The Chemistry and Physics research laboratories
house a wide variety of analytical instrumentation and offer
analytical services to academic and
industrial researchers.
- Perkin Elmer Dynamic Reaction Cell ICP-MS
(DRCII)
- Cetac LSX 500 Laser Ablation System
- Jobin Yvon Model 38 Sequential ICP-OES
- Dionex DX 600 HPLC systems with UV-vis,
fluorescence and photo-diode array detectors
- Dionex DX 120 systems for cation and
anion analyses
- Varian Saturn electron capture GC-MS with pyrolysis (2)
- Clarus 500 GC with NCD, FID and NCD
- McChesney-Jaegger smoking machine
- Zircon Mill
- Merkantek Micromill
- Beuhler Isomet saw
- Southbay Tech Multi-lap
- Carver Thermal Press (2)
- Dohrmann 80 Carbon Analyzer
- Nicolet PC-5 FT-IR spectrophotometer
- UV/Vis spectrophotometers
- Seiko TG/DTA 320 Thermal
Gravimetric/Differential Thermal Analyzer
- Milli-pore and E-Pure water systems
- electronic balances
- Olympus binocular microscope with photo
capabilities
- Trace Metal Clean Laboratory equipped
with HEPA filtered laminar flow bench
- Geologic Sample Preparation Laboratory
comprised of thin-sectioning equipment, jaw crusher and
rock saws
- Seives and shaker for phi size analysis
- Gas Furnace and Flame Absorption AA
- Petrographic microscopes
- IR Gas Cells
- Infrared diode laser
- Time-resolved Laser-Induced-Fluorescence
(LIF)
SERVICES
Many of our faculty provide analytical
services under contract to outside users . Whenever
possible the standard EPA methods are followed. In many
cases the faculty employ the several methods of analysis to
confirm data integrity. Additionally only the highest
purity reagents and standards are used. Please contact
the faculty for more information on how they might be able to
help you meet your analytical needs. Each faculty member
is also available for consultation regarding data
interpretation in his or her field of expertise.
Some of the services available through our department include:
- Thermal Gravimetric or Differential
Thermal Analysis: Analyses of this type using
the Seiko TG/DTA 320 allow the measurement of many
temperature-dependent phenomenon such as decomposition,
chemical reactions, melting points, glass transition and
other phase transitions. COST: $30 per sample.
Contact: Dr. Mark
Draganjac.
- Environmental Analyses (EPA certified testing
facility): metals in liquid and solid samples by EPA 200.8
and 6020, pesticide analyses by GC, GC-MS etc. Visit the Water-Rock-Life
Laboratory for details.
- Quantitative Gas Analysis: for
information please contact Dr.
William Burns
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