Equipment

Equipment housed on the 2nd floor of the Science Center

The laboratories of the Department of Biology situated on the 2nd floor of the Science Center maintain a full complement of powerful analytical equipment, including the following makes and models:

Autoclave	-80 ° C Freezer
Anaerobic growth chamber	Centrifuges
CO2 Incubator	DNA-Analyser-1
Gel Imager	Growth Chamber
Lab Oven	Microscope with camera
PCR	WaterBath

Equipment housed on the 3rd floor of the Science Center

The laboratories of the Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry situated on the 3rd floor of the Science Center maintain a full complement of powerful analytical equipment, including the following makes and models:

Shimadzu UV-Vis 2450 UV-Vis spectrophotometer	Thermo Nicolet IR200 FTIR with ATR accessory
Varian Saturn 2000 GCMS including a Varian 3800 GC	Varian EM-360 60 MHz NMR with Anasazi upgrade, multinuclear, multi
CEM MARS Microwave Digestion system	Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II GC with ECD, FID, TCD detectors
Thermo S4 Flame AA	Shimadzu ICPE-9000 ICP with autosampler and vapor generator
Nicolet IR Microscope	Flashpoint Instruments – Rapid Tester
Auto Distiller

Equipment housed at the Natural Resource Research Center (NRRC)

The laboratories of the NRRC maintain a full complement of powerful analytical equipment, including the following makes and models:

Shimadzu EDX-720 Energy Dispersive X-Ray	Shimadzu TGA-50 Thermogravimetric analyzer
Shimadzu TOC-VCSH Total organic carbon/nitrogen analyzer and autosampler	Shimadzu ICPE-9000 ICP with autosampler and vapor generator
Shimadzu UV-Vis 2450 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer	OI Analytical 4660 Purge and Trap with 4551A autosampler
Shimadzu Prominence HPLC with UV, RI detector, autosampler, MS-2020 mass spec	Millipore Milli-Q Direct 8 ultra high purity water system (Type I and Type III output)
Shimadzu QP-2010S GC-MS with autosampler	Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Ion Chromatograph – Autosampler