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Departmental 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. In addition to a complete glass shop, there
are University machine and electronics shops staffed by technicians capable of constructing and repairing instruments. Computer networking and repair services are also available within the University. Current major instrumentation available includes:
- 500 MHz FT-NMR
- 300 MHz FT-NMR
- GC-MS with EI/CI and MS/MS
- 5 Gas Chromatographs
- 4 FT-IR Spectrophotometers
- 6 Diode Array UV/Visible Spectrophotometers
- Circular Dichroism Spectrometer
- Atomic Force Microscope
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope
- Raman Microspectrometer
- Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
- Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
- Spectrofluorometer with Temperature Control, Anisotropy, and
Autotitration Accessories
- HPLC Dual Pump System with UV/Vis and Refractive Index Detectors
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- Voltammetric Analyzer
- Preparative-Scale MPLC
- Radial Chromatograph
- 2 Pulse Chemisorb Instruments
- 2 Controlled Atmosphere Glove Boxes
- Cryogenic Refrigerator
- Isoperibol Bomb Calorimeter
- 2 Photochemical Irradiation Systems
- Magnetic Susceptibility Balance
- Microwave Synthesizer System
- 3 Ultracentrifuges
Complete Liststing of Instrumentation (12 kB pdf)
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Other services and instruments are available through Western's Scientific Technical Services include:
- Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX accessory
- HPLC with Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometer
Interface (HPLC-ESI-MS)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)
Newly acquired!
- Ion Chromatograph (IC)
- Liquid Scintillation Counter
- Electronic and Machine Shop Support
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