Major Units & Facilities
Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility
Welcome to the Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility (BMSF) at the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre (MWAC). UNSW has been a centre of mass spectrometry since the 1960s, with the School of Chemistry and School of Physiology & Pharmacology (now part of the School of Medical Sciences) pioneering the development and application of this technique. Since 2002 the university has taken steps to centralise and build capability in mass spectrometry alongside other important research infrastructure leading to its new and dynamic Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.
Solid State & Elemental Analysis Unit
The Solid State and Elemental Analysis Unit (SSEAU) specialises in elemental analysis of bulk samples, surface analysis, and molecular and microstructural analysis using X-ray techniques:
Biomedical Imaging Facility
Welcome to the Biomedical Imaging Facility (BMIF). We are a multiuser facility within the Mark Wainwright Analytical Center (MWAC). Located in the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at UNSW we are a team of scientists that provide research support and training in core and advanced microscopy techniques.
Biological Resources Imaging Laboratory
The Biological Resource Imaging Laboratory (BRIL) is a unit of the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre located in the Lowy Cancer Research Centre. BRIL is focused on providing state-of-the-art in vivo and ex vivo Preclinical Imaging and Flow Cytometry services.
Spectroscopy Laboratory
The Spectroscopy Laboratory has a focus on vibrational spectroscopy techniques, Raman and infrared, enabling chemical characterisation and micron-scale mapping of solids, liquids and powders. The lab hosts three Raman spectrometers (one with photoluminescence capability), an FTIR spectrometer, a CD spectrometer, and a UV-Visible spectrometer.
Applications of vibrational spectroscopy include:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
The University NMR Facility was first established as an Inter-Faculty operation with its first spectrometer with a superconducting magnet, in 1982. It is now located within the purpose-built Analytical Centre, housed in the Chemical Sciences Building (F10), and equipped to an international standard with state-of-the art instruments: Seven which can measure solutions, two which can measure solids and soft matter, and one which can measure electron magnetic resonance. We also have a computer room for off-line data processing and archiving.