We maintain multiple lab spaces for organic and inorganic wet-chemical synthesis with lanthanides, thorium, and uranium. Much of our chemistry involves work with air- and moisture-sensitive materials, which is enabled by a fleet of inert-atmosphere gloveboxes and Schlenk lines.

The main location for synthetic chemistry with transuranium elements is the Heavy Elements Research Laboratory (HERL), which is equipped with many dedicated fume hoods and negative-pressure gloveboxes, as well as several inert-atmosphere negative pressure gloveboxes.

Adjacent to the HERL and other synthetic chemistry labs are satellite labs that house instruments for characterization, including standard techniques such as multinuclear NMR, IR and UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, SQUID magnetometry, and EPR spectroscopy.

We access user facilities in the Bay Area (Advanced Light Source, the Molecular Foundry, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource), around the United States (Advanced Photon Source, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory), and internationally (Canadian Light Source, Karlsruhe Light Source)

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab sits on a 202-acre site overlooking the San Francisco Bay. We are a multidisciplinary organization with access to a wide variety of experimental and computational expertise. In addition to our on-site facilities, the lab maintains close relations with UC Berkeley and has routine access to campus facilities.