Samples should be prepared for analysis in consultation with MS Center staff.  An organic sample submission form [pdf] or inorganic sample submission form [pdf] must be provided for each sample to be analyzed.  It is essential that special handling, solubility, and storage considerations are noted on the sample submission form.

Samples may be dropped off at our physical location:

John M. Palms Center for Graduate Science Research
Room 108

Mail samples to the center at the following address:

Bill Cotham
Mass Spectrometry Facility
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
631 Sumter Street
Room 109
Columbia, SC 29208