Instruments
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| Instrument | Description | Contact (email address) | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Desorption GC-MS | Thermo Scientific ISQ QD single quadrupole GCMS with Trace 1310 GC and with automatic liquid sampler. Equipped with MARKES Thermal desorption Unity xr with Ultra xr (100 sorbent tubes) autosampler. | Paul Mathews | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
| GC-MSMS | Thermo Scientific TSQ 8000 Evo Triple Quadrupole GC MS/MS, equipped with Triplus RSH autosampler and EI and CI (methane) sources. | Paul Mathews | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
| MALDI TOF/TOF | Bruker MALDI TOF/TOF UltrafleXtreme high resolution mass spectrometer (with FlexAnalysis/Polytools/Polymerix software) | Claudia Boot | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
| UPLC QTOF | Agilent 6545 quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometer (TOF-U) interfaced to an Agilent 1290 Infinity UHPLC with electrospray (ESI) and IonSense Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ambient ionization source. | Claudia Boot | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
| UPLC QTOF | Waters UPLC - Xevo G2-XS Q-TOF. | Claudia Boot | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
| NMR 400MHz | Agilent (Varian) 400MR. Equipped with Automated Tuning and a 7620 96-slot Sample Changer. | Michele Mailhot | NMR | Chemistry C03 |
| NMR 400MHz | Bruker US400. Equipped with BBFO SMART Probe and SampleCase. | Michele Mailhot | NMR | CHEMR 109 |
| NMR 400MHz | Bruker NEO400. Equipped with a Prodigy BBFO Cryo-Probe and SampleCase. | Michele Mailhot | NMR | Chemistry C03 |
| NMR 400MHz | Bruker Ascend 400. Equipped with BBFO smart probe. | Michele Mailhot | NMR | CHEMR 109 |
| EPR with cold edge and cryostat | Bruker ELEXSYS ESR-300 X-band CW EPR spectrometer: Dual-band and high sensitivity probe options are available along with Bruker Cold Edge and cryostat for VT down to 5 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C03 |
| FTIR | Thermo Nicolet iS-50 FTIR spectrometer with ATR crystals (diamond, ZnSe and germanium) for thin films, powders and liquids. DRIFTS accessory available. | Ethan Crace | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
| FTIR microscope | Perkin Elmer Spotlight 400 FTIR Microscope- optical and IR mapping of up to 10 mm x 10 mm sized samples. Operates in transmission, reflection, and ATR (Ge) modes. Automated sample scanning and mapping for transmission and reflection modes. | Ethan Crace | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C05 |
| DLS | Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS with dynamic light scattering (DLS) for size measurements, electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) for zeta potential measurements, and microrheology. | Indrani Bhowmick | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
| Fluorimeter | Edinburgh FS5 spectrofluorometer for steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission measurements. TCSPC – Time Correlated Single Photon Counting for fluorescence lifetime capability. | Indrani Bhowmick | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
| Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS) | Quantum Design PPMS: 9 Tesla, DC Resistivity, Electrical Transport, Thermal Transport, Heat Capacity, Horizontal Rotator, Multi-Function Prope, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, VT from 1.8 K to 1000 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | Materials Analysis | Chesmitry C3A |
| Magnetic Properties Measurement System (MPMS3) | Quantum Design MPMS3: 7 Tesla supercon with SQUID AC susceptibility, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for DC field measurements, Electric Transport, Horizontal Rotator, VT from 1.8 K to 1000 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3A |
| DSC | TA 2500 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC): Measures glass transition, melting points, % crystallinity, heats of fusion, specific heat, kinetics, stability, purity, cure rate. | Indrani Bhowmick | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
| TGA | TA Q500 Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA): Measures thermal stability, decomposition kinetics, volatile components of materials, and multi-position sample holder for measurements from ambient up to 900ºC. | Indrani Bhowmick | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
| Powder XRD | Bruker D8 Discover DaVinci for X-ray diffraction analysis of powders. CuKα radiation, LYNXEYE-XE-T energy discriminating detector, Nine position sample changer with Phi rotation, and Electrochemical cell for in situ experiments. | Ethan Crace | XRD and Crystallography | Chemistry C4 |
| Single crystal XRD | Bruker D8 Advance QUEST: Located in CHEMR, MoKα radiation, Features a Photon 50™ CMOS detector | Ethan Crace | XRD and Crystallography | CHEMR 204L |
| UPLC IMS QTOF | Waters UPLC - Synapt G2-Si Ion Mobility enabled Q-TOF | Corey Broeckling | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
| UPLC Q-TOF | Waters XevoMRT multireflectron time of flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer coupled to Waters Acquity Premier UPLC via ESI or APCI ionization. | Corey Broeckling | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
| GC/UPLC QTOF | Agilent GC coupled to Xevo G2 QTOF via APGC ionization source. Can also support UPLC coupling via ESI ionization source | Corey Broeckling | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
| GC-MS | Thermo Trace 1310 GC coupled with ISQ single quadruple MS with liquid autosampler | Linxing Yao | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
| GC-MS | Thermo Trace 1310 GC couple with ISQ single quadruple MS with headspace autosampler and olfactory detector | Linxing Yao | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
| UPLC-MS/MS | Waters Xevo TQ-S triple quadrupole MS coupled with ACQUITY UPLC | Linxing Yao | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
| ICP-MS Microwave Digestion | PerkinElmer Titan MPS 16 position microwave sample preparation system. | Jackie Chaparro | Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
| ICP-MS | NexION 350D mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer,) with prepFAST SC-2 (Elemental Scientific) autosampler | Jackie Chaparro | Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
| nanoUPLC Orbitrap | Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse with FAIMS and Vanquish II UHPLC | Gustavo Diaz | Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
| SEM | JEOL JSM-IT800HL field emission scanning electron microscope with Oxford EDS and EBSD, Cathodoluminescence, and Deben STEM detectors, and Nabity e-beam Lithography. | Rebecca Miller | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| TEM | JEOL JEM-2100F transmission electron microscope (TEM) with UHR pole piece, with STEM capability and Gatan CCD camera equipped with an Oxford SDD EDS detector. | Roy Geiss | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| XPS (ESCA) | PHI Physical Electronics PE-5800 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, or Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) with Scanning Auger Microscopy, sputter depth profiling and Ultraviolet photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS). | Rebecca Miller | Surface Analysis | Chemistry C4 |
| Carbon Coater/metal sputter (gold/chromium) | Carbon Coater and Metal Sputter for Electron Microscopy sample prep | Rebecca Miller | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| Precision Cutter | Pace Technologies PICO 155P Precision Cutter. Variable speed precision wafering saw for sectioning materials with extreme accuracy. | Rebecca Miller | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| Grinder Polisher | Pace Technologies NANO 2000T Grinder-Polisher. Variable speed double wheel grinder-polisher with 8-10 in. wheels for different combinations of materials and polishing compounds. | Rebecca Miller | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| Vibratory Polisher | Pace Technologies Giga-0900 Vibratory Polisher. With adjustable vibration frequency and voltage, the speed of polishing action can be controlled. | Rebecca Miller | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| Plasma Cleaner | Turbo pumped plasma cleaner specifically for electron microscope sample holders and some selective samples. Oxygen and Argon gases are available. | Roy Geiss | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
| Ultramicrotomes | Reichert-Jung Ultracut E Ultramicrotomes for cutting thick and ultrathin resin sections, on either glass or diamond knifes, for TEM or SEM. | Roy Geiss | Electron microscopy | Chemistry B115A |