Chemical Instrumentation Links
Compiled by David Wilbur, Tufts University

updated 9/5/06
 

This list is by no means complete, and is heavily biased toward the instrumentation in the Tufts Chemistry department

Instrument Manufacturers
Beckman Coulter - Centrifuges and other biomedical instruments.

Bruker - NMR and EPR spectrometers, mass spectrometers, X-ray diffractometers. Also FT-IR

Duniway Stockroom  Vacuum equipment, new and rebuilt.

Jasco -Spectroscopy and chromatography instrumentation.

JEOL USA  - NMR, SEM,  Mass Spec.

Leeman Labs -AA ans ICP spectrometers, mercury analyzers.

Oxford Instruments - Superconducting magnets and x-ray microanalysis.

Perkin Elmer  FT-IR, AA, HPLC, GC/MS, UV/Vis/NIR, Thermal Analysis, scintillation counters.

Rheodyne --Wide variety of valves for HPLC and other precision fluid handling applications.

Rudolph Research Analytical Polarimeters.

Scientific Instrument Services, Inc. Source for Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography, and Liquid Chromatography

Thermo Electron Corporation Manufacturer of a wide variety of instrumentation, including mass spectrometers, IR and Raman spectrometers, AA and ICP-OES spectrometers.

Varian NMR, Optical Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, Gas and Liquid Chromatography.

Wale Apparatus Distributor of equipment and supplies for scientific glassblowing.

 

 Essential Supplies 

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories The leading supplier of isotopically labled compounds, including NMR solvents.

Ernest F. Fullam, Inc  Supplier of Electron Microscopy accessories. We specialize in supplying
quality OEM and aftermarket accessories for electron and light microscopes.

Electron Microscopy Sciences -Chemicals, supplies, accessories, and equipment for Electron and Light Microscopy.

SPI Supplies  Manufacturers of sample preparation products for electron and light microscopy

Wilmad Glass - Complete line of NMR tubes and accessories.

Tutorials

NMR

The Basics of NMR An excellent interactive textbook by Joseph P. Hornak of Rochester Institute of Technology.
Technical NMR Tidbits - The art and science of shimming NMR magnets, secrets of NMR probes. 2D and 3D NMR examples.
NMR Spectroscopy. Principles and Application. Six second year lectures given at Imperial College by Henry Rzepa.

SEM
Iowa State SEM page - A brief tutorial on SEM at several levels
Virtual SEM An interactive display of SEM pictures
A Guide to Scanning Microscope Observation A guide to optimizing images, from JEOL.

Mass Spec 
Mass Spec/ MALDI Tutorials From Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  Excellent MALDI TOF slide show
 

Other
Webspectra This site was established at UCLA to provide chemistry students with a library of spectroscopy problems.
Organic Structure Elucidation An interactive workbook form Notre Dame has been developed for solving organic
structures from spectroscopic data. Most problems contain an IR,1H and 13C NMR, and mass spectra.
The Internet Journal of Vibrational Spectroscopy An on line newsletter published by Perkin Elmer
Scientific Glassblowing Basics An introduction to scientific glassblowing from East Carolina University
Interactive Tutorial about Diffraction Introduction to x-ray crystal structure determination from  the Institute of Mineralogy,
                                          University of Würzburg

Lists of links
NMR Links Compiled by Karen Ann Smith, University of New Mexico.
Acorn NMR Links Lists of NMR Web Sites compiled by Acorn NMR 
Base Peak A Collection of Links to Mass Spectrometry Internet Sites.
Mass Spec Links From Department of Chemistry Instrumentation Facility, MIT.

Reference
Chemputer Interactive calculator for chemistry. Calculates Mass Spec isotope patterns, element percentages, recation yields, and more.  From University of Sheffield.
Web Elements Periodic Table An interactive peiodic table Includes NMR frequencies, isotope abundances, and much more. From University of Sheffield.
NMR Periodic Table A less comprehensive periodic table, specifically for NMR.  From Texas A&M University.
Integrated Spectral Database An on-line searchable database of Mass, NMR, IR, Raman spectra. From National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, Japan.
Physical Constants A comprehensive reference on physical constants, units and uncertainty.  From NIST.
Analytical Chemistry Acronyms Acronyms of Analytical Instrumentation and Techniques, from Science Hypermedia, Inc.
NIST Chemistry WebBook  Online database from NIST.  Mass spec, IR, UV
Table of Spectroscopic Databases  An alphabetical list of spectroscopic databases for which information on the Internet is available. Includes both free and for fee databases.

Other
LC-GC Online LC-GC Magazine Web site.
Spectroscopy Online Spectroscopy Magazine Web site.
Chemistry Hypermedia Science Hypermedia, Inc. is developing educational courseware for general chemistry, analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, optics, and electronics. Developed by Professor Brian Tissue at University of Vermont.