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Materials Characterization

This class describes equipment that provides generic techniques to characterize samples, materials or specimens. The defining characteristic is that these items of equipment could equally be applied to a portion of the sample or specimen as to the whole.

Shimadzu GC-2014 Greenhouse Gas Analyzer

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chromatography

Shimadzu's GC-2014 gas chromatograph.  Ideal for routine analysis in the R&D lab or industrial setting, the GC-2014 utilizes the high-end technology of the GC-2010 Plus to cover a wide range of applications from capillary to packed column analysis. The large GC oven will accommodate up to 4 detectors and 2 injection ports.

With 7 heated zones and sixteen 24 volt relays, this GC can be configured to perform the most demanding analyses. The all-metal construction makes this workhorse GC rugged enough for use in the lab or in an industrial setting.

University Tag Number: 
195600
Availability: 
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  • Amitava Chatterjee
Location
Walster Hall
Room Number: 
248

SMARTCYCLER SYSTEM

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Physical Properties
  • Thermal

Up to 96 independently programmable reaction sites delivers maximum flexibility. Up to 96 different cycling protocols can be performed simultaneously in one system. Multiple experimental runs can be started at different times, allowing several operators to use the system concurrently.

University Tag Number: 
172800
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  • Kasia Kinzer
Location
Waldron Hall
Room Number: 
207A

SMARTSCOPE FLASH SYSTEM

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Reflection

OGP Measuring System
Optically measures x, y and z dimensions of objects to 1 micron accuracy.

University Tag Number: 
171577
Availability: 
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  • Frederik Haring
Location
Research II
Room Number: 
126A

SOLID CARBON ANALYZER

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Solids

TOC analyzer for solids and liquids. The demand for reliable TOC analysis in solid materials such as sludges, sediments and soils have led Skalar to complement its range of Total Organic Carbon analyzers with the Primacs SLC Analyzer. Based on a dual oven design the analyzer is capable of performing rapid, reliable, separate determinations of Total Carbon (TC), Inorganic Carbon (IC) and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) on one instrument, and has been developed especially for solid materials on sample weights of up to two grams.

University Tag Number: 
195573
Availability: 
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  • Thomas Desutter
Location
Walster Hall
Room Number: 
135

SOLVENT CONTROLLER

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Liquid Analysis

Extractions that normally take hours can be done in minutes using Accelerated Solvent Extraction System (ASE®). Compared to techniques like Soxhlet and sonication, ASE generates results in a fraction of the time. In addition to speed, ASE offers a lower cost per sample than other techniques by reducing solvent consumption by up to 90%.
•Extractions in minutes
•Dramatic solvent reduction
•Wide range of applications
•Approved for use by the U.S. EPA and CLP Program
•Automated Extraction of up to 24 samples
•Sample Cell sizes: 1, 5, 11, 22, and 33 mL

University Tag Number: 
162896
Availability: 
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  • Dennis Wiesenborn
Location
Service Center/Pilot Center
Room Number: 
102C

SpectraMax Drop System

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectrophotometry

The SpectraMax® QuickDrop™ Micro-Volume Absorbance Spectrophotometer addresses the needs of life science researchers who quantify very small amounts of DNA, RNA, oligos, and proteins.

The SpectraMax QuickDrop  provides you with the flexibility to work with your micro-volume samples in the platform that best suits your research.  The built-in sample port allows you to work with volumes as small as 0.5 µL, preserving your precious samples, while the cuvette port lets you expand your work to include larger volume samples.

University Tag Number: 
192118
Availability: 
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  • Kalidas Shetty
Location
Quentin Burdick Bldg
Room Number: 
374

Spectrofluorometer

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Spectroscopy
  • Fluorescence

A spectrofluorometer is an instrument which takes advantage of fluorescent properties of some compounds to provide information regarding their concentration and chemical environment in a sample. A certain excitation wavelength is selected, and the emission is observed either at a single wavelength, or a scan is performed to record the intensity versus wavelength, also called an emission spectra.

University Tag Number: 
161504
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  • D.K. Srivastava
Location
Quintin Burdick Bldg
Room Number: 
356

SPECTROGRAPH MODEL 207

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Near Field

DETAIL SPECIFICATION AND GRATING SELECTION
Focal Length 0.67-meter, Czerny Turner design Spectrometer with Patented "Snap-In" gratings
Slit Locations Axial and lateral with optional extra entrance and exit port selection mirrors
f No. 4.7 (5.8 with smaller grating)
Grating Size 120 x 140-mm (or 110 x 110-mm) - Echelle gratings up to 220-mm wide
Accuracy 0.05 nm (with 1200-g/mm grating)
Reproducibility ±0.005 nm (with 1200-g/mm grating)
Focal Plane 50-mm maximum width, multiply dispersion by the width of your detector for range

University Tag Number: 
182975
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  • Kent Rodgers
Location
Dunbar Hall
Room Number: 
353

Spectrometer, Equinox 55 FT-IR

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Spectroscopy
  • Infra-Red

Bruker Optics offers a wide variety of laboratory FTIR spectrometers for all your Research applications.

TGA-FTIR combines the widely-used, quantitative analytical method thermogravimetric analysis with the qualitative FTIR spectroscopy.

University Tag Number: 
155034
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  • Peter Oduor
Location
Geosciences Bldg
Room Number: 
108

SPECTROMETER, PISTAR 180

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Spectrometry
  • Mass Spectrometry

Circular dichroism is a spectroscopic technique that measures the difference in the absorption of left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light. The difference in the absorption between left and right circularly polarized light is due to a molecule’s structural asymmetry. The Pistar-180 CD spectrometer can be used to make measurements in the far-UV to NIR spectral regions (180-1000 nm) at variable temperature. The Pistar 180 is also equipped for absorbance, total fluorescence and partial fluorescence, and stop-flow kinetics measurements.

University Tag Number: 
171053
Availability: 
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  • Daniel Wanner
Location
Dunbar Hall
Room Number: 
252

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