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In keeping with the long history of the School of Chemical Sciences support of education and research at the University of Illinois, honoring the pioneering idea of world-renowned faculty, and combating the loss of funding from federal and State sources, SCS created a Center of Research and Educational Support (CORES) endowment to perpetually provide our researchers and our facilities the best equipment and greatest support staff to match the frontier research objectives of our faculty and students.

Cell Media Facility

Provides the materials required to grow and work with bacteria, yeast, insect cells, and animal cells.

Contact and Hours

Dr. Sandra McMasters, Director
(217) 244-5898
smattick@illinois.edu

Cell Media Facility
491 Roger Adams Lab
600 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Campus mail:  Box B-4, MC-712

Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday through Friday

Electronic Services 

(formerly CEES/Computer Electronics Electrical Services) - Provides design, construction and repair service for electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. An experienced staff works to provide fast and economical repairs, consultation and design assistance for new instrumentation, construction of new devices or modification of existing hardware, and preventative maintenance on lab equipment and pumps.

Contact and Hours

Electronic Services
125b Noyes Lab
505 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61820

Campus Mail: Box 2.1, MC-712

Email: scs-es@illinois.edu

 

EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) Lab

Provides EPR, ENDOR, and ESEEM facilities and expertise.

Contact and Hours

Toby Woods, Ph.D., Lab Manager
67 Noyes Lab
(217) 300-1081
tobyw@illinois.edu

Dean Olson, Ph.D. , NMR/EPR Lab Director
146 Roger Adams Lab
(217) 244-0564
dolson@illinois.edu

Glass Shop

Provides glassware repairs, and design and fabrication of customized glass equipment.

Contact and Hours

Andy Gibbs, Supervisor/Glassblower 
(217) 333-3610
agibbs@illinois.edu

Glass Shop
114 Noyes Lab
505 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL  61801

Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:30 - 4:00 pm

Graphic Services

Provides a range of conventional photographic, electronic imaging, technical drawing, and graphic design services.

Copying/Scanning

Copy center handles large-volume copy jobs. 

Contact and Hours:

Dorothy Loudermilk, Graphic Designer
217 244-1784
loudermi@illinois.edu

Nancy Lamb, Copy Services Staff
217-333-1974
scs-copying@illinois.edu 

Graphic Services                        
71 Noyes Lab
505 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL  61801
Copy Services                        
28 Noyes Lab
505 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL  61801


Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

High-throughput Screening Facility

Assists academic researchers in developing and performing high-throughput screens of chemical libraries.

Contact and Hours:

Vishnu Krishnamurthy, Director
(217) 244-4198
vkrshnm2@illinois.edu

High-throughput Screening Facility
361 Noyes Lab, Box 3-1
505 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL  61801

Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Machine Shop

Provides design and machining of customized equipment, especially ultra-high vacuum, high pressure, optical and mechanical equipment.

Contact and Hours

David Williams, Shop Supervisor
(217) 333-4278
dwllms@illinois.edu

Machine Shop
B71 Roger Adams Lab
505 South Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Hours (Monday-Friday):
7:30am - Noon, 12:30 - 3:30pm
Consultation Hours:  8am - Noon, 1pm - 3:00pm

Receiving / Shipping / Mailroom

Receives incoming shipments from all carriers, and processes outgoing shipment services via UPS and FedEx.  

Contact and Hours

Vashoune Russell, Supervisor
217 333-3257
scs-receiving@illinois.edu

Mail Room & Receiving 
School of Chemical Sciences
University of Illinois
29A Roger Adams Lab

Business Hours
8:00 am - noon, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Mass Spectrometry Lab

Provides varied services with capabilities in all modern methods of mass spectrometry.

Contact and Hours

Furong Sun, Director
217-333-2545
frs@illinois.edu

Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
35 Noyes Laboratory
MC-712 Box 51-1
505 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Lab Hours (staff available): Monday through Friday
8:00 am to 4:45 pm
24/7 access by key

Microanalysis Laboratory 

Provides elemental analysis (CHN, ICP, Halides), thermal analysis (TGA, DSC, ITC) and Surface Analysis (Physisorption (surface area, mesopore/micropore, adsorption, desorption, isotherms), Chemisorption (static/dynamic), vapor adsorption or heat of adsorption)

Contact and Hours

Ashley Blystone, Ph.D., Facility Supervisor
(217) 300-4881
blystone@illinois.edu

Microanalysis Laboratory
47 Noyes Laboratory
505 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
micro@scs.illinois.edu

Campus Mail: Box 36-1, MC-712

Hours: Monday-Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Laboratory

Offers a wide range of spectrometers, probes, and technical capabilities including multi-dimensional, multi-nuclear, and solid-state NMR.

Contact and Hours

Dean Olson, Ph.D. , Director NMR Lab / EPR Lab
tel: (217) 244-0564
fax: (217) 244-8068
dolson@illinois.edu

NMR Laboratory
University of Illinois
School of Chemical Sciences
146 Roger Adams Lab
MC-712 Box 81-5
600 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Lab Hours:
Staff Available 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday
24/7 access is by i-Card only

Storeroom

Repository of chemicals and materials for use; maintains the SCS chemical database.

Contact and Hours

Karla Southern, SCS Storeroom Coordinator
General inquiries: (217) 333-3564
scs-storeroom@illinois.edu

SCS Storeroom
94 Roger Adams Lab
600 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL  61801

Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory

Performs a wide variety of experiments including small and wide-angle x-ray scattering, in addition to powder, fiber, and single crystal x-ray diffraction. This facility helps maintain structural database systems that provide electronic search, retrieval, analysis, data, and graphics for inorganic, organic, and macromolecular structures.

Contact and Hours

Danielle Gray , Ph.D., Director
217-244-1708
dgray@illinois.edu

George L. Clark X-Ray Facility & 3M Materials Laboratory
60 Noyes Laboratory
505 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Business Hours:
8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Monday through Friday
Consulting Hours:
10:00 am - 11:00 am
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Monday through Friday