• Electron Microscopy Suite

The SEM Suite will allow for the delivery of high resolution surface information and informative images, providing leverage against challenging imaging requirements, for applications in materials analysis, life sciences, semiconductor technology and quality assurance. Tooling will offer the ability to investigate non-conducting specimens without intrusive preparation and the possibility to introduce water vapor at sufficient pressures to avoid dehydration damage. The following Tool set is available in this facility:

• Laser Microscopy Lab

The Suite will be useful for those in life sciences and engineering interested in recording fluid flow in channels, also include scanning confocal microscopy services and particle imaging velocimeter resources.The following tool sets are available in this facility:

• X-Ray Imaging and Analysis

The X-Ray Imaging and Analysis Suite will enable advanced materials science and nanotechnology research, including metrologic characterization in semiconductor process development. Tools in this suite will handle a wide range of applications, ranging from life science and biotechnology (proteins, viruses, DNA complexes) to polymers, emulsions, liquid crystals, fibers and catalysts) and will especially suitable for thin film analysis applications.The following tool sets are available in this facility:

• General Microscopy Suite

This facility provides high resolution imaging services in bright field, dark field, polarized light and differential interference contrast imaging modes. Magnifications are available from 0.7x through 1000x, as seen through the eye piece. Images are captured on 5 mega-pixel, Peltier cooled, CCD cameras.  Instruments are available for imaging on upright and inverted stage formats, and upright stereo imaging with the ability to acquire stereo image pairs. Imaging includes digital imaging services such as extended depth of field, image stitching and mosaics, image enhancement and quantitative image analysis. The digital imaging services provide both real time programmed control of the fully motorized microscopes and post processing image manipulation and analysis. Some of these services will be available online through the web. The following tool sets are available in this Suite:

• Surface Analysis Suite

This facility will enable high resolution 3-D surface characterization of MEMS, semiconductors, and other thin/thick films. The following tool sets are available in this facility:

• Microfabrication Laboratory

The Lab will enable users to access lithography and other techniques to take build devices out of silicon for various microelectronics applications. The laboratory clean room will equipped with such tools as mask aligners, spinners for coating, wafer developers, wafer dicers, and optical microscopes.

• Thermal Analysis Suite

Thermal Analysis Suite (TAS) has seven instruments; Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA), Thermo Mechanical Analyzer (TMA), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA),  Thermo Gravimetric Analysis with Mass Spectrometry (TGA/MS), Thermal Diffusivity System (TDS), and Rheometer.   TAS provides various analytical and measurements techniques for research, development, education, process, and quality control applications applications.  A summary of TAS capability is as follows.