Research Instrumentation at Chemistry Department
Dr. Samuel P Hernández Rivera (samuel.hernandez3@upr.edu) VIS Confocal Raman Microspectrometer, Renishaw, InVia-1, 405, 447, 532 nm, Q-027B NIR-VIS Confocal Raman Microspectrometer, Renishaw, InVia-2, 561, 660, 785 nm, Q-027B VIS-NIR Confocal Raman Microspectrom, Renishaw, RM1000/2000, 532, 785 nm, Q-040 UV-VIS Confocal Raman Microspectrometer, J/Y-Horiba, HR-LABRAM, Q-27 UV-VIS Triple Raman Spectrometer, J/Y-Horiba, T64000, Q-040 FIR-MIR-NIR FTIR, Bruker Optics, IFS-66/V, vacuum bench; Macro/Micro, Q-040 Bench MIR interferometer, Vector 22, Bruker Optics, Q-040 Open Path Telescope Based MIR interferometer, EM27, Bruker Optics, Q-040 UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer, Varian Cary 5000, 190-3300 nm, Q-027B, equipped w. diffuse reflectance accessory Agilent HPLC 1100 (2 units), Q-048 Agilent GC 6998 (2 units), Q-048 Home built VIS Raman Telescope, Q-027 QCL spectrometer LaserScan, Block Engineering, 1000-1600 cm-1, Q-027 QCL spectrometer LaserScan, Block Engineering, 800-1430 cm-1, Q-027 High Power QCL laser system, Pranalytica, NI Data Acquisition, 1000-1600 cm-1, Q-040 CO2 Laser Based Thermal Emission Remote Detection System Home built, Q-040 Nd:YAG laser, Quanta Ray 290-Pro, 3 J, Spectra-Physics/Newport, Lines @ 1064, 532, 355, 266 nm Nd:YAG laser, INDI-40, 450 mJ, Spectra-Physics/Newport, Lines @ 1064, 532, 355, 266 nm Thermal Inkjet 3-axes printing systems (2 units), ImTech Corp., Q-040 Spin Coating System, Specialty Coatings, Q-040 NT-MDT Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)/Confocal Raman Q-027A Normal Raman, SERS, TERS/Fluorescence/Luminescence point spectroscopy & chemical imaging morphology/spectroscopy with two sensing configurations:
Dr. Juan López-Garriga (juan.lopez16@upr.edu) Raman Spectrometer UV-Vis Spectrometer FT-IR Spectrometer Millisecond Stopped-flow, Nanosecond flash photolysis, FPLCAtka Purifier Crystallization System with cryogenic capabilities
Dr. Enrique Meléndez (enrique.melendez@upr.edu) LABCONO Vertical Bench with Laminar Flow (Laminar hood) Jasco Circular Dischroism Polarimeter J-810 FPLC AKTAPURIFIER 10 with auto sample Shimadzu Spectrofluorophotometer RF-5301 PC Refrigerated Eppendorf Centrifuge 5804R CV-50W Voltammetric Analyzer MBRAUN Unilab Anaerobic Chamber -80° C So-Low Ultralow freezer Thermo Scientific Form Direct CO2 incubator Inverted Microscope BINOC AE20 Lyophilizer FREEZEONE 1
Dr. Elsie Parés (elsie.pares@upr.edu) Labconco Laminar Hoods Fisher water jacketed CO2 incubator Bio‐Rad Electroporator Bio‐Rad Trans‐Blot system Vortexers Eppendorf PCR machine Leica CME microscope IEC Centra CL3‐R centrifuge Two microcentrifuges; Two upright ‐20°C freezers Explosion‐proof hood Labconco incubating shaker Gel dryer and pump Small autoclave machine Dry and Drybath incubators Microwave machine Boekel Microcooler II Benchtop Refrigerated bath
Dr. Felix Román (felixr.roman@upr.edu) ICP MS 7500 CE ICP MS 7500a HPLC Waters 2487, 2414 HPLC Agilent 1200 ALS, FDL, ELSD HPLC Agilent 1100 DAD-MS HPLC Agilent 1100 VWD-ICP HPLC Agilent 1200 DAD MS Bruker esquire 6000MS MS Perkin Elmer Optima 2000 DV Incubator Sanyo DTB1-09 MIR-254(Big) Incubator Thermo Thelco Laboratory (small) Centrifuge 5430 Eppendorf Dynamic Centrifuge Centrifuge Thermo CL2 Microwaves Mars 6 Microwaves Mars X press Autoclave SK100C Freezer Revco -40 C
Dr. Rodolfo Romañach (rodolfoj.romanach@upr.edu) SyNIRgi Chemical Imaging system 1200 – 2450 nm. Kaiser RXN-1 RA- 785 Raman spectrometer equipped with non-contact and immersion probes for reaction monitoring is also available MPA™ (Multipurpose Analyzer) from Bruker Optics, which is capable of obtaining near infrared transmission spectra for tablets. Matrix FT-NIR system from Bruker Optics. Two Control Development Inc diode array spectrographs capable of performing fast real time process measurements (every 180 – 230 milliseconds). Olympus CX-31 Polarized light microscope equipped with a photographic system. Unscrambler X Process Pulse. 870 Karl Fischer Titrino Plus system.
Dr. Carmen Vega (carmenamaralis.vega@upr.edu) CV-50W Voltammetric Analyzer Lyophilizer
Departamental Facilities Lab Q-030, NMR Facility: aMultinuclear 500 MHz Bruker NMR equipped with a QXI and BBO probes and four frequency channels. Contact: Dr. Enrique Meléndez (enrique.melendez@upr.edu) / Mrs. Aracelis Cardona (aracelis.cardona@upr.edu). Lab Q-025, X-RAY Facility: Bruker X8 Prospector Ultra with APEXII CCD, a 3-axis goniostat, Quazar TM Montel Multilayer optics and incoatec microfocus Copper source, coupled to a Cryostream 700 LT apparatus. Contact: Dr. Jorge Ríos Steiner (jorge.rios2@upr.edu). Lab Q-014, Computational Facility: Linux cluster (OpenSuse Leap 42.1): Dell PowerVault MD1000, Dell Poweredge computer nodes running: Gaussian09, OpenMPI, Gromacs, Namd, Vina, etc. Contact: Dr. Alberto Santana (alberto.santana@upr.edu).
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