Mass Spectrometry Activities

The Cleveland State Mass Spectrometry Facility offers a full range of HPLC/MS support for CSU investigators. In addition, the CSMFS provides analytical services to outside academic, medical and industrial institutes. These include:

• Availability of facility instrumentation for direct operation by CSU users
• Training of CSU faculty, students, and others in instrument operation and data analysis
• Assistance of investigators in their research projects on experimental design, method development, and problem-solving aspects
• Promotion of research collaboration between CSU and other institutions
• Analysis of samples by facility personnel; providing consulting and expert assistance in sample preparation, analysis, and data interpretation
• Assistance for scientists in grant applications, including:
  • Serving of facility personnel as co-PIs or consultants
  • Obtaining preliminary data
  • Writing HPLC/MS experimental sections
  • Writing support letters
• Co-Authorship on research publications
• Classroom education