The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry shares the Physical Science Building with the Department of Physics and Astronomy. There are six teaching laboratories, and research laboratories, offices, and a four-room instrument suite on the second floor. Three additional research laboratories are in the basement. Small to medium-sized electronic classrooms and several computer labs are located on the first and second floors.
LABORATORY SPACES
6 teaching laboratories for general, organic, analytical, physical, and biochemistry
Research space for faculty and student research
4 instrument rooms
One large laboratory for faculty research plus several smaller spaces
Department computer laboratory with projector system and 24 state-of-the-art PC computers, each with two monitors, and CAChe molecular modeling software
INSTRUMENTATION
JEOL 300 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
HP 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph System for forensic and environmental analysis
Photon Technologies spectrofluorimeter and UV-VIS Spectrometer for spectroscopic measurements
GC-MS: Varian Saturn 2100 GC/MS/MS with 8410 Autosampler
Perkin-Elmer Lambda II Dual-Beam Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer (UV-VIS)
Varian ProStar High Performance Liquid Chromatograph System for biochemical analysis
Parr Solution and Bomb Calorimeter for thermodynamic studies
Varian Liberty II ICP-AES and CEM-Microwave Accelerated Reaction System for heavy metals analysis
