If this is your first time making a request, we need to add you to our system first. Please email mcl@psu.edu with “Add Request” in the subject line and your name and PSU ID (abc123) in the body of the email. We will reply when you have been added to the system.
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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.