What equipment is available and how do I acknowledge funding of IMSERC equipment?
IMSERC relies heavily on competitive grants from the NSF and NIH to fund the purchase of new instruments. Please help ensure that IMSERC will continue to provide modern instrumentation by acknowledging the funding agencies when instrumentation is used. Also, please include the keyword IMSERC and X-RAY, MS and NMR as appropriate to enable searching papers by IMSERC use. The ability to tie IMSERC usage to publications is critical when applying for both intramural and extramural funding.
Publications and presentations supported by NSF and NIH must acknowledge your grant support. The suggested wording is given in the Grant Proposal Guide: "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (National Institutes of Health) under XXX-XXXXXX."
Please see the table below for a list of instrumentation and funding agencies.
Instrument Type |
Instrument |
Primary Experiment |
Funding Source / Acknowledgement |
NMR |
AVANCE III 600 MHz |
Macromolecular Chemistry |
NU / Int. Institute of Nanotechnology |
NMR |
AVANCE III 500 MHz w/ direct cryoprobe |
Final Products Characterization |
Magnet: NSF CHE-9871268 (1998) / Console/Probe: NU |
NMR |
INOVA 500 MHz |
Walk up 1H / COSY |
Pfizer Donation |
NMR |
“Mercury 400” |
Variable Temperature / X-Nucleus |
NSF Grant CHE-9871268 (1998) / Probe upgrade from VPR |
NMR |
INOVA 400MHz |
Education / Walkup HCX 1D |
Pfizer Donation |
NMR |
Solids-400 Mhz |
Solids |
NSF DMR-0521267 (2005) |
MS |
Agilent MSD 5792 (GCMS) |
m/z < 800 / nonpolar |
Marks Group |
MS |
Agilent 1100 MSD (LCMS – ESI) |
m/z <1500 / polar solvent |
Pfizer donation |
MS |
Thermo Finnegan LCQ (ESI) |
m/z < 2000 / nonpolar solvent |
NSF DMR-0114235 (2001) |
MS |
Applied Biosystems API3000 (ESI-APCI) |
m/z <3000, quantitation |
Pfizer Donation |
MS |
Bruker Apex III MALDI |
m/z <100,000, protein, polymer, small molecule |
NU / State of Illinois |
MS |
Agilent 6210 LC-TOF (ESI, APCI, APPI) |
m/z <20,000 / accurate mass |
State of Illinois |
MS |
Thermo Finnegan MAT900 (EI, CI) |
m/z < 850 / accurate mass |
NSF DMR-0114235 (2001) |
X-Ray |
Bruker Platform APEX II |
Molybdenum Source (inorganic structure determination) |
NSF |
X-Ray |
Bruker KAPPA APEX II |
Copper Source ( organic structure determination) |
State of Illinois |
Trace Metals |
Varian Vista MPX ICP-OES |
1 ppb to 100 ppm |
NSF |
Trace Metals |
VG PQ Excell ICP-MS |
1 ppt to 100 ppb |
Department of Energy |
Optical |
PTI Spectrofluorimeter |
100-900 nm |
NU |
Optical |
Bruker Tensor 37 FTIR (MiD IR / ATR) |
400-8000 cm-1 |
NU |
Optical |
Delta Nu Raman |
685nm excitation |
NU |
What are internal user rates?
Instrument |
Rate |
NMR |
$8-15 / hr |
Mass Spec (MSD1100) |
$4 / sample |
Mass Spec (other walk up) |
$32.50 / hr |
Mass Spec (low res / staff run) |
$26 / sample ($60/hr staff rate) |
Mass Spec (High Res / User Prepared LCMS) |
$32.50 / sample |
Mass Spec (High Res / User Prepared Bulk LCMS) |
$15 / sample (5 sample minimum) |
Mass Spec (Neat / EI / additional prep required) |
$60 / sample |
| Optical SPectroscopy | $8 / hr |
ICP AES |
$26 / hr |
ICP MS |
$32.50 / hr |
X-Ray Diffraction structure solution |
$400 / sample |
X-Ray Diffraction data collection |
$150/sample |
X-Ray unit cell |
$35/ sample |
Staff time |
$60 / hr |
Can I access and process data from my lab?
The Office for Reseach has funded the installation of a server system to back up data from the instrumnent and allow offline processing for data from many of the instruments including all NMR's, X-Ray diffractometers and many of the mass spectrometers. Accounts for remote data access and server access can be obtained by contacting the director. Users are still encouraged to back up data to a safe location. This server does not provide data backup in the event of catastrophic lab damage or vandalism.
How can IMSERC help with my grant requests?
The ability to characterize compounds is required for many individual PI grants. IMSERC will assist in grant preparation by providing up to date instrumentation list, staff publications and input on techniques to characterize samples. Clin on the link to obtain a MS Word copy of the current instrument list. Contact Andrew Ott for further information.
Does IMSERC provide access to instrumentation for external users?
IMSERC provides access to outside users as a service. The staff rate is $200 / hr for setup and interpretation. Instrument time for automatedanalysis is $100 / hr. Hands on access is available for NU alumni. Contact the Director for details. Lower rates can be negotiated for routine maintenance. The NSF values collaboration between research and teaching institutions. If you are interested in beginning an collaboration to use research grade instrumentation as part of educational activities, please contact the Director.
I am having a problem with an instrument. What do I do?
Always leave a note with issues when logging out through the FOM system. The appropriate staff will receive an email. During normal business hours, contact a staff person or the director. During off hours, if the instrument should not be operated (broken NMR tube, solvent leak, etc.) place a "STOP SIGN" on the instrument. Signs can be found near the login computers or can be printed from the following link.
