Science Instrumentation
The College of Science provides access to modern laboratory and field instrumentation that supports teaching, student learning, and research across a variety of scientific disciplines. Browse the available instruments to learn about their capabilities.
To reserve an instrument, use our Google Calendar reservation system. To request an instrument manual or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), or if you have questions about our instrumentation, contact:
Leigh Komperda
College of Science Instrumentation Manager
leighkomperda@weber.edu
Tracy Hall, Room 222
Available Instrumentation
Imaging
- Thermo FEI Quanta 250 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Olympus Fluoview FV3000 Confocal Microscope
- Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Elemental Analysis
- Thermo iCAP RQ Inductively Coupled Plasma Quadropole Mass Spectrometer (ICP-Q-MS)
- Thermo iCAP 7400 Duo Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
- Thermo UltraDry EDS X-Ray MicroAnalysis (Attached to SEM)
- Rigaku SuperMini200 X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
- X-Ray Refraction Detector (XRD)
- Nippon MA3000 Direct Mercury Analyzer
- CEM MARS 6 Microwave Digester
Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry
- Thermo Vanquish Ultra High Pressure Chromatography (UHPLC) with Diode Array Detector
- Thermo TSQ Endura Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QQQ-MS)
- Agilent 7890A/5975C Gas Chromatograph Mass Selective Detector (GC/MSD)
- Sciex CESI 8000 Plus Capillary Electrophoresis ESI-MS
- Agilent 6890 Gas Chromatograph with FID
- Agilent 1100 High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph
Spectroscopy
- Anasazi EFT-90 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR)
- Thermo Nicolet iS50 High Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)
Materials Science
- AJA ATC-Orion 8 UHV Sputtering Deposition System
- Surface Profilometer
- Anatech Hummer 6.2 Sputterer and Carbon Coater
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Oxford Nanopore MinION M1kc 3rd Generation DNA and RNA Sequencer
- Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 3 Real-time Quantitative PCR
- TECAN Spark MultiMode Microplate Reader
- Agilent Cary 60 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
- Thermo Nanodrop Lite Spectrophotometer
-80C Freezers
There are three -80C (ultralow temperature) freezers available.
- Zoology Upright Freezer
- Shared Upright Freezer (Microbiology/Botany)
- Shared Chest Freezer
Space is limited. Only items that require ultralow temperature should be stored in these freezers. Contact Leigh Komperda at leighkomperda@weber.edu for information about storing items in these freezers.