Equipment
The chemistry department offers an extensive array of research instrumentation for hands-on, independent student use in both research and teaching laboratories.
The department also receives a high level of support and training from Peter Findeis, analytical instrumentation specialist, and Brian Breczinski, NMR instrumentation and computer specialist.
Instrumentation Highlights
Spectroscopy & Microscopy
- Horiba XploRA PLUS Confocal Raman Microscope
- Multimode V atomic force microscope (AFM) (Veeco Instruments)
- Varian 600 MHz DirectDrive four-channel, multinuclear NMR spectrometer (14.1 Tesla) with pulsed field gradients, biomolecular liquids probe, broadband probe, two-channel 3.2 mm magic-angle spinning solids probe and actively shielded Oxford AS600 magnet
- Varian 400 MHz DirectDrive two-channel, multinuclear NMR spectrometer (9.4 Tesla) with quad probe (1H, 19F, 31P, 13C), pulsed field gradients and premium shielded magnet
- Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
- Jobin Yvon Fluorolog FL3-22 spectrofluorimeter
- Nicolet 4700 FT-IR with Pike Scientific ATR optics
- Nicolet iS19 FT-IR
- ThermoScientific Evolution 699 UV/visible double beam
- Hitachi U-2900 dual beam UV-vis spectrometer
- Beckman DU 640 UV/VIS
- BioTek Synergy H1MF Multi-Mode Microplate Reader
Chromatography
- Akta FPLC protein purification system (GE HealthCare)
- Waters Breeze Gel Permeation Chromatography system
- Flash Chromatography Systems (normal and reversed-phase)
- Biotage Isolera One
- Teledyne Isco CombiFlash® Rf+
- Capillary Electrophoresis Systems:
- Agilent 7100
- Beckman PA-800
- 2 x Agilent G1601A
- HP 3DCE
- Gas Chromatography : 3 x HP6890 , HP5880A, HP5890, 2x HP 5890A.
- Numerous HPLC and LC instruments, including:
- Agilent 1230 LC system with quat. pump and diode array detection
- 3 x Agilent 1100 LC systems with single wavelength detection
- Hewlett Packard 1090 series HPLC and HP 1100/1050 Series HPLC
- Shimadzu LC-10AS HPLC with INUS Scintillation detector
Biochemistry
- Beckman JE and JZ refrigerated centrifuges
- Perkin Elmer Tri-Carb 2910 TR Liquid Scintillation Counter
- MJ Research PTC-150 thermal cycler
- BioRad (MJ Research) gradient mini thermal cycler
- Sanyo -80 °C and Panasonic Twin-Guard -80 °C upright freezers
- MicroCal iTC200 Isothermal Titration Calorimeter
- Bio-Rad Gel Doc EZ system
Mass Spectrometry
- Exactive Orbitrap HR-MS
- Advion expression-L quadrupole mass spectrometer with ESI andAPCI/ASAP interfaces; TLC plate sampler
- Agilent 5973 MSD Benchtop GC/MS
- HP GCD Benchtop GC/MS
- Sciex API-III+ triple quadrupole electrospray mass spectrometer
Interdisciplinary
- Tousimis Autosamdri-931 Supercritical Point Dryer
- Harrick Plasma Cleaner with gas flow mixer
- CME Discover Microwave Reactor
- Bioanalytical Systems CV50/W Voltammetric Analyzer
- Vacuum atmosphere glove box, model DL
- Innovative Technology Pure Solv MD-5 solvent purification system
- Bruker DE-tector dual-polarity ion mobility spectrometer
- Ecotech NO-NO2-NOx Analyzer
- 2B Technologies Model 205 O3 Analyzer
- TSI SMPS & nano-SMPS
Computational
- BisonNet: Bucknell High Performance Research Computing Network
- Multiple linux workstations for data processing and computation
- Dedicated chemistry computer labs with 10+ PCs
- Scheduled access to computer labs (35+ PC & Mac) in Rooke Chemistry
- Building-wide gigabit network infrastructure
- Gaussian16 run on a multi-processor Linux computing cluster with GaussView 6 GUI
Lasers
- Daylight Solutions mode hop free quantum cascade laser
- Continuum Surelite I-10 Nd:YAG laser with second, third and fourth harmonic generation
- Laser Components tunable mid-infrared diode laser
- Edinburgh Instruments mini-TEA pulsed carbon dioxide laser