The Chemistry Department is well equipped with the state-of-the-art instrumentation facilities needed to support high quality research programs.
Bio-Molecular NMR Spectroscopy: 800 MHz NMR spectrometer for biomolecular studies.
Laser Spectroscopy: A modern laboratory dedicated to research and education in areas of linear and nonlinear spectroscopy and microscopy, ultrafast phenomena and unequilibrated systems.
Mass Spectrometry: Eleven instruments that can study molecules as light as gases or as massive as proteins and polymers. A very unusual feature is that many of the mass spectrometers are student-operated and are available on a 24/7 basis.
Molecular Modeling: A full suite of software running on Linux workstations and 6000-core HPC cluster "Greenplanet."
NMR: Four high-resolution instruments including a 600 MHz spectrometer, two 500 MHz spectrometers, and a 400 MHz spectrometer. Two spectrometers (600 MHz, 500 MHz) are equipped with highly sensitive cryoprobes.
Nuclear Reactor Facility: Mark I TRIGA type primarily used for neutron activation analysis, which can determine the elemental composition of samples non-destructively for up to 74 different elements.
X-Ray Crystallography: Four single-crystal diffractometers (three with CCD detectors, one with a PHOTON detector).
Glass Shop: Scientific glass blowing repairs and fabrication, and replacement of solvent purification system (SPS) columns.
Other Capabilities at UCI
EPR: EPR spectroscopy is used to detect unpaired electrons in the active sites of metalloenzymes.
SPR: A Biacore 3000 (SPR) instrument is installed in a dedicated spectroscopy room and is available to the UCI community. Contact Professor Amal Alachkar for inquiries.
IMRI: A shared instrument facility housing a suite of materials characterization instruments, including electron microscopes, diffractometers, XPS, XAS, TGA/DSC, CHNS/O elemental analyzer, and much more.