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The Center for Scientific Excellence

The Center for Scientific Excellence (CSE) at Walsh University is a state-of-the-art fee-for-services analytical laboratory focused on providing concierge analytical services and scientific consulting at rates that are below industry average. Modern instrumentation and seasoned faculty drive innovation and research and development for clients locally and across the globe.

The CSE utilizes the state-of-the-art instrumentation and expertise to provide clients with low-cost alternatives to expand analytical capabilities for a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, life sciences, health sciences, biotech, environmental, chemical and polymer industries.

Our suite of instrumentation expands access for clients to provide chemical analysis, materials testing, and other specialized analyses at below industry cost on a fee-for-service basis.

Entrepreneurship in the Sciences: Innovation Challenge

The Center for Scientific Excellence invites you to participate in a special innovation challenge as part of our Science and Business Innovation Summit where winners will receive $10,000 worth of analytical chemistry and/or technology commercialization services to accelerate the development of groundbreaking ideas, products or technologies.

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What We Do:

  • Create custom projects for clients
  • Streamline R&D for clients based on evidence-based analytical approaches
  • Provide expert advice and consulting to clients to drive innovation
  • Provide state of the art analytical solutions to support local, regional, national, and global client needs
  • Advance the caliber of faculty and student research and career development
  • Contribute to client career development and training to promote a highly skilled workforce
  • The secure access laboratory provides analytical solutions at the forefront of the industry with proven experience in organics, metals, as well as analysis of materials within liquids solids and complex matrices. We provide custom method development, research support, consultation, quality control, and training to exceed the needs of our clients.
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State-of-the-art instrumentation:

  • Shimadzu LCMS-2020 HPLC (with option of PDA detection only)
  • Shimadzu GCMS QP-2020 NX (equipped with headspace, liquid, and pyrolysis sample injection)
  • Shimadzu Prominence-1 LC2030 Plus GPC
  • Shimadzu AIM 9000 IR Microscope
  • Shimadzu ICPE-9820 Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer
  • Shimadzu IRTracer-100 FTIR
  • Shimadzu AIM 9000 IR Microscope
  • Shimadzu DSC-60A Plus Thermal Analyzer
  • UV Vis and Fluorescent spectrophotometers
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"Walsh University gets it! The Center for Scientific Excellence far exceeded our expectations. We brought them an urgent and time-sensitive project that was impacting millions of dollars of inventory. The problem was resolved in under 48 hours and prevented potential costly production delays. An expedited analysis of this nature from a commercial lab would have been significantly more expensive, if even possible.”

Paul Waldmiller
Senior Director, Quality & Technical Services
Sonoco

Meet the CSE Leadership Team:

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michael Dunphy, Ph.D.

The CSE is supported by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michael Dunphy, Ph.D., a seasoned scientist with over 30 years of experience in analytical chemistry and commercial analysis, and the Division of Mathematics and Sciences, which has nine full time (Ph.D.) faculty.

Daniel Passerini, Ph.D., Executive Director of Cross-Enterprise Operations

Daniel Passerini, Ph.D.,
Executive Director of Cross-Enterprise Operations
330.244.4746
dpasserini@walsh.edu

Ray Risden, Director of the Center for Scientific Excellence Laboratory

Ray Risden,
Director of the Center for
Scientific Excellence Laboratory
330.687.7779
rrisden@walsh.edu

Peter Tandler, Ph.D., Chief Scientist

Peter Tandler, Ph.D.,
Chief Scientist
330.490.7392
ptandler@walsh.edu

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