Europlanet Distributed Research and Technology Infrastructure (RTI) Facility – University of Kent Origins of Life Analytical Centre
Average Transnational Access (TA) visit: 5 days
Preferred timeframe for TA visits: September-December 2026
The facility has three main equipment modules:
- Non-Targeted Analytical Orthogonal Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) – This equipment has a quaternary pump system with capability to select up to 8 Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) columns, including 2D capability and a Waters Photodiode Array (PDA) and Vion Ion Mobility Quadrupole Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry (IMS QToF). The system offers the ability to analyse complex mixtures using an orthogonal LCMS screen.
- High resolution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) to screen volatile components using a Waters TQ and Agilent 8890.
- Flow system capable of mimicking early earth conditions with integrated fraction column and real-time High Resolution LCMS monitoring using a Waters H-Class and RDa TOF..
Contact
You must get in touch with the host facility to discuss the technical feasibility of your proposal before submitting an application. If you do not contact the host, your proposal will not be approved.
Lead Facility Contact: Perry Hailey, Physics and Astronomy, School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, Ingram Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, United Kingdom.
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