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Research Facilities and Instrumentation


The department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas State University has access to a wide range of state of the art instrumentation and resources.  Listed below are the instruments that are available to researchers in our department.  While many of the instruments are housed within our department, we have access to multiple additional instruments housed within the College of Science and Engineering Analysis Research Service Center as well.

Facilities Tour


Biochemical Characterization/Processing

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
ABI Thermal CyclerCENT 417
Accusterilizer AS12 AutoclaveDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 222
AFP Imaging X-Ray Film DeveloperDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Alpha Innotech Red Gel Documentation SystemCENT 418
Beckman Avanti J-E CentrifugeCHEM 330
Beckman Coulter DU730 UV/Vis SpectrophotometerDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Beckman Coulter J-26XPi high performance centrifuge with JA-25.50 and JA-25.15 fixed angle rotorsDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Beckman Coutler Allegra 6 CentrifugeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Beckman LS 60000IC Liquid Scintillation CounterCENT 417E
Beckman Preparative UltracentrifugeCENT 403
Biacore X Surface Plasmon ResonanceDr. Wendi DavidCENT 401
Bio-Rad Biologic Low Pressure Chromatography SystemDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Bio-rad iMARK micro plate readerCENT 401A
BioRad Model 680 Microplate ReaderDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 222
BioRad Smart-Spec Plus UV-Vis Spectrometers (3)Dr. Kevin LewisCHEM 222
Biotek Synergy H4 Hybrid reader, multimode plate readerDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Bruker Autoflex MALDI/TOF/TOFCHEM 338
Dionex nano-LC interfaced with LCQCHEM 306
Eppendorf 5804 Series CentrifugeCHEM 306
Ettan Spot PickerCENT 418
FluorimeterCENT 406
Genepix 4000B ScnrCENT 418
Genetic HybstationCENT 417
Gilson High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs (2)CENT 406
Hermle Labnet Z383K CentrifugeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
INNOVA 4300 Incu ShakerCENT 418
Invitrogen Cubit 2.0 DNA/RNA Protein FluorometerDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Jasco J-710 Circular Dichroism SpectropolarimeterDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Kodak ImageStation 440CFDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Labconco FreeZone 4.5L benchtop freeze dryerDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Malvern Zetasizer Nano-ZS with AutotitratorDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Micropipet PullerCENT 417E
Millipore Milli-Q Integral 3 Water Purification SystemDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Motorized MicromanipulatersCENT 417E
New Brunswick IC2500 Refrigerated Shaking IncubatorCENT 403
Nikon Tetrad Dissection MicroscopeCENT 403
Oxycycler Oxy ProfileCENT 417E.1
Panasonic MDF U56VCPA Ultra Low FreezerDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Phospho ImagerCENT 418
Retsch Ball MillCENT 403
Savant Speed-Vac SystemCENT 417
Server equipped with proteomics software for the LCQ (Discovery) and for the MALDI/TOF (Mascot)CHEM 338
SpectraMAX 190 Microplate SpectrophotometerDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 218
Stratagene UV Stratalinker 2400 DNA Crosslinking StationDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
TC100 Ultracentrifuge - RotorsCENT 418
Thermo Scientific Max Q 5000 Incubator ShakerDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
ThermoScientific Forma ClassII, A2 Biological Safety CabinetCENT 401A
Transmission Electron MicroscopeBiology DepartmentSUPPLE
Trinocular Phase Contrast MicroscopeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Typhoon Wrk StnCENT 418
UVP Laboratory Products HB-1000 Hybridizer IncubatorDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219

Electrochemistry

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
4 Point Probe Conductivity Measurement ApparatusPhysics DepartmentMITTE
CH Instruments 430A Electrochemical Workstation with QCMDr. Ben MartinCHEM 344
CH Instruments 620B Electrochemical WorkstationDr. Chang JiCHEM 333
CH Instruments 660D Electrochemical WorkstationDr. Todd HudnallCENT 347
Gamry PCI4/750 potentiostat/galvanostatDr. Ben MartinCHEM 344
Gamry Reference 600 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA with Quartz Crystal MicrobalanceDr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
Pine BiopotentiostatDr. Ben MartinCHEM 344
Pine BipotentiostatDr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
Pine WaveNow Potentiostats (2)Dr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342

Macromolecular Characterization/Processing

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
Stanford Research Systems Quartz Crystal Microbalance QCM 200Dr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
110 Ton LS Injection Molder with Film Take Off AdapterDr. Gary BeallSTAR
4 Point Probe Conductivity Measurement ApparatusPhysics DepartmentMITTE
Atomic Force MicroscopePhysics DepartmentMITTE
Beckman Avanti J-E CentrifugeCHEM 330
Beckman Coulter J-26XPi high performance centrifuge with JA-25.50 and JA-25.15 fixed angle rotorsDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Beckman Coutler Allegra 6 CentrifugeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Bruker Autoflex MALDI/TOF/TOFCHEM 338
Bruker D8 Focus Powder X-Ray Diffractometer with Sol-X Solid State DetectorDr. Ben MartinCHEM 322
Carver heated platen pressDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Contact Angle MeterDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Cumberland GrinderDr. Gary BeallTECH 6
Dionex nano-LC interfaced with LCQCHEM 306
Eppendorf 5804 Series CentrifugeCHEM 306
Eurolab Twin Screw ExtruderDr. Gary BeallSTAR
Fisher Sonicating HornDr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
Gaertner LSE EllipsometerDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
Gardner Dart ImpactDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Haake Torque Rheometer with mixing head and extruder (single & counter twin screw)Dr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Hermle Labnet Z383K CentrifugeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Injection MolderDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Instron Tensile TesterCHEM 330
LS Injection MolderTECH 6
Malvern Zetasizer Nano-ZS with AutotitratorDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Mass Loss CalorimeterDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Mocon Gas Permeation Measurement Stations (6)Dr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Molecular Beam Epitaxy System equipped with STEM and XPSPhysics DepartmentMITTE
NanoSight Brownian Motion MicroscopeDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Notched Izod ImpactDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Rame Hart Model 200-F1 GoniometerDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
Scanning Electron MicroscopesPhysics DepartmentMITTE
Server equipped with proteomics software for the LCQ (Discovery) and for the MALDI/TOF (Mascot)CHEM 338
Simulated Solid Rocket MotorDr. Gary BeallTECH 6
Sonicating hornCENT 341
TA Q200 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
TA Q50 Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
TA Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
Tensile Tester, MTS/Sintech Model 1/DDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Thermo Scientific Haake MiniJet II, MiniLab IIDr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
Transmission Electron MicroscopeBiology DepartmentSUPPLE
Viscotec GPC with RI Detector (THF)Dr. William BrittainCHEM 240

Spectroscopy/Spectrometry/Microscopy

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
Viscotec GPC with triple detectorCHEM 325
Waters Gel Permeation ChromatographDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
4 Point Probe Conductivity Measurement ApparatusPhysics DepartmentMITTE
Agilent Technologies Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer equipped with FID and ECD (GC/MS)Dr. Chang JiCHEM 333
AMG EVOS FL digital LED-based transmission and fluorescence microscopeDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Atomic Force MicroscopePhysics DepartmentMITTE
Beckman Coulter DU730 UV/Vis SpectrophotometerDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Beckman DU 7400 UV-Visible SpectrophotometerCHEM 328
Biacore X Surface Plasmon ResonanceDr. Wendi DavidCENT 401
BioRad Model 680 Microplate ReaderDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 222
BioRad Smart-Spec Plus UV-Vis Spectrometers (3)Dr. Kevin LewisCHEM 222
Bruker Autoflex MALDI/TOF/TOFCHEM 338
Bruker Avance 400 MHz FT NMRDr. Todd HudnallCHEM 337
Bruker D8 Focus Powder X-Ray Diffractometer with Sol-X Solid State DetectorDr. Ben MartinCHEM 322
Bruker Tensor 27 FTIR with ATR and DRIFTDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
FluorimeterCENT 406
Gaertner LSE EllipsometerDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
High vacuum molecular beam laser spectroscopy instrumentationCHEM 103
Infrared MicroscopePhysics DepartmentMITTE
Invitrogen Cubit 2.0 DNA/RNA Protein FluorometerDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Jasco J-710 Circular Dichroism SpectropolarimeterDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Molecular Beam Epitaxy System equipped with STEM and XPSPhysics DepartmentMITTE
Nikon Tetrad Dissection MicroscopeCENT 403
Ocean Optics USB400 UV-Vis SpectrophotometerDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
Ocean Optics USB400 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer with fiber-optic dip probeDr. Chang JiCHEM 333
Perkin Elmer Model 2280 Atomic Absorption SpectrophotometerCHEM 226
Perkin-Elmer Spectrum One FT Infrared SpectrophotometerDr. Ben MartinCHEM 221
Raman SpectrophotometerPhysics DepartmentMITTE
Rigaku SCX-Mini Single Crystal X-Ray DiffractometerDr. Ben MartinCHEM 322
Scanning Electron MicroscopesPhysics DepartmentMITTE
SpectraMAX 190 Microplate SpectrophotometerDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 218
Thermo Scientific, Nicolet iS5 FT-IR SpectrometerCHEM 229
Transmission Electron MicroscopeBiology DepartmentSUPPLE

Other

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
Trinocular Phase Contrast MicroscopeDr. Kevin LewisCHEM 219
Varian Cary 100 Bio UV-Visible Spectrophotometer with CA-30 Diffuse Reflectance Integrating Sphere Accessory and Peltier Temperature Controlled Cell HolderDr. Ben MartinCHEM 221
Waters Synapt G2 UPLC Ion Mobility Mass SpectrometerDr. Alexander KornienkoCHEM 318
2 liter Parr Pressure Reactor and ControllerDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
–20 °C FreezerCHEM 338
ISCO Model 260D and Model 100DM Supercritical Fluid pumps with a Series D pump controllerDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
MBraun glove boxDr. Ben MartinCHEM 344
MBraun Unilab Glove BoxDr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
Nuaire Glacier (-86 °C) freezer, 17.1 cu. ft.Dr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343
Parallel Quantum Solutions 32-Core 64-bit QuantumCubeDr. William Brittain/Dr. Todd HudnallCHEM 118
Supercritical Fluid ReactorsDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
TA Q200 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
TA Q50 Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
TA Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA)Dr. Gary BeallCHEM 322
Vacuum Atmospheres Glove BoxDr. Jennifer IrvinCENT 342
Vacuum Atmospheres Omni-Lab Glove Box SystemDr. Todd HudnallCENT 347
VWR Critical Storage (-25 °C) Undercounter Laboratory Freezer, 5.4 cu. FtDr. Tania BetancourtCENT 343

Separations

Instrument NameFaculty ContactInstrument Location
Agilent Technologies 1120 Compact HPLCDr. Chang JiCHEM 333
Agilent Technologies Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer equipped with FID and ECD (GC/MS)Dr. Chang JiCHEM 333
Bio-Rad Biologic Low Pressure Chromatography SystemDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
Dionex nano-LC interfaced with LCQDr. Liqin DuCHEM 306
Finnegan LCQ Classic Liquid Chromatograph/Mass SpectrometerDr. Liqin DuCHEM 306
Gilson High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs (2)CENT 406
IT Solvent Purification SystemDr. Todd HudnallCENT 347
Millipore Milli-Q Integral 3 Water Purification SystemDr. Steve WhittenCENT 408
PureSolv MD7 Solvent Purification SystemDr. Alexander KornienkoCHEM 323
Varian 3300 Gas ChromatographCHEM 221
Varian Gas ChromatographDr. William BrittainCHEM 240
Vernier Mini GC Plus Gas Chromatographs (2)CHEM 229
Viscotec GPC with RI Detector (THF)Dr. William BrittainCHEM 240
Viscotec GPC with triple detectorCHEM 325
Waters Gel Permeation ChromatographDr. Gary BeallCENT 341
Waters Synapt G2 UPLC Ion Mobility Mass SpectrometerDr. Liqin Du/Dr. KornienkoCHEM 318