J.D. McCullough X-ray Facility
Molecular Instrumentation Center (MIC)
Overview
After receiving his Ph.D. in 1936, James Douglas McCullough joined the UCLA faculty on a full time basis and remained at UCLA throughout his career. Dr. McCullough established the first X-ray laboratory at UCLA in 1936, in the basement of the “old chemistry building” (now Haines Hall). He started with an old powder camera (which he converted into a camera for taking single-crystal rotation photographs), borrowed from Caltech, and a specially ordered cold-cathode gas-ion x-ray tube (see picture below). A decade later he received a grant to buy our first Weissenberg camera. From those modest beginnings grew the well equipped laboratory that you see around you today.
Leadership
Services
Single-Crystal XRD:
- Full service single-crystal X-ray diffraction (Mo or Cu Kα radiation)
- Single-crystal X-ray data collection
- Single-crystal X-ray unit cell determination
- Absolute configuration determination (not possible in all cases)
- Variable temperature studies (100K – 400K)
Powder XRD:
- Powder X-ray data collection
- Powder X-ray phase analysis
Note: Powder XRD services are limited to 5 samples. If you have more, we will be happy to train you to run your own samples.
All of the above services have nominal fee. Please consult with Tyler Kerr for charges.
Instrument Rates
Single Crystal Structural Determination
- UCLA User: $500 each
- External Nonprofit: TBD
- External Commercial: TBD
Single Crystal Data Collection
- UCLA User: $50/hour (Day Rate), $25/hour (Night and Weekend Rate)
- External Nonprofit: TBD
- External Commercial: TBD
Powder Diffraction Data Collection
- UCLA User: $50/hour (Day Rate), $25/hour (Night and Weekend Rate)
- External Nonprofit: TBD
- External Commercial: TBD
**Consultation is $100/hour
- External Nonprofit: TBD
- External Commercial: TBD
**Consultation is $100/hour