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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