Radford University
Facilities and Instrumentation
Radford’s Department of Chemistry is housed in the Center for the Sciences, a state-of-the art facility with modern classrooms, teaching laboratories, research spaces, and student study rooms.
The department is equipped with modern instrumentation that is utilized in teaching and undergraduate research.
Spectroscopy
- Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- Agilent 8453 diode-array UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- Bruker Avance III HD 400 MHz NMR
- Hitachi F-1200 florescence spectrophotometer
- HP 8452 diode-array UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- Nicolet IS50 FTIR with Continuµm microscope
- Ocean Optics fiber optic UV-Vis spectrophotometer with pulsed xenon lamp
- OBB OL-4300 megawatt nitrogen laser with OL-402 dye laser
- Perkin-Elmer Spectrum One FTIR with ATR capability
- Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two FT-IR spectrometer
- Shimadzu ICPE-9000 emission spectrometer
- Shimadzu RF-5301PC fluorescence spectrophotometer
- Thermo Scientific DXR Smart raman spectrometer
- Varian 3100 FT-IR with MCT-A, MCT-B, and TGS detectors and ATR, IRRAS, and diffuse reflectance capability
- Varian AA240FS fast sequential atomic absorption spectrophotometer with SIPS and SPS3 sample preparation system
Chromatography
- Combiflash Companion flash chromatography system
- Dionex ICS-1600 ion chromatography system
- Shimadzu 2010 GC with FID detector
- Shimadzu 2010 GC with TCD and FID detectors
- Shimadzu GCMS/MS TQ8040 (triple quad)
- Shimadzu LCMS-8030 (Prominence UHPLC with PDA and triple quadrapole mass spectrometer)
- Shimadzu Prominence UHPLC with UV and refractive index detectors
- Shimadzu Prominence UHPLC with UV and refractive index detectors and fluorescence detector
- Shimadzu Prominence Series HPLC with UV-Vis diode-array detector and ELSD-LTII evaporative light scattering detectors
- Shimadzu QP2010 Ultra GC/MS
Electrochemistry
- BASi electrochemical analyzer with C3 and CGME cells
Thermal Analysis
- Parr bomb calorimeter
- Perkin Elmer DSC7 differential scanning calorimeter
- Perkin Elmer TGA7 thermogravimetric analyzer
- TA Instruments DSC-2010 differential scanning calorimeter
- TA Instruments Nano isothermal titration calorimeter
- TA Instruments Q20 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
- TA Instruments Q50 Thermogravimetric Analyzer
Inert Environment Related Equipment
- Four stage oil diffusion pump
- Magnetic susceptibility balance
- mBraun Unilab 1200/780 glove box
- Schlenk line
Biochemistry Related Equipment
- Äkta start protein purification
- LICOR 4300 DNA analyzer
- Olis DSM-10 UV-VIS circular dichroism spectrophotometer
- Wyatt Dynapro Nanostar dynamic light scattering instrument
Microwave Assisted Chemistry
- CEM MARS microwave synthesis system
- Milestone Ethos EZ microwave digestion labstation
Miscellaneous
- Mettler MP50 melting point systems
- Thermo Scientific flash HT CHNS-O elemental analyzer
- Labconco Freezone 6 liter freeze dry system
- Quantachrome NOVA 2200 surface area analyzer
- Parr Instruments Series 4590 micro stirred reactor
Physical Testing
- Mark-10 tensile tester
Other
- Glass blowing station