Townes Center for Science

The Chemistry Department is located in the Townes Center for Science along with the Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, and Physics Departments. This $62.5 million state-of-the-art facility was dedicated in 2008. The chemistry research laboratories, teaching labs, classrooms, seminar rooms, and group study areas are found mostly on the second floor with the main office suite located in Townes 236.

Instrumentation

Furman's Department of Chemistry holds an array of elaborate scientific instrumentation. Having acquired over $4 million in new instrumentation since 1985, the department has a commitment to maintaining numerous state of the art instruments for undergraduate use. The department is home to two high-field, superconducting NMR spectrometers (300 and 500 MHz), a coupled liquid chromatograph/electrospray mass spectrometer, two GC/MS instruments, two atomic force microscopes capable of "seeing" individual atoms, and the world's first mass-selected electron spin resonance spectrometer, to name only a few. Each piece of equipment was procured specifically for the use of the department's undergraduates.

See below for department's instrumentation listing, including purchase costs and dates. Total assets: $5,445,700 (as of July 2010).


Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Varian Inova 500 MHz HighField Superconducting NMR Spectrometer	$454,000	1996
Varian 400MR  400 MHz High‑Field Superconducting NMR Spectrometer	$312,000	2007
Varian E‑109 ESR Spectrometer (including Micron Computer System, 1997)	$120,000	1979
Bruker ESR Spectrometer ERD 200	$144,000	1986
Bruker ESR Spectrometer ECS 106	$110,000	1992
Bruker ESR Spectrometer EMX	$125,000	2001
Hewlett Packard Microwave Frequency Counter	$14,000	1995

Mass Spectrometry

EAI 250 Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers (2)	$12,000	1984
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer; R.M. Jordon Co	$12,000	1989
TOF Reflectron Mass Spectrometer; R.M. Jordon Co	$36,000	1988
Mass Spec Helium Leak Tester; Veeco 17 AB	$22,000	1990
Stanford Research Systems RGA Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (2)	$14,000	1996

Lasers

Spectra‑Physics 4 Watt Argon Ion Laser	$25,000	1990
Spectra‑Physics Argon Ion Laser	$40,000	2001
Spectra‑Physics PDL‑2 Pulsed Dye Laser	$36,000	1988
Nd:YAG Laser Spectra Physics (DCR‑2A)	$65,000	1985
Nd:YAG Laser Spectra Physics (DCR‑11, two systems)	$68,000	1988
Nd:YAG Laser Spectra Physics Series 150	$65,000	2001
Coherent Innova 90 five watt Argon ion laser	$24,000	1996
Coherent CR599 Dye laser	$15,000	1996
Photon Technology GL302 Dye/GL3300 Nitrogen Laser	$20,000	2002
Omnichrome 14 mW laser	$25,000	2000

Electrochemical

Princeton Applied Research (PAR) 173 Potentiostat‑Galvanostat	$6,000	1988
PAR 175 Universal Programmer	$4,000	1980
PAR 303A Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode & Access (PAR 174A Polarographic Analyzer)	$5,000	1980
PAR 303A Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode & Access (PAR Model 264A Stripping Analyzer)	$3,500	1988
PAR Model 363 Potentiostat/Galvanostat	$3,500	1990
Orion 901 Ion Analyzer	$2,000	1978
Fisher Accuret pH/mV/ISE Meters (3)	$6,000	1993
Bio Analytical Systems  100 B/W Electrochemical Workstations (2)	$55,000	1994
Bio Analytical Systems  LC4 Amperometric Controllers (2)	$12,000	1994
Alessi FourPoint Probe Conductivity System	$2,500	1996

Separations

Hewlett‑Packard 5890A Capillary Gas Chromatographs (3)	$18,600	1985
Spectra‑Physics 500 ‑ Capillary Electrophoresis System (Computer Interfaced)	$21,000	1992
Beckman MDQ Capillary Electrophoresis System	$45,000	1999
Dionex Ion Chromatograph	$25,000	1999
Metrohm Ion Chromatograph	$25,000	2005
HewlettPackard 1100 Series HPLC (Computer Interfaced)	$17,000	1999
Varian Saturn 2100D GC/MS	$45,000	2001
Varian Saturn 2000 GC/MS/MS	$75,000	2001
Waters Alliance LC/MS	$155,000	2003
Shimadzu HPLC Systems (2)	$70,000	2008
Shimadzu UFLC System	$107,000	2009
Waters HPLC Fluorescence Detector	$16,000	2007

Microscopy

Nikon Eclipse TE3000 Inverted Microscope	$11,000	1998
Jenalumar Fluorescence Microscope	$15,000	1995
RJ Lee Personal SEM w/ Integrated EDS & Variable Temperature State	$132,000	1999
Veeco Nanoscope III Multimode AFM/STM	$108,000	1996
Veeco Nanoscope IV Diimension 3100AFM	$170,000	2001
Veeco High Temperature AFM Scanner	$25,000	2003
Zeiss Fluorescence and Polarizing Microscopes Variable Temperature Stage (including associated video equipment)	$20,000	1995

Optical Spectroscopy

Nicolet  FTIR  Model 750	$41,000	1993
Spex Fluorolog 2 Emission Spectrometer	$55,000	1996
Shimadzu BioSpecMini UVVisible Spectrometer	$5,000	2007
PerkinElmer Paragon 500 FTIR Spectrometer	$14,000	1996
PerkinElmer Spectrum Bx FTIR Spectrometer (2)	$30,000	2001
Hewlett‑Packard Model 8452A Diode Array Spectrophotometer (2)	$40,000	1991
Aminco‑Bowman SLM‑8000 C Spectrophotofluorimeter***	$44,800	1990
Aminco‑Bowman SLM‑8000 C Spectrophotofluorimeter (refurbished)	$15,000	2002
JASCO CD J‑710 Spectrophotometer***	$55,000	1991
JASCO CD J‑710 Spectrophotometer (refurbished)	$15,000	2001
Varian Liberty Series II Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometer	$100,000	1998
Varian Cary 100 Bio UV‑Visible Spectrophotometer (2)	$44,000	1998
Varian Cary 50 Probe UV‑Visible Spectrophotometer (3)	$32,000	1998
Spex 0.75m Raman Spectrometer with CCD	$40,000	1998
Rudolph Instruments Digipol 781 Polarimeter	$16,000	2001
ThermoOriel Mercury Arc Source	$9,000	2001
PerkinElmer Elan 6100 ICPMS	$45,000	2005
ThermoNicolet 6700 FTIR w/NXR FTRaman Module	$121,000	2005
Varian 680 FTIR with polarizing accessory	$125,000	2010
OLIS SM45 EM Spectrofluorometer	$34,000	2008
Horiba Jobin Yvon Spex Fluorolog 3 Fluorometer With Microplate Reader, Temp Controller & Titrator	$50,000	2008
Horiba Jobin Yvon FluoroMax 3 Fluorometer	$30,000	2006
Photonics QE 6500 Spectrometer	$10,000	2006
PerkinElmer Spectrum 100 FTIR Spectrometer With External Beam Accessory	$39,000	2010

Specialized Reaction Apparatus

Vacuum Atmospheres Co. HE‑243 Inert Atmosphere (Glove Box)	$22,000	1980
Cryogenic Technology Model 21 Cryostat	$8,000	1975
Air Products Heli‑Tran Liquid Helium Cryostats (2)	$8,000	1979
Air Products Cryogenic Refrigerators, Displex 202 (3)	$31,000	1978
Air Products Temperature Controllers, APD‑E (2)	$2,400	1980
Cryogenic Refrigerator 4K, Air Products Model HS304	$27,000	1986
Oriel 1000 Watt Mercury Lamp Photolysis System	$5,100	1977
KIVA Microwave Generators and Vacuum UV Photolysis Lamps	$6,500	1979
Neslab CC65 II Refrigerated Circulator	$7,500	1996
Neslab CFT75 Refrigerated Circulator	$7,000	1990

Miscellaneous

APD Liquid Helium Heli‑Tran Cryostat	$12,000	1984
APD Liquid Helium Heli‑Tran Cryostat	$14,000	1987
APD Heliplex 4 K Closed Cycle Refrigerator	$35,000	1984
APD Heliplex 4 K Closed Cycle Refrigerator	$38,000	1988
Neslab Cryocool 100 Immersion Probes (2)	$9,000	1991
Nicolet Digital Oscilloscope 4094A	$19,000	1986
Nicolet 4180 plug‑in (for Nicolet Digital Oscilloscipe 4094A above)	$5,000	1990
Peptide Synthesizer, Vega Biotechnologies Model 1000	$15,000	1986
Rayonet RPR‑100 Photochemical Reactor	$3,000	1986
Rayonet RPR200 Photochemical Reactor	$4,500	2002
Jarrell‑Ash Half‑Meter Monochromator System	$11,000	1975
Veeco MS‑9AB Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector	$14,000	1989
LeCroy 9400A Signal Average Storage Scope	$10,000	1988
Molecular Beam High Vacuum System w/10” Diffusion Pump	$45,000	1992
Phillips MCN 101 Xray Generator  w/MG161 Power Supply	$35,000	1991
11 Macintosh Mac Pro Molecular Modeling Stations	$37,000	2008
HP Z3100PS DesignJet Large Format Printer	$6,500	2006
Biosystem PCR‑Mate 391 DNA Synthesizer	$15,000	1990
Bio‑Rad 620 Video Densitometer (Computer Interfaced)	$20,000	1991
IBM RISC 6000/530H; 2.5 G Bytes Disk Space; 64 MB Core; 19" Color Monitor/Graphics Accelerator	$75,000	1992
Rotavapor Buchi RE111/461 Water Bath (8)	$24,000	1992
Rotovapor Buchi  R114/B480 Water Bath (2)	$5,000	1997
Rotovapor Buchi  R210(6)	$21,000	2006
PerkinElmer DSC 7 Differential Scanning Calorimeter & TGA 7 Thermal Gravametric Analyzer	$65,000	1993
Circulating Water Bath	$1,000	1994
UltraLum Digipix 1260 Digital Gel Analyzer System	$5,000	1999
UltraLum Omega Gel Imager	$31,000	2007
GE LifeSciences Typhoon Trio Gel Imager	$79,000	2009
OmnE Thermal Cycler	$3,000	1999
Innovative Technology PureSolv Solvent Purification System	$19,000	2008
Pneumatic Optics Tables (4)	$9,500	2002
LeCroy 9350A Digital Oscilloscope	$9,000	1998
MicroCal VPITC Isothermal Calorimeters (3)	$167,000	2006
Millipore MilliQ/Elix Water System (2)	$30,000	2007
Tuttnauer Brinkmann Autoclave	$6,500	2007
Harvey SterileMax Autoclave	$5,300	2007
Qsense QCMD E4 Quartz Crystal Microbalance	$150,000	2008
KSV Theta Tensiometer System	$43,000	2010
KSV Dip Coater	$10,000	2010
Hummer Plasma Coater	$3,700	2001
EPmotion 5070 Liquid Handling Robot	$12,300	2008
Biotage SP1 & SP4 Automated Column Chromatography Systems	$43,500	2006
BioRad Gel Electrophoresis Systems (15)	$15,000	2005
Dynamic Light Scattering System  ALV 7004	$107,000	2010
Eppendorf Multipurpose Centrifuge 5810R	$11,500	2008
Agilent Mx3000P QPCR System	$24,000	2008
Eppendorf Mastercycler Personal Thermocyler	$4,000	2008
Labnet Multigene Gradient PCR Machines (2)	$12,000	2007
New Brunswick Scientific Excella 24 Shaker	$6,000	2008
ThermoElectron Savant DNA120 SpeedVac/Concentrator	$8,000	2007