Laboratory and Workshop Facilities
We are committed to sharing our facilities and associated expertise with external academic and industrial collaborators. To discuss your requirements, please contact the staff listed below.
We have more than twenty laboratory and workshop spaces dedicated to teaching in Natural Sciences and Engineering, and supporting research in the areas of Materials Characterisation, Analytical Chemistry, Design & Manufacturing, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Bioveterinary Science, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Ecology, Marine Biology, Conservation and Animal Behaviour & Welfare.
Contacts
For research collaboration queries, contact the Faculty Research & Innovation team: sberesearch.innovation@chester.ac.uk
For laboratory/equipment queries contact:
Hannah Beer – Laboratory Manager, Biological Sciences
h.rigby@chester.ac.uk; 01244 511345
James Nicholson – Laboratory Manager, Chemistry, Physics & Engineering;
j.nicholson@chester.ac.uk; 01244 512296
Laboratory Equipment
Research staff and postgraduate students have access to a wide range of equipment, including:
- Bruker Eco D8 X-ray (powder) Diffractometer
- Hitachi TM3030Plus Scanning Electron Microscopes (with EDX)
- TeTechs AirCoupled Terahertz TDS Measurement Kit
- Keyence VHX-6000 Microscope High-precision 3D optical measurement system designed for industrial applications.
- Discovery TGA 550 Auto Advanced, with Autosampler
- Dataphysics Contact Angle System (Goniometer)
- Instron Tensile Testers
- Gerhardt DCAT21 Tensiometer System
- Malvern Mastersizer 3000, particle size analyser
- InfraTec VarioCAM HDx head Infrared Camera
Research staff and postgraduate students have access to a wide range of equipment, including:
- Oxford Instruments Pulsar Benchtop NMR Spectrometer
- Thermofisher Nicolet is20 and is10 mid-IR FTIR Spectrophotometers
- Size exclusion Chromatography - PL- GPC-50
- Agilent 5890 GC-FiD
- GC-MS Thermo Trace & DSQ with HTA 2800t Autosampler
- Agilent 1100 HPLC
- Diomex Ultimate 3000 UHPLC
- Waters Lct premier TOF-MS with ESI, APCI and Desi
- Mettler T70 autotitrator
- Thermo LC-MS Accela MSQ PlusPerkin Elmer Luminescence Spectrometer
- UV-Vis spectrophotometers
- Autopol IV Polarimeter
- Monowave 450 Microwave Reactor
Research staff and postgraduate students have access to a wide range of equipment, including:
- XYZ PROTURN SLX 1630: versatile, precision metalworking machine for both manual and CNC operations
- XYZ 710 VMC: High-performance vertical machining centre designed for precision milling tasks
- Thinklaser LIGHTBLADE: precision laser cutting & engraving/portable filter
- Composites Research & Manufacturing Facility
- Synrad Firestarter CO2 Laser marking system
- Fianium Pico-second laser
- JK Lasers Fibre Laser
- Quantel Q-Smart 850 Nd:YAG laser
- Dimatix DMP-2850 2D inkjet printer
- Manual Lathes and Mills
- Hydraulic Press: Metal sheets cutting, 1200 mm blade
- Horizontal Metal Cutting Band-saw, 300 mm
- Welding station: MIG, TiG, Arc welding
- Buehler cutter
- Pedestal Grinder
- Belt Sander
- Wind Tunnel
Research staff and postgraduate students have access to a wide range of equipment, including:
- Range of 3D printers designed to deliver high-quality prints with reliability and precision. Ideal for engineering, manufacturing, and product development. Models available include: Formlabs; Raise Pro; Raise Pro 2 Plus; Ultimaker; Mark Forge.
- GOM ATOS Core 200 laser scanner: accurate and traceable 3D coordinates of an object for 3D printing copies
- Ronin MX: Professional-grade heavy duty hexacopter drone designed for industrial applications.
- Electronics prototyping workstation
- Design PC hub