Villanova University Awarded $377,595 NSF Grant for Mass Spectrometer to Enhance Chemistry Research and Education
Villanova, PA – The National Science Foundation has awarded $377,595 to Villanova University for the acquisition of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometer to enhance undergraduate research and teaching in Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Mass spectrometry is one of the key analytical methods used to identify and characterize small quantities of chemical species in complex samples. An instrument with a liquid chromatograph can separate mixtures of compounds before they reach the mass spectrometer. The NSF award supports the acquisition of a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer equipped with a liquid chromatograph to support the research and education of Chemistry faculty and students, as well as those in Chemical and Biological Engineering.