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News of Note:

Materials Characterization Lab Technical Short Courses

This summer MCL is hosting six technical courses which are designed for scientists and engineers of all disciplines interested in understanding basic principles and applications of each technique.

Early Registration Encouraged!

The Titan is Coming!

Titan3 G2 60-300 S/TEM
Double Cs-corrector configuration

The Department of Chemistry and Assistant Professor Mike Hickner make generous donations to MCL

New ADT 7100 Series
proVectus Dicing System

New PANalytical Empryean Enhances and Expands MCL X-ray Diffraction Capabilities

The Materials Characterization Lab (MCL) is a fully-staffed, user research facility at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute that offers researchers convenient and affordable access to a wide-range of state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and services.


AFM	FTIR	SEM
AES	Nanoindentation	SPM/STM
Dielectric	NSOM	TEM
DSC	OIM	TGA-MS
DTA	Profilometry	UV-Vis-NIR
EDS	Particle Analysis	XPS
Ellipsometry	Raman	XRD
FIB	SAXS


Isostatic Presses	High Temperature Processing	Educational Offerings
Machine Shop	Sputter Coating	Outreach
Sample Prep/Polish	TEM Sample Prep	Training
Solar

For more information about the MCL User Research Facility, please feel free to contact the MCL Director or Administrative Assistant via the Contact MCL link or you may contact any of the approximately twenty technical staff members via the Personnel link.