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Materials Engineering Laboratories

Structure Determination

  • Surface Analysis Facility: XPS (X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy), SAM (Scanning Auger Microprobe), ISS (Ion Scattering Spectroscopy), SIMS (Secondary Mass Spectroscopy), (Lab Director: Dr. Philip Reucroft)
  • Infrared Spectroscopy: Digilab FTS-60V Fourier Transform Spectrometer, (Lab Director: Dr. Rankin)
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy: ISI (100) (with a magnification of up to 60,000 X), (Lab Contact Person: Larry Rice)
  • Hitachi S-3200N Variable-Pressure SEM Imaging, (Lab Director: Larry Rice)
  • Hitachi H800-na TEM/STEM, (Lab Contact Person: Larry Rice)
  • TEM/STEM (Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope) (with a magnification up to 1,000,000 X), (Lab Director: Alan Dozier)
  • Optical Microscope Facility, (Lab Director: Dr. Eric Grulke)

Mechanical and Physical Properties Measurement
(Lab Director: Dr. Tony Zhai)

  • Two Instron Tension-Compression Universal Test Machines
  • MTS (Model 309) Servohydraulic Axial Torsional Test Machine
  • MTS (Model 300) Servohydraulic Universal Test Machine
  • Furnaces and Ovens + several other equipment

Material Preparation and Processing

  • Metalworking Laboratory (includes rolling mill, press, extrusion press, swager and related equipment)
  • Rapid Solidification Apparatus
  • PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) Chamber (Lab Director: Dr. Rodney Andrews)
  • CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) System (Lab Director: Dr. Rodney Andrews)
    + additional equipment

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Last Updated: April 29, 2008