Facilities and Equipment
Chemistry and biochemistry rely on quality equipment and instrumentation. ASU students get hands-on learning with advanced technology as well as access to SciFinder, a chemical article-searching service that supplements research. Students learn how to use SciFinder when they take CHEM 4181: Seminar in Chemistry.
We are dedicated to keeping our department equipment up-to-date so that our students receive the best, most current instruction possible. Here is a list of some of the department’s scientific equipment:
- Eight computers for molecular modeling and course instruction
- Electrochemistry apparatus
- Teaching spectrophotometers
- Biochemical-grade spectrophotometer
- Fiber optic spectrophotometer
- Varian Saturn 2100T GC/MS
- Varian 200 MHz NMR spectrometer
- Instruction-grade spectrometers
- Cary UV/Vis/NIR spectrometer
- Genesys 2 spectrometer
- Cell/tissue culture incubator
- Sonicator
- Cell/tissue culture hood
- HP GC/MS capability
- Clean Room for RNA work
- PTI fluorescence spectrometer
- High-speed centrifuge
- BAS electroanalytical system
- Shaking water bath
- Incubators
- Dry Box for anhydrous and air-sensitive synthesis
- Dual Gradient HPLC system with UV-Vis and fluorometer detectors
- SpeedVac
- Nicolet FTIR spectrometer
- X-ray fluorimeter
- Atomic absorption spectrometer
- Flame/graphite furnace
- Fiber optic spectrometer (Ocean Optics brand)
- Revco ultra-low temperature freezer