The Department of Chemistry is unusually well equipped with research-grade instrumentation. There are a number of computer laboratories available, many with multimedia capabilities.

The following is a partial listing of major equipment located in various labs.

Gas Chromatographs
Hewlett-Packard 5890 with FID and TCD detectors, Hewlett-Packard 6890 with FID and ECD, autosampler and Chemstation. Tekmar LSC2 volatile concentrator.

Mass Spectrometer
Hewlett-Packard Model 6890N/5973N MSD, Hewlett-Packard Model 5890/5970B MSD with Chemstation which includes NIST mass spectral library, Hewlett-Packard 1100 HPLC/MSD

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers
JEOL ECX 300 and ECA 500 liquids NMR spectrometers with 5 mm variable temperature autotune broadband probes.

Infrared Spectrophotometers
Perkin-Elmer 1760 FTIR with microscope and complete data system including an extensive spectral library; Nicolet Impact 410 with ATR accessory (2); Perkin-Elmer 983 interfaced to computer for data manipulation.

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers
Perkin-Elmer 5100 with Zeeman background correction, auto sampler, graphite furnace and complete computer control; Perkin-Elmer Aanalyst 300; Perkin-Elmer 503 including HGA 2100 graphite furnace; apparatus for mercury, arsenic, and selenium.

Visible, UV, Fluorescence Spectrophotometers
Hewlett-Packard Model 8452A (2), Hewlett-Packard Model 8451A diode array; Cary Model 17D; Shimadzu Model CS930 scanner for TLC.

Liquid Chromatographs
Hewlett-Packard Model 1090M HPLC with diode array, fluorescence, and PAR Model 400 electrochemical detectors, auto sampler and complete computer control through Chemstation; Waters Model 600 with uv absorbance and refractive index detectors; Dionex 4500i Ion Chromatograph with conductivity and amperometric detectors, autosampler, and complete data system; Pharmacia FPLC with fraction collector and data system.

Liquid Scintillation Counter
Wallac WinSpectral 1414

Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectrometers
RITEC RAM-10000-1-40 NQR, Wilks NQR 1-A; Decca NQR.

Electrochemical Apparatus
PAR Model 270 Electrochemical System with computer providing polarography, linear and cyclic sweep voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, and other techniques.

Thermal and Materials Analysis
Perkin Elmer DSC 7; Perkin Elmer TGA 7; Perkin Elmer DMA 7. Thermomicroscope Atomic Force Microscope, TA Instruments DSC 2920, TA Instruments AR 1000 Rheometer, Instron 4465 Tensile Tester.