Facilities, Major Equipment, and Biochemistry-Related Resources, St. Olaf College, June, 2004
NMR/IR/UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Bruker Avance 400 MHz NMR with autosampler and web-based interface
Midac Prospect FTIR spectrometer (3)
Thermo Nicolet 370 FTIR spectrometer (4)
Varian Cary 100 Bio UV-visible spectrophotometer
Varian Cary 50 Bio UV-visible spectrophotometer (4)
Perkin Elmer LS-50B fluorescence spectrometer
Perkin Elmer Lambda 3B UV/VIS spectrophotometer
Hatachi U-100 spectrophotometer
Spectronics -20D+ spectrophotometers (8)
Pharmacia LKB Novaspec II spectrophotometer
Hewlett Packard diode array spectrophotometers (3)
Beckman DU spectrophotometer
Mass Spectrometry, Atomic Absorption, and Electrochemistry
Bruker Esquire 3000+ LC/MS
Hewlett-Packard 5890/5970 Series GC/MS
Varian Saturn 2000 CP-3800 GC/MS
Buck Scientific 200A atomic absorption spectrophotometer (2)
Bioanalytical Systems CV-27 potentiostats with computer interface (2)
Chromatography and Electrophoresis
Agilent 1100 HPLC (5)
BioRad BioLogic LP-LC fraction collector (4)
BioRad Mini-PROTEAN 3 1-D gel electrophoresis cell (4)
BioRad Model 583 gel drying system
BioRad PROTEAN IEF 2-D gel electrophoresis cell
BioRad Trans-Blot Semi-Dry gel transfer cell (2)
Roche Lumi-Imager F1
Shimadzu GC 17A gas chromatograph (2)
Centrifuges
Sorvall Super T21 centrifuge
Beckman GPR centrifuges (2)
Beckman L90K ultracentrifuge (2)
Beckman J2-21 centrifuge
Beckman J6-MI centrifuge (with specialized rotor for cell elutriation)
Beckman L-7 centrifuge
Beckman Optima TLX ultracentrifuge
Special-Environment Facilities
Cold room (2)
-80o Freezer
VAC HE-63-P DRI-LAB glove box
Lab-Line Ambi Hi-Low incubators (2)
Napco Model 320 incubators (2)
Precision Science Model 50 precision reciprocal shaking bath
working greenhouse
small animal facility
Molecular Genetics/Protein Biochemistry
LI-COR 4300-04 DNA Analyzer capable of sequence, AFLP and micro-satellite analysis
MJ Tetrad PCR machine
Gibson fraction collector
Perkin Elmer thermocyclers (3)
MJ Research minicycler
Hybaid thermocycler
Biospec bead beater
Western transfer rigs
electroporation rigs for cell transformation
probe tip sonicator
Cell Biology Equipment/ Microbiology
Cell disruption equipment
Coulter counter
FACS (for counting, not sorting)
autoclaves (2)
Perkin Elmer DSC-7 differential scanning calorimeter
Wescor vapor pressure osmometer
Advanced freezing-point depression osmometer
Milli-Q high purity water systems (2)
Corning glass still
Mettler Toledo P65002-5 delta range scale
Cell Tissue Culture Facilities
Virtis homogenizer
Edgegard laminar flow hood
Gallenkamp Soni Prep 150
ECM-2000 electrocell manipulator
Microscopy
Olympus BX40 fluorescent microscope with spot imaging system
Olympus BX50 fluorescent microscope with Nomarski, 35mm and video camera,
as well as Digital SpotRT imaging system
Zeiss Research microscope with cytophotometry facility
Olympus ITM-2 fluorescent microscope with phase contrast, Nomarski, 35mm and video cameras
Topmetrix scanning probe microscope
Digital Instruments Nanoscope atomic force microscopes (3)
Leica RM2125 microtome
Swift field microscopes (2)
hand refractometer
traveling video dissecting microscope with VCR, 35mm and video cameraNote: We have access to a Olympus Fluoview FV300 laser scanning confocal microscope (Carleton College, 2 miles). We are also 45 miles from the
Computer/Bioinformatics Facilitites
PC Workstations (40+)
Silicon Graphics Workstations (3)
fully networked campus
research workstations (3; 2.8 G Hz, 1536RAM, 2x200G Disk, Linux/Windows)Note: As a college in Minnesota, St. Olaf College has full access to the Minnesota Supercomputer Center (MSCI, Minneapolis, Minn.).
University of Minnesota Imaging facility, which supports TEM, SEM, confocal and other high-end fluorescence microscopy needs.Classroom Facilities
Most lecture rooms are equipped with networked computers and ceiling mounted projection systems capable of displaying VCR, DVD and computer media. We also have an entire room designed for instructional purposes with smart boards, and projection system. Teaching laboratories are equipped with both PC and I-Mac computer workstations networked and linked to local printers.
Library Facilities
St. Olaf College maintains three libraries, the Rolvaag Memorial Libarary, the Halvorson Music Library, and the Glasoe Science Library. The science library, located on the second floor of the Science Center, houses over 33,000 monographs and over 10,000 bound journal volumes. Electronic access available to students and faculty includes Web of Science, SciFinderScholar, ACS Journals Online, ACS Journals Archive Edition, and JSTOR. Additional information relating to the Glasoe Science Library can be found at http://www.stolaf.edu/library/science.
