Please Note: We do NOT have powder diffraction capabilities.
Small molecule structure determination is offered to members of the Virginia Tech community, regional institutions, and industrial clients. If you are not part of the Virginia Tech Chemistry Department and have never used our facility, please contact Dr. Carla Slebodnick (540-231-1848) to discuss rates.
Our service includes:
Screening crystals for suitability for data collection
Collecting X-ray intensity data from the crystals (if they are suitable)
Solving and refining the structure
Providing a structure report and figures
If you wish to use this facility we ask you to:
Characterise your sample as completely as possible before submission.
Follow all of the instructions in the Sample Submission Guide (a pdf file).
Complete a sample submission form for each sample.
You can download it as a pdf file
or Word document
Bring or send the completed submission form with your sample to the crystallography lab. See the
Sample Submission Guide for details.
Publish the results with the crystallographer included as a co-author, and acknowledge the appropriate grant support
to the Crystallography Laboratory
For questions contact Dr. Carla Slebodnick by email or at 231-1814.
We have an in-house facility suitable for screening proteins prior to synchrotron data collection. For good-quality crystals we can collect entire datasets for structure solution in-house.
Before working in the Crystallography Laboratory, all users must pass the radiation safety examination of Virginia Tech. No exceptions will be considered under any circumstances. See the safety page of the Crystallography Laboratory for further details.