Laboratory

Dr. Walker has lab space in the department of chemistry located in the three-story science/laboratory building. The laboratory is located on the 2nd floor of this facility, which houses other members of the chemistry, and geoscience departments and comprises of 24,000 sq. ft. The private research laboratories total 537 sq. ft. and is fully equipped with two fume hoods, 4 sinks, and sufficient counter space for 4 students to be working simultaneously. The major equipment contained in the research labs includes two rotary evaporators and two high vacuum Schlenk lines, for multi-person use.
Analytical facilities are available on the 2nd floor adjacent to the research laboratory with approximately 1600 sq. ft. Analytical Facilities within the chemistry department: The department of chemistry houses over 15 major chemical instruments for faculty and teaching use. JASCO FT/IR 4200, AgiliMHz NMR spectrometer, Varian LC-MS equipped with Varian 500 MS, Varian 212 LC pumps, Varian Prostar 335 Photodiode Array Detector and Varian Prostar 430 Autosampler. Horiba Jobin Yvon Fluoromax-4 Spectrofluorometer, BAS100B Electrochemical Analyzer with BAS C3 Cell Stand, JASCO Ventuno Laser Raman Spectrophotometer, Shimadzu TOC-5050A Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, Perkin Elmer LS 45 Luminescence Spectrometer, Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph, Water HPLC equipped with Waters 600 controller, Waters 717+ autosampler, Waters 432 conductivity detector, and Waters 996 photodiode array detector. Thermo Scientific ISQ GC-MS system equipped with trace 1310 GC and ISQ MS, Varian AA-475 atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Parr 13421 oxygen bomb calorimeter, icemaker, and a Millipore water filtration system equipped with RiOs 5 and Milli-Q gradient A10.

Instruments

Varian 400 MHz NMR with Oxford NMR AS400 Magnet and Mercury Console

 

Varian 400 MHz NMR with Oxford NMR AS400 Magnet and Mercury Console

 

Perkin  Elmer  LS  45  Luminescence  Spectrometer,

 

Perkin  Elmer  LS  45  Luminescence  Spectrometer

 

JASCO FT/IR 4600

 

JASCO FT/IR 4600

 

 

BAS100B Electrochemical Analyzer with BAS C3 Cell Stand

 

BAS100B Electrochemical Analyzer with BAS C3 Cell Stand

 

Water  HPLC  equipped  with  Waters  600  controller,  Waters  717+  autosampler,  Waters  432  conductivity  detector,  and  Waters  996  photodiode  array  detector

 

Water  HPLC  equipped  with  Waters  600  controller,  Waters  717+  autosampler,  Waters  432  conductivity  detector,  and  Waters  996  photodiode  array  detector

 

IKA vacuum pump with RV 8 S01 chiller and MVP 10 basic pump,

 

IKA vacuum pump with RV 8 S01 chiller and MVP 10 basic pump,

 

Varian LC-MS equipped with Varian 500 MS, Varian  212 LC pumps, Varian Prostar 335 Photodiode Array Detector and Varian Prostar 430 Autosampler.

 

Varian LC-MS equipped with Varian 500 MS, Varian  212 LC pumps, Varian Prostar 335 Photodiode Array Detector and Varian Prostar 430 Autosampler.

 

Parr  13421  oxygen  bomb  calorimeter

 

Parr  13421  oxygen  bomb  calorimeter

 

ISQ Single Quadrupole Mass Sprectrometer with Power Module 1R120380-0001, Trace 1310 Gas Chromatograph, AI 1310 autoinjector for GC

 

ISQ Single Quadrupole Mass Sprectrometer with Power Module 1R120380-0001, Trace 1310 Gas Chromatograph, AI 1310 autoinjector for GC