The Central Instrument Facility located in the basement of the Chemistry Building is a research core housing state-of-the-art scientific instruments shared by a number of colleges and departments on campus. The facility currently houses instrumentation to support research dependent upon nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, electron microscopy, x-ray spectrometry, all of which are highly specialized tools used to facilitate scientific investigations for many levels of research and discovery. Research areas involve characterization of materials ranging from nano-materials to drug delivery systems, and novel molecules synthesized in Wayne State University laboratories.
A complete renovation of the Central Instrument Facility will eliminate current inadequacies that hamper research efforts of the different departments that share this resource. The project scope includes selective interior demolition and reconstruction, new laboratory casework, and equipment ventilation hoods. The project will provide new high quality environmental control system to maintain appropriate temperatures, humidity and dust control levels. The existing electrical system will be upgraded to include a new uninterruptable power supply grid capable of supporting the entire facility, thus eliminating recurring electrical transients and intermittent / momentary power outages.
The Lumigen Instrument Center is named in honor and recognition of the significant financial gifts and contributions made to the University and Chemistry Department by A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap. Lumigen, Inc. was founded by Dr. Schaap in 1987 to research, develop, manufacture and market novel chemiluminescent compounds for use in life science research and medical diagnostics following scientific discoveries in Wayne State’s Chemistry Department laboratories.