If you are unable to submit a request please email
mcl@psu.edu with specific details of your request.
![]() Outside of Penn State Send questions or requests to mcl@psu.edu |
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![]() Request Analysis Have staff collect your preliminary data |
![]() Request Training Become an independent user |
![]() Request a Consultation Discuss your project with staff |
![]() Request Sample Prep/ Processing Have staff process your initial samples |
We are passionate about education and collaborative problem solving. An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers, the Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL) is a fully-staffed, open access, analytical research facility at Penn State's Materials Research Institute charged with enabling research and educating the next generation of highly qualified researchers.