Core Facilities

X-Ray Diffraction Facility

Core Director - David Manke | dmanke@umassd.edu

State-of-the-art dual source Bruker D8 Venture single-crystal diffraction system. Services include crystallization, data collection and structure determination. For more information please visit the X-Ray Diffraction Facility. 

Laser Confocal Microscopy

Core Director - Maolin Guo | mguo@umassd.edu

The Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope system can collect transmitted light images (bright field and DIC) as well as conventional and confocal fluorescence images. Four lasers are available covering the 405 nm to 633 nm range.

Scanning Electron Microscope Facility

The Hitachi SU-5000 field emission SEM is a microscope used to observe micron/nano-scale structures (resolution of 0.5 nanometer (10^-9 m)). The FESEM is equipped with a deceleration mode for improved imaging and avoiding the effects of charging. The SEM is equipped with a secondary electron detector, backscatter detector and an additional STEM detector.

Feature 

1. User friendly interface, EM Wizard and auto-calibration
2. Large draw-out specimen chamber to accommodate larger specimens

Application Examples

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Contact

Core Director – Milana Vasudev | Email: milana.vasudev@umassd.edu Phone: 508-999-9284

Core Manager – Dapeng Li | Email: dli@umassd.edu Phone: 508-910-6872

Location

TEX003A (Basement of Textile Building)

SMAST Optic and Acoustic Test Tank

Core Director - Michael Marino | mmarino@umassd.edu

90,000 – gallon acoustic – optic test tank designed for development and testing of underwater measurement concepts and devices. For more information please click here. 

SMAST West Seawater Facility

Core Director - Michael Marino | mmarino@umassd.edu

The 2,200 square foot lab allows scientists to conduct research on living marine and estuarine organisms under controlled conditions. For more information please click here. 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Facility

Core Director – Maolin Guo | Email: mguo@umassd.edu Phone: 508-999-8871

NMR manager and research support – Yaping Liu | Email: yaping.liu@umassd.edu Phone: 508-910-6132

The 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer at UMass Dartmouth, a Bruker AVANCE III model funded by a $339,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, is a vital research tool for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. It enables students and faculty to perform in-depth chemical analysis, providing high-resolution data for structural characterization of molecules. The instrument supports a range of experiments, including 1D (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹F, ³¹P) and 2D (COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY, ROESY) experiments, as well as temperature-controlled and kinetic studies. This powerful spectrometer plays a key role in advancing research in chemistry and biochemistry while offering valuable hands-on training for students, bridging both educational and cutting-edge scientific research applications.