Shared Instrument Laboratory
The Shared Instrument Laboratory (SIL) is part of the Department of Chemistry and houses a variety of instrumentation for chemical and material analysis. This instrumentation is available, for class and research use, to departments and organizations all across campus, throughout the UM System, and to the world at large (subject to the policies contained herein) .
The Shared Instrument Lab helps fulfill the Missouri S&T Strategic Plan by supporting Excellence in Research and Creative Works as well as Excellence in Engagement and Outreach. Dozens of S&T faculty (and dozens more graduate and undergraduate students) have availed themselves of the SIL, as have many undergraduate and graduate courses in Chemistry and other departments. We hope to help you also.
The autosampler on the QP-2020 GCMS pulls a sample from a vial.
Announcements
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SIL back in service following planned power outage
The Shared Instrument Lab is mostly back in service following this morning’s planned power outage. The GCMS is pumping down and will be unavailable until this evening, and the Spinsolve benchtop NMR will be stabilizing until tomorrow morning; remember to check the calendar for availability of these and all other instruments. All users should note… Read more
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FTIR returned to service
The Thermo iS50 FTIR has been returned to service after hands-on intervention by a Thermo field service engineer. With fixes made and tests successfully passed, the instrument is once again ready for your samples! I will be listening for the sounds of celebration…. Read more
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Update on FTIR
To those who emailed asking for more details on the FTIR, including a projected time frame for its return to service, this post is the response. BREAKING NEWS (8/22/2025 2:51pm CDT) A replacement laser is on order and should arrive next week. If the replacement laser can be shipped early next week, I hope to… Read more
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FTIR out of service
In the wake of yesterday morning’s power outage, the HeNe laser in the FTIR has died – thus rendering the instrument inoperable. A replacement laser will be purchased and installed, but it will be at least a week before the instrument is in service again. Stay tuned…. Read more