Office of Research: Materials Science & Engineering at FSU

Florida State / Office of Research / Materials Science & Engineering at FSU

Equipment and Facilities

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
Microscopes
Zeiss 1540EsB Field emission scanning electron microscope	Shaw Building 147	ASC	ASC/NHMFL (Peter Lee/Bob Goddard)	Open access with training and fee
Olympus Scanning laser confocal microscope	Shaw Building 146	ASC	ASC/NHMFL (Peter Lee)	Collaborative access
Magneto optical imaging microscope facility	Shaw Building 139	ASC	ASC/NHMFL (Anatolii Polyanskii)	Collaborative access
Low Temperature laser Scanning Microscope (LTLSM)	Shaw Building 135	ASC	ASC/NHMFL (Dmytro Abraimov)	Collaborative access
Standard polarized and dark field light microscopes	Shaw building	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Various' mainly Bill Starch	Collaborative access
Magnet Systems
Quantum design 16 T PPMS	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Quantum design 9 T PPMS	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Quantum design 5.5 T SQUID magnetometer MPMS	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Oxford 14 T dedicated VSM	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Oxford 14/16T general purpose 2 inch magnet with VTI set up for nV transport	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Oxford 15/17T general purpose 2 inch magnet set up for high current testing with 2000 A battery supply	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
1 T transverse access electromagnet	Shaw building 143	ASC	ASC/NHMFL Van Griffin	Collaborative access
Analytical Equipment
X-ray diffraction system	Shaw building	ASC	ASC/Eric Hellstrom	Collaborative access
DTA/TGA (Differential thermal analysis/Thermal gravimetric analysis) with mass spectrometry	Shaw building	ASC	ASC/Eric Hellstrom	Collaborative access

Biological Science
http://www.bio.fsu.edu/analytical.php
http://www.bio.fsu.edu/dna_sequencing.php
http://www.bio.fsu.edu/nimblegen_microarray.php
http://bsir.bio.fsu.edu/

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
FEI CM300 FEG (TEM)	BSIR Bio Unit I	Bio Sci	Bio/ K. Taylor	Open access/fee
FEI Nova 400	BSIR Bio Unit I	Bio Sci	Bio/ K. Taylor	Open access/fee
Zeiss LSM 510 laser scanning confocal microscope	BSIR Bio Unit I	Bio Sci	Bio/ K. Taylor	Open access/fee
Titan Krios (cryo TEM); currently being installed	BSIR Bio Unit I	Bio Sci	Bio/ K. Taylor	Open access/fee
FSU-NimbleGen microarray facility				Open access/fee
Applied Biosystems 3130xl genetic analyzer (DNA sequencer)				Fee
7500 ABI real-time OCR (gene expression analysis)				Fee

Chemistry & Biochemistry
https://www.chem.fsu.edu/facilities.php?menu_id=facilities&facility_id=2
https://www.chem.fsu.edu/facilities.php?menu_id=facilities&facility_id=3
https://www.chem.fsu.edu/facilities.php?menu_id=facilities&facility_id=4

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
X-ray Diffraction
Powder diffractometer (Rigaki dMax Ultima 3' Mecury CCD)	CSL 1010A	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Single crystal diffractometer (Bruker AXS Apex II)	CSL 1010	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
NMR
500 mhZ solid state	CSL 1009	NMR Lab	Tom Gedris	Open Access/Fee
Optical spectroscopy
Infrared absorption FT-IR (Perkin Elmer Spectrum)	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Raman microscope based spectrograph (Horiba JY LabRam HR800), excitation from 244 nm to 785 nm (Coherent I-90 & I-300 FreD, Melles-Griot HeNe, Toptica diode lasers)	DLC 334 (to be moved to CSL 3701)	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Absorption (Perkin Elmer Lambda 950)	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Pulsed laser lifetime luminescence/absorption spectrometer (Spectra-Physics DCR-3G/PDL-1/WEX)	DLC 334 (to be moved to CSL 3701)	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Photoluminescence/Lifetime TCSPC (JY Fluoromax 4)	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Magnetism
Magneto-circular dichroism (7/8 T; RT  2.1K)
SQUID (AC/DC) (Quantum Design MPMS 7T)	CSL 1008	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
EPR (Bruker); X-band' Q-band	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Collaborative access
Others
X-ray fluorescence (Oxford ED 2000)	CSL 2501	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
AFM (Asylum MFP-3D)	CSL 1008B	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
AFM (Veeco)	CSL 1008B	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Thermomechanical Analyzer (TA Instruments TMA 2940)	DLC 524	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Simultaneous DSC-TGA (TA Instruments Q600)	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TA Instruments Q50)	CSL 116	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee
Nikon Eclipse Ti inverted fluorescence nicroscope	CSL 1008A	MAC Lab	Bert van de Burgt	Open Access/Fee

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

http://www.eng.fsu.edu/departments/chemical/index.php?page=main

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
500 MHz wide bore imaging NMR spectrometer	COE	Grant	Grant	Open Access with Fee
500 MHz sold state NMR spectrometer	NHMFL	NHMFL/Paravastu	NHMFL/Paravastu	Open access with NHMFL NMR approval and supervision
4.7 T (200 MHz) horizontal animal MRI scanner	COE	Alamo	Alamo	Open Access with Fee (installation in process)
Mq10 MiniSpec NMR spectrometer	COE	Grant	Grant	Open Access with Fee
Environmental AFM	COE	Alamo	Alamo	Collaborative Access
FTIR spectrometer	COE	Alamo	Alamo	Collaborative Access
Static and Dynamic light scattering (Brookhaven BI-200SM Gonimeter system)	COE	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collaborative Access
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation technology	COE	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collaborative Access
Controlled Stress Rheometer (Malvern Instruments)	COE	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collaborative Access
Thermo-Rheomex Twin Screw Reactor	COE	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collier/Ramakrishnan	Collaborative Access

High Performance Materials Institute

http://www.hpmi.net/

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
Processing and Fabrication
Resin transfer molding (RTM)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
High-temperature VARTM (800 F)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Realtime permeability measurement in a closed mold	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
CNC (HAAS' VF2)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Compression molding (800F' 150Ton' 2,*2', Wabashi)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Extruder (8 zone' 400C)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Vacuum bagging of prepregs	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Superconducting magnet for alignment (15T)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Large size RIDFT (5'*10', Home built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Mid size RIDFT (3'*4', Home built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
UV curing testbed (Home built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) system (First Nano)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Laser cutter (40W & 10W)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Waterjet cutter (OMAX)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
3D Aerosol printing system (Z corporation)	COE 115	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
3D Aerosol jet deposition system (Optomec)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
High temperature tube furnace (1700 C)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Walk-in Oven	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Humidity Chamber (Russells, Inc.)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
High-pressure foaming and deposition system (home-built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Beckman Coulter Benchtop Ultra-Centrifuge	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Leica Ultramicrotome with Cryochamber	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Carver Hot press (12'',*12''), 2ea	MRB & COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
3 roll mixing machine (Exakt 80E)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Gerber conveyorized fabric cutter	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Autoclave	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Microfludizer high shear processor	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Thermal Analysis
Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), TA Instruments Q800	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), TA Instruments DMA2980	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), TA Instruments Q100	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Thermo-mechanical Analyzer (TMA), TA Instruments TMA2940	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA), TA Instruments Q50	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Rheometer, TA Instruments ARES-LS3	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
LFA 457 thermal physical property measurement system	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Spectroscopy
FT-IR ( with microscope and temperature control)	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Renishaw micro-Raman spectroscopy (488nm, 785 nm) with temperature control (Linkam 600)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Carry5000 UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Bruker Nanostar small and wide-angle X-ray scattering	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Optical Microscopy
Olympus BX40 with polarizer and CCD	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Zeiss stereo microscope	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
CytoViva system for Optical microscope	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Mechanical characterization
Shimadzu AGS-J micro test frame (500N and 1kN) with video extensometer	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
MTS insight testing system, 1kN		HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
MTS 858 table top test frame (25 kN load cell)	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
MTS 500kN	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Electrical characterization
DC and AC characterization system based on Keithley systems	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
ARS liquid nitrogen Cryostat	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Field-emission test setup with turbo pump	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Electron Microscopy
JEOL 7401 FE-SEM with EDAX Genesis XM4 spectroscopy	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Atomic Force Microscopy
DI multimode AFM with Nanoscope V controller	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Miscellaneous Equipment
Zeta potential and Particle size Analyzer (Beckman Coulter)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Permeability testbed (linear, Home built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Drop-weight impact tester (6m/s, Home built)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
CMM	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Surface area and porosity analyzer (Micrometrics)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Metal sputter for SEM coating	COE	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Modeling and Simulation
RTM flow simulation (3D, isothermal)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
VARTM flow simulation (3D, isothermal)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
ABAQUS (composite structural analysis, thermal analysis)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
MARC(composite structural analysis, thermal analysis)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
Materials Studio (MD simulation)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
COMSOL (finite element)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access
SIMAGIS (SEM and AFM image analysis)	MRB	HPMI	Jerry/J.G.	Collaborative access

MARTECH

http://www.martech.fsu.edu/

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
Siemens D500 0-20 powder diffractometer	105 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Siemens D500 0-0 powder diffract. w/ high/low/near ambient heads	105 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Quantum Design 5T MPMS SQUID magnetometer	105 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Lakeshore Cryotronics 7300 series vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) with high and low temperature attachments	105 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Digital Instruments Dimension 3000 scanning probe microscope (SPM)	106 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Omicron UHV scanning probe microscope (SPM)' LEED and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES)	106 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
PHI 5100 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)	106 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Tencor Alpha-step 200 scanning profilometer	106 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Gaertner single wavelength (HeNe) ellipsometer (non-scanning)	106 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
JEOL 5900 digital scanning electron microscope (SEM)	421 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
IXRF energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)	421 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Leica DMLP polarizing microscope with fluorescence source' digital imaging and thermal stage	31 NRB	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Perkin Elmer Diamond differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)	31 NRB	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Photolithography (including spinner' hot-plate/oven' mask aligner)	8 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Electron-beam lithography (JEOL 840 SEM with Raith Elphy Quantum)	422 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Reactive ion etcher (Southbay Technology 2000)	8 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Westbond ultrasonic wire bonder	8 Keen	Martech/Physics	Lochner	Open access/fee
Thermal evaporators (Edwards and home-built)	11 Keen	von Molnár/Xiong	Lochner/Valentine	Collaborative access
AJA UHV Sputtering system (five 2” magnetron sources' 2 DC and 2 RF power supplies' two gases)	11 Keen	von Molnár/Xiong	Lochner/Valentine	Collaborative access

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

www.magnet.fsu.edu

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
Biorad IR spectrometer	3rd floor
8 T SC magnet and cryostat
High precision scale
Squid	1st floor	NHMFL	Choi	User program but highly interactive with FSU faculty & students
Powder X-ray w/ 10 K stage	1st floor	Chem Eng/ NHMFL	Siegrist/Zhou
Rotating anode X-ray	1st floor	Chem Eng/ NHMFL	Siegrist/Zhou	Being installed
Single Xtal X-ray	3rd Floor	Chem Eng/ NHMFL	Siegrist/Zhou	Being installed
Materials testing equipment (cryocooler magnet' large dewars etc)	1st floor
Mossbauer spectrometer with magnet and cryostat	1st floor	NHFML	Ozarowski
Fully outfitted condensed matter NMR instrumentation to 17 T and 0.3 K	1st floor	NHFML	Reyes/Kuhns	User program but highly interactive with FSU faculty & students
TEM and SEM	1st floor	NHFML	Xin/Liang	EM lab now being refurbished for new HRTEM
Scanning probe microscopy facility	1st floor near TEM?	Chem Eng/Physics/Chem	Warusawithana/Siegrist/Shatruk	Planned: funds to be requested in the near future (EIEG)

Electron Microscopes at NHMFL/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Instrument	Location	Owner	Managed by	Access
SEMs (Scanning Electron Microscopes):			ASC/NHMFL	Open access with training and fee
Zeiss EsB	Shaw Building 147	ASC (NHMFL)	ASC/NHMFL	Open access with training and fee
Zeiss XB	Shaw Building 148	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering	NHMFL	Open access with training and fee
JEOL 6380	NHMFL - C123	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering		Open access with training and fee
JEOL 840	NHMFL- C123	FAMU	Down for Repair Out of service
ElectroScan E3	NHMFL- C123	NHMFL	Down for Repair Out of service
TEMs (Transmission Electron Microscopes):
JEOL-2011	NHMFL- C123A	FAMU		Open access with training and fee
JEM-ARM200F	NHMFL - C125	FSU Research Foundation	tbd	Open access with training and fee