Core Facilities: Chemical Instrumentation Facility (CIF)
Our Vision
The Chemistry Instrumentation Facility (CIF) envisions fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation on and off campus through the integration of cutting-edge research tools and expertise. Our goal is to advance the creation, characterization, and application of novel materials, facilitate collective learning, and serve as a hub for breakthroughs that lead to sustainable solutions and transformative scientific progress.
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Our Service Level Agreement (SLA) includes an overview of the facility, information for clients (e.g. training sessions, booking instrument time, submitting a sample, etc.), rules, rates and charges, service levels, customer satisfaction and FAQs.
Instrumentation Training
Science Technical Support Services (TSS) staff provide training for undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral research fellows, Faculty members, staff, and others in the key instrumentation techniques in Chemistry Instrumentation and X-ray Facilities, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-ray diffractometry, and GC-MS spectrometry.
Sample Submission Information
View our sample submission protocols and forms for a variety of instrumentation analyses.
Contact us
If you have a general inquiry, please contact us.
Email: chem.instrumentation@ucalgary.ca
Phone: 403.220.5359
Hours of operation: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Facility Instrumentation
Magnetic Resonance instrumentation
Chemistry Instrumentation Services provides access to 6 NMR spectrometers and 1 EPR spectrometer.
Mass Spectrometry instrumentation
To help you with your research, our facility also provides access to a total of 7 mass spectrometers.
Additional instruments
We also host an array of other instruments - learn more about what we have to offer.
Fee for Services Rates
Faculty of Science Customers
- Billing Rates 2024-2025
- Annual Authorization Form 2024-2025
(for internal users of CIF)
Other UCalgary faculty Customers
- Billing Rates 2024-2025
- Annual Authorization Form 2024-2025
(for internal users of CIF)
External Customers
Jian Jun Li
Instrumentation Technician
Email: lijj@ucalgary.ca
Phone: 1 (403) 220-7926
Post: University of Calgary
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Science B 134 - 2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
Michelle Thibault
Instrumentation Technician
Email: michelle.thibault@ucalgary.ca
Phone: 1 (403) 220-7926
Post: University of Calgary
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Science B 030 - 2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
Wen Zhou
Instrumentation Technician
Email: wen.zhou1@ucalgary.ca
Post: University of Calgary
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Science B 130 - 2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4