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Chemistry Instrumentation
At Wheaton, all Chemistry majors are provided with the opportunity to gain practical experience in all major analytical techniques. It is the department's belief that the students should learn both the practical applications and theoretical basis of analytical equipment.

The following instruments are currently in use in teaching and research laboratories, and the department regularly acquires new instrumentation.

 


Fluorescence
Microscope


UV-Vis



FT-NMR


Thermal Cycler


Centrifuge

Spectroscopy

  • UV-Vis: 3 HP Diode Array, 2 Cary 50 Bio
  • Mass Spectrometer: Kompact Probe MALDI-TOF
  • Fluorescence: Aminco/Bowman
  • FT-NMR: GE-300
  • NMR: Varian T-60
  • IR: 2 PerkinElmer 1430
  • FT-IR: Bomem MB-122
  • Atomic Abs: PerkinElmer AAnalyst 800


Separations

  • GC: 2 Varian 3400 and 3 Gow-Mac 69-550
  • HPLC: Varian 2010-2050
    and HP 1050 with Fluorescence Detection
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Centrifuge: Brinkmann 5810R
  • Microcentrifuge: Eppendorf
  • Electrophoresis: Protein and DNA Gel Apparatus
  • Column Chromatography: BioRad BioLogic LP Low Pressure System


Single Molecule
Detection
and
Physical Characterizations

  • Laser: Spectra-Physics Argon Ion Laser
  • Confocal Fluorescence Microscope
  • Ellipsometer
  • X-ray Diffraction: Philips PW1729
  • X-ray Fluorescence: Metorex XMET-820
  • Electrochemisty: P.A.R. 174A and 273A and IBM EC225
  • Atomic Force Microscope


Molecular Biology

  • Standard Lab Incubator
  • Incubator Shaker
  • Thermal Cycler:Brinkmann MasterCycler

 


Mass Spectrometer



Argon Ion Laser

 


FT-IR

 


Atomic Absorption




HPLC