Contact Us
Diana Rhoads
Materials Science Center
Room 264, Materials Science and Engineering Building
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608/263-1795
Fax: 608/262-8353
Email: rhoads@engr.wisc.edu
Web: msc.engr.wisc.edu
Materials Science Center
The Materials Science Center (MSC) provides instrumentation and expertise for the characterization of materials and nanostructures. It houses four scanning electron microscopes and three transmission electron microscopes, multiple x-ray diffractometers, two surface analysis instruments, and an atomic force microscope. Recent acquisitions include a dual-beam focused ion beam instrument, a scanning confocal micro-Raman spectrometer, and a small-angle x-ray diffractometer.
The MSC:
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Provides state-of-the-art instrumentation, support facilities, and expert technical assistance for research and education in materials.
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Serves the needs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the state of Wisconsin, and the nation.
Faculty and staff with diverse expertise use the center and are available to help solve materials-related problems.
Typical Applications
LEO912-Omega Transmission Electron Microscope
To understand the radiation-stability of candidate materials for advanced nuclear fuel cycles, samples of TiC, ZrC, TiC, ZrN were irradiated with high energy protons using proton irradiation. — Full report ...
Other Campus Resources for
Microscopy and Characterization
- Biological and Biomaterials Preparation, Imaging and Characterization Laboratory (BBPIC)
- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
- Microscopy facilities
- Chemistry department facilities
- Geology department facilities
- MRSEC facilities
- NSEC facilities
Microscopy Societies
Microscopy Laboratory Collaboration
The rapid development of collaborative studies involving biology and engineering has accentuated the need for cross-discipline imaging which provides cutting edge preparative and imaging/analytic technology.
The College of Engineering Materials Sciences Center and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Biological and Biomaterials Preparation, Imaging and Characterization Laboratory (BBPIC) announce a cooperative program to enhance the availability of state-of-the-art imaging and analytic technology for investigators in the biological and engineering sciences. — Full story ...
