Cleaner (2008)
• Thermo Scientific Thermolyne FB1415M Benchtop Muffle Furnace (2008)
• Thermo Scientific MaxQ 4450 Benchtop Orbital Shaker (2009)
• FisherBiotech Gel Drying System (2009)
• Laurell WS-400Bz-6NPP-Lite Single Wafer Spin Processor (2009)
• University of Colorado Chemistry Instrument Design Facility, Pulsed Pyrolysis Nozzle (2011)
• Janis Research SHI-4-1 Helium Cryostat (2008)
• Oxford LHe Cryostat (1997)
• CTI Cryopump (1995)
• 2 Hansatech Oxygraph Clark-type Oxygen Electrodes (2009 & 2011)
• Harrick Plasma PDC-32G Plasma Cleaner (2011)
• PAR Adiabatic Calorimeter (Bomb Calorimeter) (1995)
• Leco Sulfur Analyzer (1995)
• Variable Temperature Magnetic Susceptibility Apparatus (1992)
• EG&G PAR VersaStat Model 250-1 Electrochemical Analysis System (1992)
• Vacuum Atmospheres Glovebox Equipped with an HE-493 Dri-Train (1989)