Pitzer-Scripps Science Department shared instruments/equipment/analytical capabilities
Our science program enjoys access to many instruments and analytical resources due to our multidisciplinary structure; additionally many faculty maintain reciprocal or cost-based use agreements with other science departments across the Claremont Colleges consortium.
Chemistry
500 MHz NMR spectrometer (Bruker AVANCE III 500)
Benchtop NMR (Nanalysis NMReady-60)
High-resolution UPLC-qTof mass spectrometer (Waters Xevo G2-XS ESI-qTof MS/MS)
Compact quadrupole mass spectrometer (Advion CMS)
GC-MS (Agilent 6890N with 5975C MSD)
HPLC (Waters 2489 with UV-vis detector)
GC (Agilent 6850)
FTIR spectrometer (Thermo Nicolet iS20)
UV-visible spectrometers (Agilent Cary 60, Shimadzu UV-1280)
Polarimeter (Jasco P-2000)
Fluorimeter (Jobin Yvon Spex Fluorolog 3)
Atomic absorption spectrometer (PerkinElmer PinAAcle 900T)
Magnetic susceptibility balance (Johnson Matthey)
Atomic Force Microscope (Nanomagnetics ezAFM)
Anodic stripping voltammetry apparatus (PalmSens4)
Solvent purification system (J. C. Meyer dri-train; CH2Cl2, Et2O, THF, toluene, pentane)
Speedvac concentrator and accessories (Savant 2030)
Small equipment: balances, pH meters, laboratory ovens, etc.
Environmental Science shared equipment/analytical capabilities:
Bruker Tracer 5i pXRF
Perkin Elmer Optima 8300 ICP-OES system (includes laser ablation system for solid samples)
Perkin Elmer microwave digester
Nikon LVU100 microscope with automated stage, camera, and imaging software; petrography capable
Buehler Metaserve polishing wheel
Beckman-Coulter Allegra Benchtop centrifuge
Soil texture/sediment particle size analysis (hydrometer; Retsch sieve shaker)
Benchtop soil pH meter (research); field pH meters for soils and water (teaching)
Large capacity furnace and drying ovens
METER/Decagon mini-disc infiltrometers
Nikon DSLR