Instruments and Equipment

A list of the research equipment available in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

 

Objective of the list:

 

The purpose of this list is to rationalize the use and purchase of research equipment. 

If a Laurentian University researcher finds a particular piece of equipment in this list that would be useful in their research, the researcher is invited to contact the department.


The fact that a particular piece of equipment is on the list does not guarantee that this equipment is available to other researchers.
 

 

Comments:

 

  • This list is only partial.  We are working on making it more complete
  • This list will be updated and improved regularly.  In particular, there may be instruments on the list that are not meant to be shared (for example, individual desktop computers are not on the list even though they can be seen as research instruments)
  • When looking for a specific piece of research equipment, it may be useful to use the search feature on your browser (CTRL- F).  For example, “Furnace” maybe under “Muffle Furnace”
  • Any suggestion on how to improve this list will be appreciated

     
Equipment Brief Description Department
Analytical balance  1pc. sartorious .001g BIOL
Dessicator  small round glass BIOL
Drying Oven  BIOL
Drying Oven (P5 Ramsey Lk) BIOL
Freeze Dryer  Labanco BIOL
Freezer 4cu ft.  BIOL
Fridge  Frigidaire BIOL
Fumehood BIOL
Hot Plate BIOL
Laminar flow hood BIOL
Microbalance  2pc.                       #2 BIOL
Microbalance  2pc.                     #1 sartorious .00001g BIOL
Microscope N (2pcs)   BIOL
Microscope N (2pcs) accompanying light base BIOL
Microscope O (2pcs)   BIOL
Microscope O (2pcs) -accompanying light base BIOL
Muffle oven BIOL
pH meter BIOL
Stirrer BIOL
Autoclave  Brinkmann Tuttnauer Model 3870EA BIOL
Centrifuge  IEC Microlite with 851 Rotor BIOL
Field Vehicle Jeep Liberty Sport 2004 BIOL
Field Vehicle Ford Escape Hybrid 2007 BIOL
freezer (–86°C Ultra Low temperature) Forma-Fisher BIOL
Gradient Thermal cycler Eppendorf EP BIOL
Non-gradient thermal cycler Eppendorf BIOL
Oven Isotemp Economy Model 506G, BIOL
Refrigerator /Freezer Isotemp  17.9 cuft BIOL
Tent 2 persons BIOL
Animal housing apparatus Stainless steel shelves, Nalgene bins, lights BIOL
Data loggers Temperature and relative humidity data loggers (Onset, Dallas Semiconductor) BIOL
Measuring and weighing equipment Pesola spring scales (many sizes); digital balance, calipers (various sizes) BIOL
Programmable incubators (3) Forma-Fisher BIOL
Radio telemetry gear Telonics and ATS receivers; Holohil, ATS and Lotek radios; Yagi antennas, data loggers, solar panels BIOL
Respirometer Columbus Instruments BIOL
Turtle trapping equipment Hoop traps, dip nets BIOL
Aquaria and filters for housing small fish Glass aquaria 5.5 Ga, filters, difussers BIOL
Balance Field balance Capacity 50 g BIOL
Balance Mettler analytic balance Capacity 110 g BIOL
Centrifuge Eppendorff refrigerated microcentrifuge (24 x 1.5-2.0 ml) BIOL
Dissolved oxygen meter VWR  Symphony meter kit BIOL
Freezer  -20 ºC BIOL
Fridge 21 SqFt fridge BIOL
Incubator Power Scientific BIOL
pH meter Symphony life Sci meter BIOL
Spectrophotometer Molecular devices 96 well plate SpectraMax BIOL
Tissue homogenizer Polytron 60Hz  BIOL
Computer Stations IBM - Petium 4 computers with printers loaded with Genetic Software for data analysis BIOL
Five ultra Freezers  Medium size freezers  (- 20C). Hot point and Diamond series BIOL
Fluorescence Microscopy System Olympus BX - 60 with phase contrast and Fluorescence detection system BIOL
Four refrigerators Large size Adiral and Danby model set at - 4C  BIOL
Image Anaysis System Camera Phometrics CoolSnap, Software and Dell Petium 4 Computer sytem for image analysis BIOL
Large Beckman Centrifuge Centrifuge Model J2 -21 BIOL
Large Conviron Incubator Multiple purpose Incubator - Model 125L BIOL
Large size Growth Chamber Conviron Growth Chamber with cntrolled temperture, humidity, light .  Model GGR 16. BIOL
Light microscope with phase contrast lens  Olymppus BH - 2 Model with Camera BIOL
Three microwaves Microwaves model Danby and Kenmoore BIOL
Ultra Freezer Bio - Freezer (- 70 C) Model 8407 BIOL
UV Spectrophotometer Station UV visible Cary 100 Bio with temperature controller and a computer system and a printer BIOL
Capillary Centrifuge and Reader IEC BIOL
Centrifuge IEC BIOL
De-ionizing Column and Distiller Thermolyne; Corning BIOL
Drying Oven  Precision Thelco BIOL
Muffle Furnace Thermolyne BIOL
Refrigerator McClary BIOL
Walk-in Freezer BIOL
Boat 14-ft aluminum BIOL
Boat 16-ft aluminum BIOL
Canoe 16-ft aluminum BIOL
Canoe 16-ft fiberglass BIOL
Electric trolling motor 55 pounds thrust BIOL
Field vehicle Ford Escape Hybrid BIOL
Microscope Leica MZ16 BIOL
Microscope Leica S4 BIOL
Microscope Wild MZ5 BIOL
Outboard motor 6 HP BIOL
Particle counter FlowCam Portable BIOL
HH2 Moisture meter BIOL
Isotemp water bath BIOL
LAI 2000 Plant canopy analyzer BIOL
LI-3100 Area meter BIOL
Mitutoyo Thickness gauge BIOL
MX5 balance BIOL
PB-303-S balance BIOL
Thelco Oven Drying oven BIOL
Thelco precision laboratory oven Drying oven BIOL
Watchdog Minitation Data logger BIOL
Absolute digimatic solar calliper model CD-S6”C (Mitutoyo) BIOL
AccuPower electrophoresis Power supplies model 300 (VWR Scientific product) BIOL
Balance: Acculab Sartorius group model VIC-303 (VICON) BIOL
Balance: Fisher Scientific accuSeries balance model accu603D BIOL
Camera adaptor (for microscope) for XC-ST50 BIOL
Camera for microscope Sony B/W 1/2" CCD BIOL
Chest Freezer REVCO (-40 ºC) model ULT2050-9-A31 (Thermo Electron Corporation) BIOL
Compound Microscope Olympus SZ61 BIOL
Eppendorf Mastercycler (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Fisher Isotemp water bath model 205 BIOL
GPS map 60Cx (Garmin) BIOL
GPS map 76S (Garmin) BIOL
IEC Micromax microcentrifuge BIOL
Isotemp digital dry bath model 125D (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Laptop Toshiba BIOL
Longworth traps (175) BIOL
Microscope Olympus BX41 BIOL
Olympus SRC digital camera BIOL
Owl Separation Systems Easycast (gel size 12x14cm) (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Owl Separation Systems Easycast (gel size 12x14cm) (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Printer Hp Laserjet 1012 BIOL
Refrigerator Fisher Scientific Isotemp BIOL
RH12 Microhematocrit rotor BIOL
Stirring hotplate / 120V (Fisher Scientific) BIOL
Subaru Forester Research Vehicle BIOL
Tomahawk traps model 102 (198) BIOL
Tomahawk traps model 103 (38) BIOL
Two Dell desktop computers BIOL
Upright Freezer: Fisher Scientific Isotemp (-20ºC) BIOL
Vortex Genie 2 model G560 (Scientific Industries, Inc.) BIOL
Vortex: VWR fixed speed vortex mixer BIOL
WACOM graphire4 model CTE-640 BIOL
analytical balances (2) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 100 ml S37030-4) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 150 ml S30730-5) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 250 ml S30730-6) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 30 ml S30730-2) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 400 ml S30730-7) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (12 x 50 ml S30730-3) BIOL
Bécher (Kimax) (6 x 600 ml S30730-8) BIOL
Color label tapes (14 yd - ½") 15-901G BIOL
corer - soil  BIOL
corer - tree  BIOL
Courb (5") (5 x 108-887) BIOL
cutters (4) BIOL
Cylindre gradué (Kimax) - avec base en plastique (10 x 10 ml S318571) BIOL
Cylindre gradué (Kimax) - avec base en plastique (10 x 100 ml S318601 BIOL
Cylindre gradué (Kimax) - avec base en plastique (10 x 25 ml S318581) BIOL
Cylindre gradué (Kimax) - avec base en plastique (10 x 50 ml S318591 BIOL
electrophoresis electric block BIOL
electrophoresis tank BIOL
Entonnoir Buchner (6 x 90 mm S345657D) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (12 x 125 ml S34015-2) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (12 x 25 ml S34015) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (12 x 250 ml S34015-3) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (12 x 300 ml S34015-4) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (12 x 50 ml S34015-1) BIOL
Erlenmeyer (6 x 500 ml S34015-5) BIOL
Erlenmeyer avec côté (pour filtrer - Kimax) (6 x 250 ml 10-181D) BIOL
Erlenmeyer avec côté (pour filtrer - Kimax) (6 x 500 ml 10-181^E) BIOL
EX microplate applicators with cellulose acetate plates (4) BIOL
flaging tapes BIOL
Freezer - Sanyo medical (-40C) BIOL
Gants sans poudre 11-462-68A BIOL
growth cabinet - Sanyo  BIOL
heater block BIOL
HOBO BIOL
Licor temperature sensors  BIOL
light meter (LiCor) BIOL
metal forestry tags BIOL
Micropipets (1 x 2 µl) BIOL
Micropipets (2 x 1000 µl) BIOL
Micropipets (2 x 20 µl) BIOL
Micropipets (2 x 200 µl) BIOL
Micropipets (3 x 10 µl) BIOL
microscope/binocular BIOL
Nalgene LDPE Round Carboys ¼ gal, cat no.02-963BB supplier no. N23180050 BIOL
Needles with birch handles (droit) (12 x 08-965A) BIOL
Nichiryo Compet Clear Bottle Dispenser 10-50 ml 13-686-112A BIOL
pH meter BIOL
Pince (5") (5 x 08-890) BIOL
pots (4" x 4")  (1200) BIOL
pots/plant markers BIOL
Refrigerator/freezer 13-986-111 (Basic 11F) BIOL
salinity meter BIOL
Stopper 00 à 8-5 lb, 14-132 BIOL
tree wax markers BIOL
trowels (3) BIOL
vernier caliper BIOL
Automated Powder Diffractometer PW1710 CAF
Polarizing microscope (transmitted, reflected light) Olympus BX-51 CAF
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) JEOL JSM-6400  CAF
SEM/EDS with Electron-Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) System and Cathodoluminescence (CL) system Cambridge S-250 CAF
X-ray Cameras Gandolfi, Debye-Scherrer cameras CAF
Biological Hood CHMI
Controlled atmosphere chamber CHMI
Freezedryer CHMI
HPLC Fluorescence Detector  CHMI
Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence  CHMI
Mercury Analyzer CHMI
Methyl-Hg Analyser CHMI
Microwave Digester CHMI
Regular freezer CHMI
Carbon analyzer CHMI
Carbon analyzer CHMI
Carbon analyzer CHMI
Gamma spectroscopy system CHMI
Liquid chromatograph CHMI
Titrator CHMI
AKTA FPLC system CHMI
Aqueous-GPC CHMI
Biosafety laminar flow hood CHMI
Contact angle goniometer CHMI
Controlled atmosphere chamber CHMI
Cyclone Phosphor imager CHMI
DMF-GPC CHMI
DMF-GPC CHMI
Dohrmann DC-80 carbon analyzer CHMI
fermenter (5.6 L) CHMI
Fluorchem Imaging System CHMI
Fluorescence microplate reader CHMI
Fluorescence microscope CHMI
freezer (-80°C) CHMI
Glove box CHMI
High capacity centrifuge CHMI
HPLC CHMI
HPLC CHMI
HPLC CHMI
Incubator/shaker – Innova 4300 CHMI
Labconco Freeze Dryer CHMI
Luminometer CHMI
Mass spectrometer + N2 gas generator CHMI
Microwave digestion system CHMI
Molecular Devices microplate UV/visible light spectrophotometer CHMI
PTC-100 Thermocycler CHMI
Reichert Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrometer CHMI
Rotary evaporator CHMI
Scintillation counter CHMI
Solid phase extraction system CHMI
Spectrophotometer (OLIS rapid scanning, stopped-flow) CHMI

Spectrofluorometer ultraspec 2100 Pro
Spectofluorometer (OLIS rapid scanning, stopped-flow)

CHMI
Stopped-flow UV/VIS Spectrophotometer/fluorometer CHMI
Surface infrared spectrometer CHMI
Tabletop autoclave CHMI
Tabletop centrifuge and rotors CHMI
Tabletop refrigerated microcentrifuge CHMI
Tabletop Ultracentrifuge CHMI
Thermal gravimetric analyzer/Differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC) system CHMI
Thermocycler CHMI
Ultramicro balance CHMI
UV/Vis Microplate reader CHMI
UV/Vis spectrophotometer CHMI
Water jacket CO2 incubator CHMI
Polishing Wheel CHMI
Spin coater CHMI
ASAP 2010 N2 adsorptometer measures specific surface area and models pore sizes of materials  CHMI
Q600 SDT TGA/DSC measures mass change and/or heat transfer in materials as a function of temperature CHMI
Freezer (-20) 21 cu ft -20 Freezer CHMI
microbalance ug balance CHMI
High Performance Liquid Chromatograph HPLC Agilent HP 1100 CHMI
Mass Spectrometer (ESI/APCI), N2 Generator, gas compressor Agilent, Jun-Air CHMI
Gel Permeation Chromatography Conventional GPC System CHMI
Gel Permeation Chromatography Triple Detection GPC System CHMI
Computers (2) Lenovo CHMI
Dual Phase Lock-in-amplifier Stanford Research Systems CHMI
Harvard Syringe Pump Harvard CHMI
National Instruments Data Acquitision Cards (2) National Instruments CHMI
Potentiostat Princeton Applied Research CHMI
Potentiostat Voltalab CHMI
Scan Generator for above Potentiostat. Princeton Applied Research CHMI
Semi-automatic Injection valve Reichert CHMI
Single Chanel SPR Reichert CHMI
Water Purification System Barnstead CHMI
Desktop computer Dell Pentium 4 EARTH SC
Desktop computer Dell Pentium 4 EARTH SC
Desktop computer IBM Pentium D EARTH SC
ENVI 4.3 licences (2) Remote sensing software + IDL programming capability with Hasp licence control device EARTH SC
Filtering apparatus SS and glass cup-funnel-clamp set EARTH SC
GPS Garmin GPS 76 with WAAS EARTH SC
Integrating Sphere RSA integrating sphere for absorbance readings in UV/Vis spectrophotometer EARTH SC
Integrating Sphere & cuvettes etc 10 cm quartz cuvette and other equipment for integrating sphere EARTH SC
Laptop computer IBM T40 EARTH SC
Miscellaneous field and lab gear toolbox and tools, voltmeter, pipettes, forceps, dessicator, etc. EARTH SC
Olympus microscoped with transmitted, reflected and UV capabilities EARTH SC
Optical cable (10m) and holding device Cable for underwater readings using ASD Field Spec spectroradiometer EARTH SC
PeakFit 4.2 license Peak fitting software EARTH SC
PeakFit 4.2 license Peak fitting software EARTH SC
Sampling bottles  many 4L, 1L, and  500ml polyethylene, PET or glass/teflon bottles EARTH SC
Secchi Disk EARTH SC
Water sampling equip  funnels, buckets, anchor, rope, large diameter sampling tube on winding reel , etc. EARTH SC
Analytical balance for weighing of reagents for experiments EARTH SC
Binocular microscope Inspection of samples, precision welding of capsules EARTH SC
Box furnace Box furnace (up to 1100 C, for drying and sintering of reagents) EARTH SC
Buehler low-speed saw Low-speed saw for sectioning of small and delicated specimens EARTH SC
Drying oven To keep hygroscopic material dry EARTH SC
Mini-lathe to machine capsules for experiments EARTH SC
Piston-cylinder to conduct experiments at high pressure EARTH SC
PUK-2, spot welder Spot-welder (for welding of Pt and au capsules)  EARTH SC
Automated micro-milling machine MicroMIll / NewWave Research EARTH SC
Clean laboratory equipment Centrifuges, balances, shakers, teflon ware, hotplates, pipetters EARTH SC
Quadrupole ICP mass spectrometer Fully specified Thermo XSeriesII EARTH SC
Quartz glass acid stills Triple-decker still EARTH SC
UV-laser ablation unit 213nm solid state laser/ NewWave Research EARTH SC
Water purifier Milli-Q Element EARTH SC
Stage: heating/freezing Capable of controlled runs from -190C to +600C in a small chamber of about 1 cm x 1 cm which can be viewed live with a microscope and feel to a TV screen.  EARTH SC
Autoclave Parr 4572 - 1.8 L Titanium High Pressure High Temperature Research Autoclave ENGR
Potentiostat -Galvanostat Autolab 100 (100 V 10 A) potentiostat - galvanostat with EIS module and corrosion cell ENGR
Power Supply Xantrex XDC 6kW (10 V 600 A) Digitally Controlled Power Supply ENGR
Water Bath VWR 1140S - 6 Litre capacity heating -refrigerated circulating water bath  ENGR
Apple Mac G5 ENGR
Apple Mac MiniMac ENGR
Electrochemical Cell Autolab ENGR
Microwave Oven Multimode BP-210 ENGR
Handy Seis ENGR
High Speed Camera Locam-2 ENGR
Laser Ace 300 Laser Profiler ENGR
LHD Simulator Physical simulator ENGR
Mini-mate Plus Blast vibration monitoring ENGR
OMNI Probe 1200 Blast vibration monitoring ENGR
VOD Monitoring Instant ENGR
WipFrag Rock fragmentation monitoring  ENGR
Gel Permeation Chromatograph WATERS Alliance 2695 Separations Module ENGR
High Performance Liquid Chromatography Detector I WATERS 2996 PhotoDiode Array (PDA) Detector ENGR
High Performance Liquid Chromatography Detector II WATERS 2414 Refractive Index (RI) Detector ENGR
pH Meter THERMO Electron Corporation Orion 420A+ Model ENGR
Refrigerator for Storage of Chemicals DANBY Refrigerator & Freezer ENGR
RotoVaporizer BUCHI Laboratory Rotational Vaporizer for Polymer Synthesis ENGR
Turbidity Meter HF Scientific Micro 1000Ir Turbidimeter ENGR
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer Model: Perkin-Elmer 3110
Use: Chemical analysis
ENGR
Benchtop XRF Analyzer Model: Asoma 200TX
Use: Chemical analysis
ENGR
Benchtop XRF Analyzer Model: Asoma Titan
Use: Chemical analysis
ENGR
Davis tube magnetic separator Use: Magnetic separation ENGR
Flotation machines (2) Model: Denver
Use: Mineral flotation
ENGR
Freezer Use: Sulphide ore storage ENGR
Hydrocyclone (2) Model: Krebs
Use: Mineral size separation
ENGR
Laser particle size analyzer Model: Microtrac S3000
Use: Particle size measurement
ENGR
Shaking table Model: Wilfley
Use: Gravity separation
ENGR
Superpanner Use: Gravity separation ENGR
Ultrasonic bath Model: ELMA TI-H 5
Use: Flotation pre-conditioning
ENGR
UV/Vis spectrophotometer Model: Biochrom Libra S32 PC
Use: Chemical analysis
ENGR
Video microscope with image analysis software Model: Fisher Scientific
Use: Mineralogical studies
ENGR
Wet magnetic separator Model: Sala
Use: Magnetic separation
ENGR
Zeta-potential meter Model: Rank Brothers Mark II
Use: Determination of mineral surface charges
ENGR
Autoclave Reactor Autoclave Engineers, Zipperclave 500mL ENGR
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) TA Q-100 ENGR
Glove Box Innovative Technologies ENGR
High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography (HTGPC) PL 220C ENGR
Rheometer TA ARG2 ENGR
Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) TA Q-10 ENGR
Automated Microwell plate washer/reader & liquid handler Chemwell 2910 Automated EIA & Chemistry Analyzer FORS
BioHazard Fumehood Heppa filter laminar fumehood FORS
Ductless Fumehood Air-Clean AC4000  FORS
Freezer Domestic freezer for preserving tissues for research FORS
Refrigerator Research and class samples that require refrigeration FORS
Scanning Electron Microscope Cambridge 120 FORS
Solid-Phase Extraction Robot Gilson ASPEC XL-274 FORS
Sputter Coater 108 by Cressington Coats specimens for SEM in gold FORS
Thickness Monitor mtm10 by Cressington Reports the thickness of gold deposited on specimens FORS
X-Stream Imaging System for SEM by SEMTech Solutions Inc. Digital image capturing of micrographs from SEM FORS

 

 

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List Updated February 2010

 
 
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