Laboratories and Resources
The Forbes Research Lab
Our research lab is designed for chemical synthesis and materials characterization. Our lab in Chemistry Building W375 is licensed to work with 238-U and 232-Th and we share space in the Uiowa Shared Radiochemistry facility (Chemistry Building E372) to work with 237-Np.
Instrumentation Available
Single Crystal X-ray diffraction
Thermogravimetric Analysis combined with evolved gas analysis (FTIR spectroscopy)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Raman Spectroscopy
Electrochemical Analyzer
UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy
Shared instrumentation facilities also utilized by the Forbes Research Group
Uiowa Shared Radiochemistry Facility