The Department of Chemistry is well-equipped with the tools required to carry out cutting-edge research.
The Department of Chemistry is housed in Otterbein’s state-of-the-art Science Center. With over 96,000 square feet of discipline-specific laboratories, research space and classrooms, including a state-of-the-art greenhouse, the Science Center houses Chemistry, Equine Science, Biology and Earth Science, and Nursing.
Students using the new benchtop NMR spectrometer and Mel-Temp apparatus during Organic Chemistry lab.
Chemistry major Erin Kibby and Dr. Joan Esson using the new LC-MS spectrometer during research.
Students use Microtiter Plate Reader during Biochemistry lab.
Instrumentation is introduced early on and used in all courses:
Spectrometers for Atomic and Chemical Analysis
- Agilent 4100 Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer
- Jobin-Yvon LabRam HR800 Raman Spectrometer (532nm and 633nm lasers) (6)
- Nanalysis NMReady-60PRO Spectrometer
- Ocean Optics USB2000 UV and Visible Spectrophotometer
- Perkin-Elmer Lambda 2 UV-Visible Spectrophometer (2)
- Perkin-Elmer LS50B Fluorimeter with 96-well Microplate Reader
- Thermo Nicolet 380 FT-IR Spectrometer
X-Ray Diffraction and Thermal Analysis for Materials Characterization
- Bruker APEXII Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer
- Rigaku MiniFlex II Powder X-ray Diffractometer
- TA Instruments DSC 2010 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Chromatographic Systems for Separations and Trace Analysis
- Thermo HPLC with LCQ Fleet Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (purchased with funds from the Clements Foundation)
- Fisions Instruments GC8000/MD800 Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
- Thermo Finnigan Gradient HPLC with Diode Array Detector
- GE Pharmacia AKTA Prime Protein Chromatography Workstation
Biochemical Separations and Analysis
- Molecular Devices fMax Fluorescent Microtiter Plate Reader
- GE Pharmacia Amersham Biotrak II Visible Range Plate Reader
- Misonix Sonicator 3000
- Refrigerated Centrifuges (5)
- Labconco Delta Series Class II Biosafety Cabinet