Department Instrumentation
Through major grants from NSF, NIH, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, Dreyfus Foundation, Murdock Charitable Trust, Research Corporation, and additional funding from Western Washington University, the Chemistry Department maintains a suite of state-of-the-art instrumentation. For a complete list of instrumentation and equipment that Chemistry offers, please see the Department's complete Instrumentation List (pdf).

Chromatography:
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Agilent 6890-5973 GC-MS with 100 position autosampler
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Varian CP3800 GC with FID detector and 50 position autosampler
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Varian 3900 GC with FID detector and 10 position autosampler
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Varian Prostar HPLC with PDA UV/Vis detector and 84 position autosampler
Spectroscopy:
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Bruker Avance III 500 MHz FT-NMR with 24 position autosampler
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Varian MercuryPlus 300 MHz FT-NMR with 100 position autosampler
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Jasco V-670 UV/Vis with 6 position linear cell changer (Peltier temperature controlled) and diffuse reflectance accessories
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HP 8452A UV/Vis (x3)
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HP 8453 UV/Vis (x2)
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OLIS DSM-10 Circular Dichroism Spectrometer with Peltier temperature control, stopped flow, and titrator accessories
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Jasco 4600 FT-IR with single-bounce diamond ATR
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Thermo Nicolet 6700 FT-IR with single-bounce diamond ATR
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Thermo iS10 FT-IR with single-bounce diamond ATR
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PTI Fluorometer with excitation/emission polarizers and 4 position autosampler (Peltier temperature controlled)
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SPECS Sage 100 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer with dual Al/Mg source
Other:
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Rigaku XtaLab Pro XRD with Cu & Mo sources
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Horiba Auto SE Ellipsometer
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Micromeritics ASAP 2020 Surface Area/Porosimetry System
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Beckman Coulter Delsa Nano HC Photo Correlation Spectrometer
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Pine WaveNow Potentiastats (x2)
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Pine WaveDriver 20 Bipotentiastat
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Rudolph Digital Automatic Polarimeter
Equipment:
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Beckman Coulter XPN-80 Ultracentrifuge with TY-70 Ti fixed angle and SW-32 Ti swinging bucket rotors
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Sorvall RC-6+ Superspeed Centrifuge (x2) with F10S-6x500y and F20S-8x50y fiberglass rotors
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Market Forge Sterilmatic Autoclave
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CEM Discover Microwave Synthesizer with 24 position autosampler
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Labconco FreeZone Lyophilizer
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Millipore Milli-Q Advantage A-10 Nanopure System
Instrumentation Available via AMSEC
Thermal Analysis:
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TA Instruments Q500 TGA
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TA Instruments Q500 TGA with Thermo iS10 FTIR
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TA Instruments Q100 DSC
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TA Instruments Q20 HP-DSC
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TA Instruments Q800 DMA
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TA Instruments DHR-2 Hybrid Rheometer
Other:
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Agilent 7500ce ICP-MS with New Wave Research UP213AS Laser Ablation accessory
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Bruker Bioscope Catalyst AFM
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PANAlytical MRD Pro XRD with Cu source
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Surface Physics M-Probe ESCA XPS with monochromatic Al source
Instrumentation Available via Scientific Technical Services (STS)
Chromatography:
- Agilent 1100 Series HPLC with Infinity 1260 multiple wavelength detector and 40 position autosampler
- Varian ProStar 240 HPLC with multiple wavelength and Waters 432 conductivity detectors
- Malvern GPCMax GPC with LALS & RALS, and a RI detector
- Varian CP3800 GC with Saturn 2000 Ion Trap MS and 50 position autosampler
Other:
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JEOL JSM-7200F SEM with Oxford Instruments EDX, Deben HAADF Annular SEM/STEM, and retractable backscatter detectors
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Vega TS 5136MM SEM with Oxford Instruments EDX, Deben Centaurus CL, Gatan Chroma CL, and retractable backscatter detectors
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PowerTomePC Ultramicrotome with cryogenic cooling
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Packard 1900 CA Tricarb Liquid Scintillation Counter
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Varian SpectraAA 220FS FAAS with SPS-5 and SIPS autosampler
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Varian SpectraAA 220Z GFAA with GTA 110Z and PSD