Facilities

The Department maintains a complete arsenal of instrumentation supporting instruction and research in all major fields of chemistry. Spectroscopy, chromatography, X-ray, mass spec, and magnetic resonance techniques are available for use by students and faculty within the Department and across the University. The Department also provides accessible, reliable analytical services to support the faculty research efforts. The Department houses an open computer lab equipped with 12 workstations and the necessary software for efficient data analysis and interpretation, as well as providing a theater for computer-based instruction.

Instrumentation is divided into three major working areas: the Laboratory for Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation (LACI), the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance center (NMR/EPR), and the center for X-ray diffraction (X-Ray). Please see the links at right for more information.

Purchase of New Computer System

The Department of Chemistry is purchasing a new computer system to support undergraduate research in computational chemistry. The new computer, from Parallel Quantum Solutions, has 32 processors, 192 GB of RAM and 8000 GB of disk-space. Several computational chemistry software packages will be installed on this computer. The computer was purchased with funds from Drs. Sygula, Saebo, and Beard and the Department of Chemistry. Dr. Saebo will manage this computer system for the department.