Research Facilities

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Cal State Fullerton supports a number of Research Facilities that provide access to high-end instrumentation analysis.

The following is a broad overview of various instruments in the Department:

Spectrophotometers

• Ultraviolet-Visible
• Fluorescence
• FT-Infrared
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
• Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) 

Mass Spectrometers

• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)
• Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometers (LC-MS)
• High Resolution Mass Spectrometer (HRMS)

X-Ray Diffraction

• Powder Diffraction

Chromatography

• Gas Chromatography (GC)
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC)

Calorimetry

• Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

Other Instruments

• Dynamic Light Scattering
• Liquid Scintillation
• Gamma Counters
• Potentiostats for Electrochemical Measurements
• Cluster and Distributed Computing Resources for Biomolecular Modeling
• High Speed Centrifuges
• Gel Imaging
• Shakers Incubator
• PCR

Common Chemistry Equipment

• Gel documentation system
• Master Cycler PCR gradient thermocycler
• UV-Vis spectrophotometers
• NanoDrop Spectrophotometer
• Nanopure water
• pH meters 
• Electronic Balances 
• Ice Machines 
• Microcentrifuges 
• Spectromax multi-mode plate reader 
• Table top shakers 
• NANO-ITC isothermal titration calorimeter 
• -20 °C and -80 °C freezer space
• Walk in cold room 
• Autoclaves 
• Lyophilizer
• High-Speed floor centrifuges 
• Water baths 
• Floor model Shaker/incubators 
• Glassware washer
• Liquid scintillation counter