FACILITIES

The chemistry facilities are located in the Dana Science Center. The space includes teaching laboratories, instrument labs, and individual research labs used in faculty-student collaborative research. The department houses a wide variety of modern research-grade instruments that are routinely used by students in laboratory classes and in independent research. Students and faculty in the department also use the Skidmore Analytical Interdisciplinary Laboratory (SAIL), the Physics Machine Shop, and the Skidmore College Microscopy Imaging Center (SMIC).

Major Equipment in Chemistry

Spectroscopy:

• Fiber optic spectrometer [Ocean Optics]
• Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer [Nicolet & Avatar 360]
• Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) [SpectroAnalaytical]
• Scanning spectrofluorimeters [Shimadzu and SPEX]
• Ultraviolet-visible diode array spectrophotometers [Agilent]
• Scanning ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer [Cary and Shimadzu]
• 300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer [JEOL]
• Single wavelength visible spectrophotometers
  

Chromatography:

• Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) [Hewlett-Packard]
• Gas chromatograph (GC) [Agilent]
• High performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) [Shimadzu & Dionex]
• Ion chromatograph (IC) [Dionex]
  

Preparative:

• Two walk-in cold rooms
• Refrigerated preparative centrifuges
• Microwave reactor for organic synthesis [Milestone]
  
• Microwave sample digester [Milestone]
  
• Deep freezers (–20 °C, –45 °C & –80 °C)
• Refrigerators/freezers
  
• Ovens
• Controlled temperature baths and chillers
  

Biochemistry:

• Digital gel scanner
• Desktop shaking incubator
• Shaking incubator [Innova]
  
• Desktop centrifuges (refrigerated/non-refrigerated)
  
• DNA sequencing systems [FisherBiotech]
  
• Gel electrophoresis apparatuses (vertical and horizontal)
• Orbital shaker
• Heat blocks
• Microinjectors
• Electrophysiology rigs
• Micropipette puller
• Sonicator [FS Model 505]
• Thermocycler [BioRad]
• Nanodrop spectrometer/computer
  

Other:

• Solution calorimeter [Parr]
• Bomb calorimeter [Parr]
• Microbalance [Cahn]