Crystallography Facilities
This page details the Small Molecule Crystallography Laboratory facilities.
- Contact information,
- Location of the laboratory,
- Instruments, computers, and software used in the Lab,
- Personnel - positions, names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers,
- Policies of the facility
Contact Information
Mail for the Small Molecule Crystallography Lab should be sent to:
Doug Powell
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
620 Parrington Oval, Room 208
Norman, OK 73019-3051
(405)325-4542 office
(405)325-6111 fax
d-powell@ou.edu
Laboratory Location
The current crystallography laboratory is located in the Chemistry Building Annex, room 317. The Chemistry Building Annex joins buildings 9 and 17 on the map at the OU visitor's map web page. The doors to the lab are likely to be locked, please knock. I you get no response, try room 318 or simply call the lab's telephone (405)325-4542.
Instruments and Software
The primary instrument in the crystallography laboratory is a Bruker-AXS APEX CCD area detector on a D8 platform goniometer with a sealed-tube X-ray generator, a mono-capillary collimator, and an Oxford Cryosystems low-temperature device.
Data are analyzed on one of two Windows XP workstations. The Bruker-AXS SHELXTL programs and the Platon suite are the software most often used in our crystallography laboratory. The lab provides access to the Cambridge Structural Database for the entire OU campus.
Crystallography Personnel
| Position and E-mail | Name and Phone | Room |
| Chair, Small Molecule Crystallography Laboratory houser@ou.edu |
Prof. Robert Houser (405)325-3551 |
Chemistry Building Annex, Room 213 |
| Manager of the Small Molecule Crystallography Laboratory d-powell@ou.edu |
Dr. Douglas R. Powell (405)325-4542 |
Chemistry Building Annex, Room 318 |
Laboratory Policies
Scheduling of Single Crystal Structure DeterminationsThe X-ray instrument and computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Exceptions are made on the basis of sample instability and urgency of results.
Manuscript PreparationAll manuscripts dealing with crystal structures determined in this lab should be sent to the lab staff member that performed the analysis so that they can verify the details of the crystallographic study and prepare an appropriate Crystallographic Information File, cif, to be deposited for or submitted with the manuscript. Please allow the staff member at least 3 business days to proof read the manuscript and prepare the cif.
Funding AcknowledgementsIn all publications and presentations that include results from this lab, please acknowledge funds from NSF grant CHE-0130835 and the University of Oklahoma to purchase the diffractometer. Also, please send the lab director a copy of all publications that include structural results from the Crystallography Lab.
General PoliciesAll users of the X-ray diffractometer must comply with radiation safety and legal requirements associated with this instrument. No user may disable or modify any safety device associated with any X-ray instrument without the express permission of the lab director. All users of the computers must abide by all end-user software license agreements and any non-disclosure agreements between OU and vendors.
Fees will be charged for services provided.
All lab policy decisions are made in consultation with the Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Steering Committee. All inquiries about policy matters should be sent to the lab director, Doug Powell or to the chair of the Committee, Prof. Robert Houser.
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry | University of Oklahoma
Please send comments or questions to the lab manager.Last modified December 13, 2007
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