Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Facility

The College of Natural Resources' Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectroscopy Facility has a Perkin Elmer 5300 DV optical emission ICP with auto sampler.  The ICP can measure up to at least 21 different elements simultaneously. Users should estimate between 6 and 12 samples per hour plus a half hour warm up of the instrument.  Applications include plant elemental analysis, soil extracts, silicon chip analysis, nanoparticles, rock fusions to name just a few. 

Pines Magnetic Resonance Center - Core NMR Facility

Provides routine access for liquid- and solid-state NMR experiments as well as diffusion and micro-imaging applications. PMRC Core is primarily used for determining critical aspects of molecular structure, for studying reaction mechanisms qualitatively and quantitatively, and materials characterization. Instruments are available at field strengths 300 MHz to 700 MHz with probes to study a broad-band of nuclei (1H-19F and 31P-103Rh).  Further information can be found at: pmrc.berkeley.edu

QB3 Mass Spectrometry Facility

Our mission is to provide UC Berkeley and the broader scientific community with affordable access to cutting-edge mass spectrometry. We specialize in the analysis of diverse species, ranging from small molecules to complex supramolecular clusters.

We offer high-resolution measurements and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for: