Research Instrumentation Facility (CHEM)

Overview of Services

A staff of engineers and technicians who are dedicated to the proposition that engineers still know how to get their hands dirty and love to solve problems. The mission of the Research Instrumentation Facility is to provide support for both research and educational programs. We provide cost-effective and high quality services for design and fabrication of custom instrumentation and the maintenance and repair of equipment which is used throughout the Penn State community.

• High voltage high speed switching
• High frequency low noise amplifiers
• Simple Spectrophotometer
• Karl Fischer Titrator
• Cyclic Voltammeter
• Conductivity Meter
• Optical communications

Examples of equipment repair:

• UV/VIS spectrophotometers
• FTIR spectrometers
• NMR spectrometers
• PCR machines
• Bench top and floor model centrifuges (Sorvall, Eppendorf, etc.)
• CO2 incubators, ovens, furnaces and environmental chambers
• Shakers, water baths, stirrers and hot plates
• Test equipment oscilloscopes. low and high voltage power supplies
• Computer monitors

Leadership

Bob Crable | Asst. Research Engineer

Jim Miller | Asst. Research Engineer

Randy Kochik | Asst. Research Engineer

Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
Monday - Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm	121 Chemistry Building University Park, PA  16802

Links and Resources

• Research Instrumentation Facility

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Shari Miller	Administrator | Billing	814-865-2149	slt7@psu.edu	101 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)
Teresa Spayd	Administrator | Billing	814-865-6553	tab18@psu.edu	101 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)
Robert Crable	Administrator | Faculty-Staff	814-865-0254	rmc@chem.psu.edu	121 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)
James Miller	Administrator | Faculty-Staff	814-865-2041	jlm@chem.psu.edu	121 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)
Randy Kochik	Administrator | Faculty-Staff	814-865-0359	rwk5400@psu.edu	121 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)

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