Purchase of Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer

在化学研究仪器和设施：部门多用户仪器（CRIF:MU）计划的支持下，罗彻斯特大学化学系将获得一台气相色谱质谱计（GC/MS）。该设备将支持许多领域的研究，包括天然产物的合成，光响应聚合物和有机电致发光材料的开发，以及催化剂和催化机制的研究。拟议的质谱仪器将支持化学系80名研究生和30名博士后中60%以上的学生的教育和培训。此外，该仪器将支持两个NSF GOALI项目的学术/工业合作研究。这些设备也将被本科生和高中教师使用，包括那些来自代表性不足的群体的学生，他们是化学系NSF REU/RET网站的夏季研究访问者。气相色谱仪与质谱检测（GC/MS）是一种非常强大的分离和分析复杂混合物的技术，是广泛的化学研究项目的主要方法。它允许高分辨率分离复杂混合物的成分，并提供同步的结构信息，以帮助识别单个成分。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester will acquire a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC/MS). This equipment will support research in a number of areas including the synthesis of natural products, development of photoresponsive polymers and organic electroluminescent materials, and studies of catalyts and catalytic mechanisms. The proposed MS instrumentation will support for the education and training of more than 60% of the 80 graduate and 30 postdoctoral students in the Chemistry Department. In addition, the instrument will support the collaborative academic/industrial research of two NSF GOALI projects. The equipment will also be used by undergraduate students and high school teachers, including those from underrepresented groups, which are supported as summer-research visitors in the Chemistry Department's NSF REU/RET site. Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometric detection (GC/MS) is an extremely powerful technique for the separation and analysis of complex mixtures and is a workhorse method for a wide range of chemical research projects. It allows high-resolution separation of the components of complex mixtures and provides simultaneous structural information to help identify the individual components.