Chemistry and Biochemistry Instrumentation and Facilities
![Student loading sample into instrument](/sites/default/files/styles/874x492_non_webp/public/2024-07/20221121_Chemistry%20Research_051.jpeg?h=9a89d248&itok=TNm6EAPY)
Hands-On Experience
The chemistry department has a comprehensive suite of instrumentation for the isolation and characterization of chemical substances. These instruments have been obtained with funding from a wide range of federal, state and institutional sources, or have been donated by our friends in the private sector.
Most instruments are shared with all members of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, with our primary users being undergraduate students, both in courses and in carrying out collaborative research outside of the classroom. Additionally, there are a number of specialized research instruments that serve the needs of specific faculty projects.
Multi-User Instrumentation
![Student uses chemistry equipment called Bruker Avance II NMR Spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4451-20160802_Chemistry_171-four-three.jpg?h=314c21e3&itok=kaMNF5zb)
![Student uses chemistry equipment called Bruker Avance II NMR Spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4451-20160802_Chemistry_171-four-three.jpg?h=314c21e3&itok=xX0TloRC)
![Chemistry equipment with a screen called Nanalysis NMReady 60e](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/19869-Nanalysis-NMReady-60e-four-three.jpg?h=52d3fcb6&itok=L5fkOSJc)
![Chemistry equipment with a screen called Nanalysis NMReady 60e](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/19869-Nanalysis-NMReady-60e-four-three.jpg?h=52d3fcb6&itok=cOLDHAKb)
![An X-ray diffractometer machine with a desktop computer screen](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/18243-20191105-140254-HDR-four-three.jpg?h=6855b8c7&itok=66wrfgQ5)
![An X-ray diffractometer machine with a desktop computer screen](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/18243-20191105-140254-HDR-four-three.jpg?h=6855b8c7&itok=1dX_yaas)
![Student using chemistry equipment in a lab wearing goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4567-20091217_Luke_Desilet_0013-four-three.jpg?h=377b3069&itok=RkdzhVqn)
![Student using chemistry equipment in a lab wearing goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4567-20091217_Luke_Desilet_0013-four-three.jpg?h=377b3069&itok=Oswr76K1)
![Chemistry equipment called a Heidolph Rotary Evaporator](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/19868-Heidolph-Rotary-Evaporator-four-three.jpg?h=575ca911&itok=Knm9f0jE)
![Chemistry equipment called a Heidolph Rotary Evaporator](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/19868-Heidolph-Rotary-Evaporator-four-three.jpg?h=575ca911&itok=C9HjCYRq)
![A set of Cary UV/Visible Spectrophotometers - pieces of chemistry equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4455-20160804_chem_0217-four-three.jpg?h=72d8d9bc&itok=8hb0IlTo)
![A set of Cary UV/Visible Spectrophotometers - pieces of chemistry equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4455-20160804_chem_0217-four-three.jpg?h=72d8d9bc&itok=e-OxleRl)
![Student uses a piece of chemistry equipment wearing lab goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4456-20160802_Chemistry_232-four-three.jpg?h=0cef082b&itok=TMaYw4x2)
![Student uses a piece of chemistry equipment wearing lab goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4456-20160802_Chemistry_232-four-three.jpg?h=0cef082b&itok=D8aHmELA)
![Two students wearing googles use a piece of chemistry lab equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4446-20160802_Chemistry_401-four-three.jpg?h=61c2af9b&itok=aO6NksWy)
![Two students wearing googles use a piece of chemistry lab equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4446-20160802_Chemistry_401-four-three.jpg?h=61c2af9b&itok=qqNjK7fg)
![Student using piece of chemistry equipment called Agilent 6120 LC](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4453-20160802_Chemistry_146-four-three.jpg?h=32259b74&itok=HDKyF1-L)
![Student using piece of chemistry equipment called Agilent 6120 LC](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4453-20160802_Chemistry_146-four-three.jpg?h=32259b74&itok=R7RkdMzZ)
![A student and a faculty member work together with chemistry equipment wearing goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4457-20160802_Chemistry_293-four-three%20%281%29.jpg?h=40c50709&itok=kN4jddD0)
![A student and a faculty member work together with chemistry equipment wearing goggles](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4457-20160802_Chemistry_293-four-three%20%281%29.jpg?h=40c50709&itok=L4VQKN-z)
![Faculty work closely with students on the supercomputer. Dr. Bhattacharyay and Dr. King working on the supercomputer.](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/images/4526-20160630_Supercomputing_Cluster_008.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=dxCUDbN-)
![Faculty work closely with students on the supercomputer. Dr. Bhattacharyay and Dr. King working on the supercomputer.](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/images/4526-20160630_Supercomputing_Cluster_008.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=nNvHfRC2)
Research Instrumentation
![Agilent 1100 Analytical HPLC Liquid Chromatography Systems Agilent 1100 Analytical HPLC Liquid Chromatography Systems](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/images/4447-20160804_chem_0070.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=cWHYXpjh)
![Agilent 1100 Analytical HPLC Liquid Chromatography Systems Agilent 1100 Analytical HPLC Liquid Chromatography Systems](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/images/4447-20160804_chem_0070.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=RAmvHsXM)
![Chemistry student turns a dial on a piece of chemistry equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/4445-20160804_chem_0229-four-three.jpg?h=4864cbca&itok=SrvD87AB)
![Chemistry student turns a dial on a piece of chemistry equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/4445-20160804_chem_0229-four-three.jpg?h=4864cbca&itok=uuVhGSMO)
![Student wearing protective goggles uses chemistry equipment in a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/360x360_non_webp/public/2024-04/9248-20160803_Chem_0020-full-image-four-three.jpg?h=64650e56&itok=WEkkveUL)
![Student wearing protective goggles uses chemistry equipment in a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/650x650_non_webp/public/2024-04/9248-20160803_Chem_0020-full-image-four-three.jpg?h=64650e56&itok=5p45Pjo_)
Students and Faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry also have access to a range of instruments available in the Materials Science and Engineering Center, which can be used for elemental and surface analyses.