Shiyue Yan using HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) to examine the amount of vanillin in vanilla extract

Betsy Bradshaw determining sodium in tap water using AA (atomic absorption spectroscopy)

Charlotte Tay analyzing lead in soil samples by AA

Using a Schlenk line to make an air-sensitive compound in the advanced inorganic lab.  (Our magnetic susceptibility balance is on the desk in the background.)

Sonia Lyle inserting samples into the autosampler of the GC/MS (gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer).