Instrumentation

All instruments are housed in Hugel Science Center. Approximate dates of manufacture of instruments are in parentheses.

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY

  • GBC 932 Plus Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with auto sampler (2000)
  • Varian Model AA-10 Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (1986)

CELL GROWTH AND LYSIS

  • Beadbeater Homogenizer (2005)
  • Branson 102C Digital Sonifier (2002)
  • Harvey SterileMax Benchtop Autoclave (1995)
  • New Brunswick Scientific innova 4000 Incubator Shaker (2024)
  • New Brunswick Scientific Excella E24 Incubator Shaker (2006)
  • NuAire CO2 NU-5710 Incubators (2) (2018, 2025)
  • Parr 1019HC-T304 Cell Disruption Bomb (1987)
  • Tuttnauer 5075EL Autoclave (2021)

CENTRIFUGES

  • Beckman Avanti 30 Refrigerated Desk-Top Centrifuge (1996)
  • Beckman J2-21 Refrigerated Centrifuge (1987)
  • Beckman Optima Max-E Ultracentrifuge with MLA-80 and MLS-50 Rotors (2000)
  • Hettich Rotina 420R Refrigerated Centrifuge (2024)

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

  • CH Instruments 600E Potentiostat (2018)
  • CH Instruments 620D Potentiostat (2015)
  • Multiple pH Meters with pH and Ion Selective Electrodes (various)

ELECTROPHORESIS

  • Amersham/Pharmacia IPGphor Isoelectric Focusing System for Immobilized pH Gradients (1999)
  • Multiple Mini- and Full-sized Vertical Electrophoresis Units and Power Supplies (BioRad, Hoeffer)

FLUORESCENCE/LUMINESCENCE

  • Perkin Elmer Model LS-50B Dual Scanning Luminescence Spectrometer (1993)
  • PTI QuantaMaster 40 Fluorimeter (2006)

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY

  • HP 5890 GC with TC and FID detectors (1985)

HOODS/GLOVE BOXES

  • Air Clean 600 PCR Workstation (2) (2003)
  • Cleatech Glove Box (2014)
  • LabConco Protector Glove Box (2002)
  • NuAire Labguard NU-540-400 Class II Type 2A Biological Safety Cabinet (2025)
  • NuAire Labguard NU-540-600 Class II Type 2A Biological Safety Cabinet (2025)
  • NuAire NU-S425-500 Class II Type 2A Biological Safety Cabinet (2018)
  • VacAtmospheres Glove Box (2014)

LIQUID/ION CHROMATOGRAPHY

  • Agilent 1100 Quaternary Gradient System with Auto injector and Diode Array Detector (2001)
  • Biotage Isolera Prime Flash Chromatography system (2018)
  • Shimadzu LC-20AR Prep Liquid Chromatography System (2020)

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

  • Mattson Cygnus 100 High Resolution  FTIR Spectrometer with Near-IR detection (1987) 
  • Mattson Satellite 3000 FTIR Spectrometers with Horizontal ATR Sampling (2) (2000) 
  • Nicolet IR200 FTIR Spectrometer (2007)
  • Thermo Nicolet iS5 FTIR Spectrometer (2015)

LASERS

  • CPS-300 Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser (2006)
  • Photon Technology PL2300 Pulsed Nitrogen Laser (2006)
  • Photon Technology PL202 Dye Laser (2006)
  • Multiple Helium:Neon lasers (various)

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY

  • Johnson Mathy Mark II digital balance system (1999)

MASS SPECTROMETRY

  • Agilent 8860 GC with 5977B MSD and 50 vial Autosampler (2022)
  • Bruker Microflex LT MALDI system (2021)
  • Waters TCQ Triple Quad MS Detector with Acquity UPC2 SFC and Acquity I Class UPLC separation systems (2016)

MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS

  • Biotage Initiator+ microwave synthesis system (2017)
  • CEM Discover Peptide synthesis system (2018)
  • CEM Discover Explorer Hybrid microwave synthesis system (2019)

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE

  • Bruker Avance III HD 400 MHz FT-NMR with Multinuclear Probe, Gradient Amplifier and Robotic Sample Changer (2018)

REFRIGERATION/COOLING

  • Revco -80 C Freezer (2004)
  • Flaked Ice Machines (2) (2006, 2023)
  • Refrigerated Chromatography Chambers (various)
  • Refrigerated Circulating Water Baths (various)
  • Numerous Standard and Explosion Proof Refrigerators and Freezers (various)

SOLVENT PURIFICATION

  • Millipore Synergy UV Water Purification System (2018)
  • Solv-Tek Solvent Purification System (2003)

SPECTROSCOPIC SYSTEMS

  • JASCO P-1010 Automatic Polarimeter (2000)
  • Ocean Optics Diode Array Fiber Optic Spectrometers which can be configured for emission, fluorescence, reflectance, Raman, irradiance, or absorption measurements in the UV/VIS/NIR regions. (33) (1996-2014)

THERMAL ANALYSIS

  • MicroCal VP-ITC Isothermal Titration Calorimeter (2009)
  • TA Instruments DSC 2920 Differential Scanning Calorimeter with Autosampler (2000)
  • TA Instruments TGA 2950 High Resolution Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer with Autosampler (2000)

ULTRAVIOLET/VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

  • Agilent Cary 3500 UV-vis spectrophotometer with compact Peltier sample holder (2022)
  • Biotek mQuant Microplate Spectrophotometer (2020)
  • Cary 50 Bio UV/Vis Spectrometer (3) (2008)
  • Cary 300 Bio UV/Vis Spectrometer (2001)
  • Hewlett Packard Model 8452 Diode array UV/Vis spectrometer (1987)
  • KinTek SF-2004 Stopped Flow Spectrometer with UV/Vis and fluorescence detection (2009)
  • Turner Model 340 UV/Vis Spectrophotometers (22)

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

  • Rigaku XtaLAB Mini II diffractometer equipped with a Cryostream 800 cooling system  (2021)

MISCELLANEOUS

  • ALV/GCS LSE-5003 Static and Dynamic Light Scattering System (2006)
  • A2Z Ozone Generator (2014)
  • Biolin Scientific Qsense Analyzer QCM-D (2020)
  • BioRad T100 Thermal Cycler (2) (2013)
  • Laurell WS-650MZ Spin Coater (2013)
  • Malvern Zetasizer Particle Sizer (2020)
  • Torr International Thermal Evaporator (2010)
  • Varian SC154 Hot Block Digester (2010)