Since its establishment in June 1969, the school has undergone tremendous development. It now has a group of academic and technical staff well qualified to service the various programs currently being offered which is designed in accordance with the needs of the nation and industries.
Research are being conducted in individual laboratories as well as in spacious graduate laboratories containing equipments necessary for advanced chemical research. The major instruments available in the department includes a 300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, high-end quadrupole mass spectrometer with gas-chromatograph and particle-beam liquid chromatography interface, several FT-IR including high resolution FT-IR and a few other analytical instruments. Furthermore, the University of Science, Malaysia with Schools of other Sciences and Engineering and a School of Medicine have availables advanced equipments such as X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscope and ion-coupled plasma-atomic spectrometer to name a fews. These instruments are available for research and teaching.
Also within the chemistry building are electronic and glass-blowing workshop manned by full-time personnel. Other facilities within the university is available through the Centre for Technical Facilities.
RESEARCH AREA | MAJOR INSTRUMENTS | RESEARCH FACILITIES
Electrochemistry
Advanced Materials
Inorganic polymers
Natural products
Surface chemistry
..... research interest of individual academic staff maybe obtained from their homepages through the academic staff page or the Chemistry Sections page.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers
Gas-Chromatograph Mass-Spectrometer
FT-IR Spectrometers
CHN Analyser
Physi- and Chemisorption Gas Analyser
Atomic Absorption Spectrometers
Capillary Ion Analyser
Oxidative Stability Index (OSI) Instrument
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
Thermogravimetric Analyser (TGA)
Gel Permeation Chromatograph
Salt Spray Chamber
HPLC and Ion Chromatograph
Potentiostat/Galvanostat
NMR Laboratory
We have a Bruker AC 300 MHz that are capable to perform multinuclii NMR. The laboratory is maintained by Mr. Zahari Othman.
GC/MS Laboratory
The GC/MS laboratory is equiped with an HP 5898 GC with an MS-Engine with extended mass capability. Beside the normal probe, we have Fast Atom Bombardent (FAB) attachments and a particle beam interface for HPLC/MS applications. The laboratory is maintaned by Mr. Yee Chin Leng.
Glass-blowing Workshop
Electronic workshop
Chemical storeroom (Central Store and School Store)
Centre for technical facilities
Development office
Research and Development Department (Under Deputy Vice Canselor for R&D)
Post-graduate Study Institute (Graduate School Admission Office)