The program is well-equipped to carry on a vigorous research program Instruments and equipment available in the department include:

Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer with computer data system

High-resolution mass spectrometer

Capillary column gas chromatographs with flame ionization detectors

Fourier transform infrared spectrometers

Fourier transform Raman spectrometer with CW Nd:YAG laser

X-band electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer

Ultraviolet/visible/near-infrared spectrophotometers

Scanning fluorescence spectrophotometers

Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectrometer

Diode array UV/VIS spectrophotometer

Laser Raman spectrophotometer

Raman spectrograph with CCD detector

Ar, Kr, He-Cd, He-Ne, and dye lasers

High-vacuum lines

Phosphor imager

Controlled atmosphere reaction chamber

Super speed centrifuges

Ultracentrifuges

HPLCs

FPLCs

Fraction collectors

Liquid scintillation systems

Gel electrophoresis systems

Laminar flow hoods for sterile culture

Growth chambers

Constant temperature rooms

Light and electron microscopes

Ultrafiltration systems

Autoclaves

Photographic facilities

Probe type sonicators and extruder