Clemson Research Facilities

The 29,000-square-foot, three-story addition to Rhodes Hall is part of a development plan unveiled by President Barker in 2007 that includes campus-wide facility and information technology improvements. The annex was designed for communication, collaboration, and networking among undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Its numerous laboratories include those dedicated to research to support the bioengineering BS curriculum. Among these are laboratories for undergraduate research in tissue engineering, bioinstrumentation, and biomechanics. Several other laboratories are designed to facilitate integration of undergraduate and graduate education. The annex features classrooms equipped with the latest distance-learning capabilities. On the second floor are an administrative office for the undergraduate program and a spacious area that encourages informal networking activity. Rhodes Hall Annex was designed by Michael Keeshen & Associates, Inc. and Atlanta-based Lord, Aeck & Sargent.

The animal facility at Clemson University under the supervision of Research Services are AAALAC accredited, regulated by USDA and housed in the Godley Snell Research Center, a state-of-the art facility built for animal research and opened in August 1994. The university attending veterinarian, Dr. Harold Farris, and his staff provide assistance for animal care, anesthesia and euthanasia among others. Equipped with three surgical tables, anesthesia machines, ECG/BP monitors, plasma cleaners, surgical power equipment, steam and ETO sterilizers, X-Ray unit, X-Ray table, darkroom, animal cages and various equipment.

The Electron Microscopy Facility in the College of Sciences at Clemson University is fully staffed with qualified personnel to operate scanning electron microscopy ((SEM) JEOL SM810), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDXA), Auger, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), etc.

Clemson University is fully equipped for polymer synthesis, fabrication, characterization and in vitro testing. It has DSC 10 Thermal Analyst 2000, HPLC Waters 746 with fraction Collector, Micro polymer extruder, Randcastle, High temperature furnace 4800, Vacuum Pump (4 units), Vacuum Oven (3 units), Carver Laboratory Press (Model C) (2 units), Wheaton Rotary Evaporator, Environmental chambers, Hoods, Fisher Centrifuge, Precision Temperature Baths, Computers, Printers, Freezers, Refrigerators, Nanopure Deionized Water System, Varian AAS spectrAA 400 with Zeeman Environmental Clean Bench, Ames Gammacord, 55 Gallon Water Tank, Microwave Heater, etc.

Interference & Polarizing Microscopes (Birefringence)Fluorescence Microscope
Leitz Labrolux R/T w/lightfield and darkfield
Fiber Microtomes
Beuhler Two Head Polisher/Grinder & Isomet 1000 Saw for sample Preparation
Image Analysis Systems (Color and Black & White)
Video Printer
Super VHS Recorder with Camera and Lens

Dionex DX-300 Liquid Chromatograph
Perkin-Elmer Sigma 2000 Capillary Gas Chromatograph
Waters SEC System with 600E Pump and 410 DRI and 991 PDA Detectors and Millenium Software
(2) Lee Scientific Model 602 Capillary Supercritical Fluid Chromatographs
Hewlett-Packard Packed Column, Capillary Supercritical Fluid Chromatograph

Biorad/Digilab Division FTS-45 FT-IR
Nicolet Magna 550 with NicPlan FT-IR Microscope and Mapping Stage
LT Quantum 1200 NIR with Fiber Optics Reflectance Head
Varian/Cary 118C UV-Vis Spectrometer
Shimadzu 3101-PC UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer
Bruker NR-80 Multinuclear FT-NMR Spectrometer with VT Probe
Bruker AC-300 Multinuclear
FT-NMR Spectrometer (Hunter Hall)
Hewlett-Packard HP-5988-A Mass Spectrometer
X-ray diffraction

SFC/FT-IR Lee Model 602 SFC/Biorad Tracer Interface
GC/MS, HP - 5988-A/HP 5980A Capillary GC

Fisher Autotensiomat Surface Tension Analyzer
Cahn Dynamic Contact Angle Analyzer
Bio-Analytical Systems 100B Electrochemical Analyzer
Ruska Laboratories, Thermex Thermal Desorption
(2) Dionex 703 M Supercritical Fluid Extractors
HP - 7680A Supercritical Fluid Extractor
Suprex PrepMaster Supercritical Fluid Extractor
Dionex ASE 200 Accelerated Solvent Extractor

TA Instruments Thermal Analyst 3100
2950 Hi-Res Thermogravimetric Analyzer
2920 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Seiko Instruments SSC 5300 Thermal Analysis System
DMS 210 Dynamic Thermal Mechanical Analyzer
TMA/SS 350 Thermal Mechanical Analyzer
Solomat TSC/RMA Relaxation Spectrometer
Parr 1455 Solution Calorimeter