Welcome to the JSNN Core Facilities.
This section provides useful information for prospective, new, and current users of JSNN Core Facilities.
JSNN Core Facility is a shared user facility that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment, specialized services and expert staff at affordable prices. JSNN provides open access to more than 100 fabrication, imaging, characterization, biological, analytical chemistry and computational tools, which are housed in our 105,000 square foot interdisciplinary research facility. Our technical staff members maintain equipment, train users, and perform a variety of service/remote jobs, including development of new processes and characterization methods.
JSNN also provides an ideal teaming environment to facilitate interdisciplinary research in the core areas of our expertise, namely nanomaterials and soft matter, nanoelectronics and bioelectronics, nanomedicine and synthetic biology, and energy and computational nanotechnology.
How to Reserve Equipment
Joint School’s Institute for Research Technologies (JSIRT) members can reserve equipment through BookItLab.
Become a JSNN Core Facilities User
Interested in using our equipment yourself? You can request to enroll as a user and use the equipment yourself, after attending the required training and completing other preliminary steps.
List of Available Equipment
Use this table to search for specific available equipment. Note: the prices below are estimates which may be subject change.
| Instrument Name | Description | Lab Location | Cost Per Hour (Industry) | Cost Per Hour (Academic) | Core Area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent 500 LCMS Mass Spectrometer | The Varian 500-MS LC ion trap is the instrument of choice for high-throughput LC/MS analysis where sensitivity, reliability, and productivity are essential. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 920 HPLC Liquid Chromatography System | The Varian 920-LC is a robust, highly capable, integrated analytical high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 610 FTIR with Single Point Detector | The Cary 610 is a single point FTIR microscope, capable of mapping when coupled with Cary 670 FTIR spectrometer. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Rigaku Gemini A Single Crystal Diffractometer | Single crystal diffraction is a powerful X-ray technique for structural solution of crystals typically of 20 - 200 microns in diameter. It provides key information on the symmetry and atom positions in these crystals. Usage spans from routine structural work on organic and metal-organic small molecules to highly detailed investigations of heavy metal oxides that can include twins, modulated structures or diffuse scattering | BL05 Analytical Lab | $91.00 | $45.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer - 1 | The Cary Eclipse fluorescence spectrophotometer was designed for Fluorescence, phosphorescence, chemi/bio-luminescence, and time resolved phosphorescence measurement | BL05 Analytical Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Horiba SPRi-LAB+ Surface Plasma Resonance System | This is a robust and compact surface plasmon resonance imaging system for the development of label-free and multiplexed bio-assays and molecule detection. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Horiba XACTII Arrayer System | SPRi-Arrayer is an automatic, compact and portable apparatus. It prints DNA, oligonucleotides, proteins, bacterial clones and other materials with low cross contamination using Xtend metal-ceramic capillary pins. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $50.00 | $25.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Horiba XploRA Raman Confocal Microscope | The XploRA Raman microscope combines confocal microscopy with full spectral Raman analysis in one instrument, enabling simultaneous chemical identification and imaging. Common applications include quality control analysis, material validation, and pharmaceutical testing. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Malvern ZEN3600 Zetasizer | The Zetasizer Nano ZS provides the ability to measure particle size, zeta potential and molecular weight of particles or molecules in a liquid medium over a wide range of concentrations. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Microtrac Zetatrac | Zetatrac utilizes the unique Nanotrac probe technology to provide fast, accurate, convenient and cost effective Zeta Potential measurements without the need for cuvettes. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Nanosight LM10-HSBF Nanoparticle Characterization | The Malvern NanoSight LM10 uses the technology of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA). The LM10 allows rapid and accurate analysis of the size distribution and concentration of all types of nanoparticles from 10nm to 2000nm in diameter, depending on the instrument configuration and sample type | BL05 Analytical Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Rame Hart Goniometer/Tensiometer | The Model 260 sports a wide range of methods based interfacial analysis tools for working with pendant, inverted pendant, sessile, and captive bubble drops. Additionally, contact angle, surface energy, surface tension, and calibration tools are included. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Sample Preparation Fume Hood | Used for sample preparation in the analytical chemistry core lab | BL04 Sample Prep Lab | $20.00 | $10.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 400NMR | NMR spectrometers are used to test atomic and molecular properties of a sample (e.g. physical and chemical). The system is ideal for compound detection, quantitation and structural confirmation. | BL07 NMR Lab | $48.00 | $24.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 700NMR | NMR spectrometers are used to test atomic and molecular properties of a sample (physical, chemical or biological). The system is ideal for compound detection, quantitation and structural confirmation. | BL07 NMR Lab | $85.00 | $42.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 6000i UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | The Cary 6000i is a high performance UV-Visible-NIR spectrophotometer with photometric performance in the 175-1800 nm range. Using narrow band InGaAs detection for improved linearity the Cary 6000i is the tool for materials science research | L206 Nanochemistry | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Agilent 670 FTIR Spectrometer w/ATR | The Varian 670 FT-IR is a research-grade spectrometer for application areas such as polymers/materials, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemicals. The Varian 670-IR is also equipped with a diamond ATR crystal for IR sampling. | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| PerkinElmer 2400 CHNS/O Series II System | Elemental analyzer for rapid determination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen content in organic and other types of materials | L105 Synthesis Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| CEM - Microwave Reactor | Microwave synthesizer for performing a wide range of organic and inorganic synthetic chemistry | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Free Zone 6 Freeze Dryer | Designed for laboratory lyophilization procedures and in sample preparation, preservation and storage of biologicals and pharmaceuticals | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Horiba Fluoro-Max 4 fluorometer | The Horiba FluoroMax 4 spectrometer is an effective tool for measuring fluorescence of solids, liquids, powders and thin films | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Nanochemistry Lab - General Use | General use of Nanochemistry bench and lab space | L206 Nanochemistry | $73.00 | $36.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Legend XFR Centrifuge #1 | Can handle a range of general-purpose processing including cell culture, microplate, microbiology and many others. | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Legend XFR Centrifuge #2 | Can handle a range of general-purpose processing including cell culture, microplate, microbiology and many others. | L206 Nanochemistry | $55.00 | $27.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Varian 710-ES ICP Spectrophotometer | The Varian 710-ES system is a simultaneous Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) with trace element analysis capability for wavelength from 177 to 785 nm. | L206 Nanochemistry | $73.00 | $36.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Varian 820-MS ICP-MS spectrophotometer | The Varian 820-MS system is a compact inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) with gigahertz sensitivity (1000 Mc/s/mg/L) and low background and interferences | L206 Nanochemistry | $90.00 | $45.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Micrometrics ASAP 2020 Surface Area and Porosity System Analyzer | Enables accurate and precise surface area and porosimetry measurements, which are essential to the determination of the e ectiveness and quality of a wide variety of materials. | L208 Thermochemical | $61.00 | $30.50 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Thermo Scientific Escalab Xi+ XPS | ESCALAB™ XI+ X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) combines high sensitivity with high resolution quantitative imaging and multi-technique capability, including UPS/ISS/REELS | BL05 Analytical Lab | $100.00 | $50.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Rheosense m-VROC™ Viscometer | An automated, small sample viscometer that is capable of the most demanding applications including small sample protein therapeutics with widest dynamic range with as little as 20 microliters of sample. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $30.00 | $15.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Kruss Tensiometer | Used for measurements of surface tension and interfacial tension, critical micelle concentration CMC and contact angle on solids, fibers and powders. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $30.00 | $15.00 | Analytical Chemistry Core |
| Nanopatterning Visualization Engine (NPVE) | Used in a Crossbeam® (FIB) system for NanoPatterning, which complements the imaging capabilities of the CrossBeam® | BL02 FESEM Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss Auriga FIB/FESEM with EDX | AURIGA CrossBeam consists of a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) with GEMINI column accompanied by a Focused Gallium Ion Beam (FIB) column that offers Cross-sectioning, Nanotomography, Nanopatterning, 3D-Analytics, and TEM lamella preparation. Additionally, the system allows for elemental characterization through energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS/EDX). | BL02 FESEM Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss Libra TEM | Libra 120 Plus is an Energy Filter TEM that takes advantage of inelastically scattered electrons to offer additional imaging modes and enhanced image quality when compared with conventional TEMs. In addiiton, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) capability is available for elemental analysis | BL02A TEM Lab | $151.00 | $75.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss Orion Plus Helium Ion Microscope | HIM is a relatively new scanning particle beam microscopy technique that operates on the same basic principles as scanning electron microscopes. However, HIM offers several advantages over conventional scanning electron microscopy. The relatively large mass of the helium ions results in very little diffraction when passing through the tiny apertures thereby resulting in extremely small (sub-nanometer) probes. Complementing this, the ions penetrate deeply into the specimen before scattering, resulting in finely localized secondary electron emission. These characteristics of HIM ultimately deliver its incredible 0.3 nm resolution and extremely high depth of field, surpassing conventional SEM. In addition to secondary electron detection, our HIM is outfitted with a Multichannel Plate Detector (MCP) used for detection of backscattered helium ions and providing excellent material contrasts. Also, imaging of non-conductive and non-coated materials e.g. most polymers and biological materials is improved upon with the addition of an electron flood gun used for charge compensation | BL02B Helium Ion Microscope Lab | $303.00 | $151.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Agilent 5600LS AFM | The 5600LS AFM is well suited for imaging and mapping both large and small samples. A variety of Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques are possible including contact mode, acoustic ac mode, phase imaging, current sensing, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM), Kelvin Force Microscopy (KFM)/Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM), and Force Modulation Microscopy. In addition, Scanning Microwave Microscopy (SMM) enables complex impedance, capacitance, and dopant density measurements. | BL03 AFM Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Leica Sputter Coater (AuPd/C) | Leica ACE200 is metal sputter and carbon deposition for SEM and TEM analysis | BL04 Sample Prep Lab | $20.00 | $10.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| South Bay Plasma Cleaner (O2/Ar) | The PC-2000 Plasma Cleaner allows simultaneous cleaning of a specimen and a specimen stage which minimizes and, in some cases, eliminates contamination of inorganic specimens analyzed via SEM, TEM, STEM and/or AEM. | BL04 Sample Prep Lab | $20.00 | $10.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Axio Imager Z2M upright Microscope | Axio Z2m is an upright materials microscope, utilizing multiple light sources and filters and allws for the collection of high resolution still images at 50-1,000x | L104 NanoBioPhysics | $55.00 | $27.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Nanoscience Instruments - TraxSTM | The traxSTM is an extremely portable scanning tunneling microscope (STM) for conductive samples | L104 NanoBioPhysics | $55.00 | $27.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Cytoviva Darkfield and Hyperspectral Imaging | Designed to support optical and hyperspectral imaging of nanoscale sample elements in both materials and biological based matrices | L104 NanoBioPhysics | $61.00 | $30.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Hitachi S-4800 FESEM w/EDX* | The S-4800 is a high-resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) with cold field emission gun. With a maximum resolution of 1-2nm, it is equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) | L110 Cleanroom | $20.00 | $10.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss EVO LS SEM | Zeiss EVO LS10 is a variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VP-SEM), Capable of 6nm resolution in high vacuum mode. In extended pressure mode, imaging can be done at set pressures up to 3000 Pa. If used in conjunction with the Deben CoolStage II, biological and other wet samples may be imaged using the variable pressure secondary electron (VPSE) or backscatter detectors. Elemental analysis using the Oxford Inca EDX can be done in all modes | L110N BioCleanroom | $73.00 | $36.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss - Axio Observer A1 | The Observer A1 is an upright compound microscope that is fully equipped four channel wide-field fluorescence, bright-field, dark-field and polarized light microscopy. | L102 NanoBiology Lab | $40.00 | $20.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Zeiss Z1 Spinning Disk Confocal | Zeiss Axio Observer Spinning Disc Confocal microscope has objectives ranging from 10X-100X and provides four channel laser excitation capability from the near UV into the near infrared range. In addition, the stage mounted temperature controlled CO2 chamber is capable of long term live cell imaging | L207 Shared Microscope Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Buehler MetaServ 250 Grinder-Polisher | Used for metallographic specimen preparation | BL04 Sample Prep Lab | $20.00 | $10.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Asylum MFP-3D Origin+ AFM | Capable of nanomechanical, nanoelectrical and electromechanical characterization | BL03 AFM Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| Thermo 325a Rotary Microtome | Capable of cutting high-quality paraffin sections for tissue processing | BL04 Sample Prep Lab | $30.00 | $15.00 | Advanced Microscopy Core |
| FACS Aria III - Flow Cytometer System | BD FACSAria provides unrivaled sensitivity and resolution for cell sorting. Wavelength choices include 561-nm and 445-nm lasers, as well as the 488-nm, 633-nm, 405-nm, and 375-nm lasers. | L102 NanoBiology Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Nanobiology Core |
| NanoBiology Lab - General use | General use of nanobiology bench and lab space | L102 NanoBiology Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Nanobiology Core |
| Olympus Inverted Microscope w/Fluoresence | For a variety of cell culture needs including live cell observation, cell sampling and handling, image capture, and fluorescence observation. | L102 NanoBiology Lab | $40.00 | $20.00 | Nanobiology Core |
| Genomics Lab - General use | General use of genomics lab and bench space | L203 Genomics Lab | $73.00 | $36.50 | Nanobiology Core |
| Siemens MRI 3T | This MRI system is capable of scanning small animals and human patients | L111 MRI Lab | $550.00 | $275.00 | Nanobiology Core |
| Hot Disk TPS2500S Thermal Conductivity System | The TPS2500S is transient absolute measurment of thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat from 0.005 to 1000W/mK. This instrument is designed for testing thermal transport properties of solids, liquids, paste and powders. | L106 NM Charac Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Material Testing Core |
| Perkin Elmer DMA8000 | Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is used to characterize materials' bulk properties such as modulus, compliance and damping (tan delta). It measures changes of rheological behavior under dynamic conditions as a function of temperature, time, frequency, stress, atmosphere, or a combination of these parameters. Stress-strain, creep recovery, thermomechanical and stress relaxation measurements are examples | L106 NM Charac. Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Material Testing Core |
| Perkin Elmer DSC6000 | The differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is a thermal analysis tool that determines how a material's heat capacity (Cp) is changed by temperature. The information generated is used to understand amorphous and crystalline behavior, polymorph and eutectic transitions, curing and degree of cure. | L106 NM Charac. Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Material Testing Core |
| TA Q200 Digital Scanning Calorimeter | The Q200 is a versatile, research-grade DSC with our patented Tzero technology with temperature range of ambient to 725C | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Material Testing Core |
| TA Q500 Thermogravimetric Analyzer | Thermogravimetric analysis is capable of thermal analysis in which changes in physical and chemical properties of materials are measured as a function of increasing temperature or as a function of time. | BL05 Analytical Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Material Testing Core |
| Agilent Technologies 4294A Impedance Analyzer | The 4294A precision impedance analyzer is an integrated solution for efficient impedance measurement and analysis of components and circuits. The 4294A covers a broader test-frequency range (40 Hz to 110 MHz) with Basic impedance accuracy:+/-0.08 %. Excellent High Q/Low D accuracy enables analysis of low-loss components | L104 NanoBioPhysics | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Agilent Technologies 54624A Oscilloscope | Keysight 54624A Oscilloscope is an unique 4-channel model with 100 MHz, 200 MSa/s. | L104 NanoBioPhysics | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Cascade REL-4800 Manual Probe Station | This is manual wafer load probe station with 200mm vacuum chuck. It also includes 5 vacuum connections for manipulators on each side with motic PSM-1000 microscope. | L104 NanoBioPhysics | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Princeton VeraSTAT4 Potentiostat/Galvanostat | VeraSTAT4 is capable of performing a range of electrochemical applications. It has improved low current performance with fA resolution and pA accuracy. The maximum current is up to 1A. With the internal frequency response analyzer, it provides impedance analysis over the frequency range 10Hz to 1MHz. | L104 NanoBioPhysics | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Agilent Network Analyzer (integrated to AFM) | Combining the AFM and the scanning microwave microscopy (SMM), comprehensive electrical measurements are provided using a vector network analyzer (VNA),along with the outstanding spatial resolution of an AFM. | BL03 AFM Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Axon P10 Patch Clamp | For single-channel recording, whole-cell voltage- and current-clamp recordings, extracellular field potential recordings in ion channel, neuroscience, nanopore, voltammetry studies | L104 NanoBioPhysics | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Hysitron TI 950 Nanoindenter | The TI 950 TriboIndenter nanoindenter is an automated, high throughput instrument to support nanomechanical and nanotribological characterization over the nano and microscales. The instruments also enables High Precision Scanning Probe Microscopy. | BL03 AFM Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Amana Washer | General purpose washing machine | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Carver Platen Press | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Chevalier Mill | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Chevalier Precision Grinder | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| DeWalt 10" Table Saw | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Fisher Johns Melting Point Apparatus | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Harrison Lathe | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Injection Molding Machine | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core | |
| Instron 3384 Material Test Frame Frame w/environmental chamber | ISO ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing. This electromechanical testing machine is used for static testing including tension, compression, shear, flexure, peel, tear, cyclic and end. It is capable of capable of testing from -200F to 600F and load cells from 2 lb to 30,000 lbs using a wide assortment of ASTM fixtures | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Instron 5900R Material Test Frame w/environmental chamber | This electromechanical testing machine is used for static testing including tension, compression, shear, flexure, peel, tear, cyclic and end. It is capable of capable of testing rom -200F to 600F and load cells from 2 lb to 30,000 lbs using a wide assortment of ASTM fixtures | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Instron 8802 Dynamic Test Frame | The Instron 8802 is a versatile servohydraulic fatigue testing system for avaried range of static and dynamic testing requirements. It has an double-acting servohydraulic actuator with force capacity up to 250 kN (56 kip). | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Instron 9250G Impact Test Frame | Model 9250G is designed for measuring the impact performance of raw material specimens and finished components | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Kenmore Clothes Dryer (3) | General purpose dryer machine | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| LR Technologies Walk-in Oven | Industrial style oven with programmable temperature controller which enables automatic temperature cycling | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| McGill Bonding Autoclave | Standardized small autoclave for research and small-scale production. | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Mitutoyo Height Gage | Used for material testing purposes | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Mitutoyo Vis System | Comprehensive vision based metrology system with 0.25 micron accuracy, unique patented light adjustment tools and unparalleled focus capability | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Ohaus Dual Range Balance | Used for material testing purposes | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Shore Hardness Tester Type A | Used for material testing purposes | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Shore Hardness Tester Type D | Used for material testing purposes | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Surface Plate | Used for material testing purposes | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Tenney C-Evo Environmental Test Chamber | Environmental cycling test chamber for temperature and humidity | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Tennsmith Brake | Machining tools to prepare samples | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Waterjet Cutting Table | This is a CNC waterjet cutter to cut many different types of substrates | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Wilton Horizontal Saw | Machining tools to prepare samples | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Tinius Olsen IT 503 Pendulum Impact Tester | Capable of determining impact resistance of materials, in accordance with many ASTM and ISO standards. | GMTC Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Material Testing Core |
| Carbolite High Temp Furnace | High temperature furnace for laboratory, research & process applications | L105 Synthesis Lab | $61.00 | $30.50 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Stratasys J750 FDM printer | The Stratasys J750™ 3D Printer delivers unrivaled aesthetic performance including true, full-color capability with texture mapping and color gradient | L105 Synthesis Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Synthesis Lab General Use | General use of synthesis lab and bench space | L105 Synthesis Lab | $55.00 | $27.50 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Cleanroom General Use | Entry fees to use cleanroom | L110 Cleanroom | $121.00 | $60.50 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Air Control Wet Bench - Poly | 200 mm compatible wet bench is primarily used for general wet chemical etching | L110 Cleanroom | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Air Control Wet Bench - Stainless | 200 mm compatible wet bench is primarily used for CMOS-level cleans | L110 Cleanroom | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Americhem Wet Bench* | 200 mm wet bench is primarily used for special etching purposes | L110 Cleanroom | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Lam OnTrak DSS200 Series II Brush Cleaner | OnTrak DSS 200 Series 2 Double-sided PVA Scrubber is production-style tool for cleaning particles as small as 0.125 um in wafers up to 200mm. | L110 Cleanroom | $30.00 | $15.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| IPEC Avanti CMP System* | The IPEC 472 wafer polisher is a fully automated, precision tool for CMP polishing of semiconductor wafers used to achieve flatness, uniformity and planarization on patterned/device wafers. The 472 features automatic wafer handling and is capable of two platen, two-step polishing processing to maximize wafer throughput capability and quality. Designed to planarize wafers from 100mm to 200mm. | L110 Cleanroom | $30.00 | $15.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Lam 4420B Plasma Etch System* | This tool is primarily used for silicon, oxide and nitride etching using SF6 and CF4 based gas chemistry | L110 Cleanroom | $30.00 | $15.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Novellus Concept 2 PECVD System* | This tool can deposit stress-controlled silicon dioxide and nitride on wafer stack | L110 Cleanroom | $121.00 | $60.50 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Plasmatherm ICP 770 DRIE* | An ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etcher (DRIE) can be used to etch a variety of materials. This ICP is equipped with two chambers -- one is dedicated to deep anisotropic silicon (BOSCH process) trench etching and the other is used for silicon dioxide and polymer etching. | L110 Cleanroom | $80.00 | $40.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| PVD 75 Evaporation System* | The evaporator can be used to deposit metals dielectrics. The tool has 5 e-beam pockets and 1 thermal boat. Single substrate up to 12" diameter -Multiple substrate up to 4" diameter -Substrate fixture rotation up to 20 rpm | L110 Cleanroom | $30.00 | $15.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| PVD 75 Sputtering System* | The sputterer can be used to deposit metals and dielectrics. The tool has 2 DC and 1 RF source. Coatings are performed by accelerating ions or an argon oxygen mixture into the surface of a sputter target, which is made of the material to be applied to the sample. -Sputter two or more dissimilar materials simultaneously for complete control of film stoichiometry (co-deposition). Single substrate up to 12" diameter -Multiple substrate up to 4" diameter -Substrate fixture rotation up to 20rpm | L110 Cleanroom | $30.00 | $15.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Veeco Savannah S200 Thermal ALD* | Thermal Atomic Layer Deposition system for dielectrics with In-Situ Ellipsometry | L110 Cleanroom | $137.50 | $68.75 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Zeiss Microscope | Inspection microscope to image samples in cleanroom | L110 Cleanroom | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Gaertner Ellipsometer | The model LSE-WS Stokes WAFERSKAN Ellipsometer is a high speed film thickness mapping system measuring one site per second including stage travel! It uses advanced StokesMeter technology to give tilt-free, focus free, 2D/3D color thickness and index images. | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Jandel Multi-Height 4 Point Probe | High quality, easy to use system for measuring the sheet resistance and/or volume resistivity of wafers up to 200mm in diameter | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| KLA-Tencor Profilometer | This tool can measure vertical features ranging from under 100 um to approximately 300 um with a vertical resolution of 0.5, 2, or 10 um | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Laurell Spin Processor with Wet Station | This coater system can accommodate up to 200mm wafers with recommended rotational speed of 3000 RPM | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| OAI 8808 Mask Aligner* | The OAI Model 8008 Mask Aligner is a semi-automated, four-camera, optical front and backside mask Aligner. It delivers ultra-precise (1m-2m) alignment accuracy | L110M - Lithography | $60.00 | $30.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| PE-100-RIE Plasma Etch System | This tool is capable ot plasma cleaning or plasma etching with 300W 100KHz continuously variable power supply | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Reynolds Tech Plating Bench | This electrodeposition bench for metal plating | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Tousimis 916B Critical Point Dryer* | This is a supercritical CPD MEMS dryer for 8" wafers. Temperature range: -30C to 60C and pressure range: 0 to 2000 psi | L110M - Lithography | $20.00 | $10.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Ultron UH-102 UV Curing Oven | This tool provides for curing of UV films in easy-to-use benchtop packages, without sacrificing control or versatility | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Vacuum Oven | Used to vacuum heat or cure substrates | L110M - Lithography | included cleanroom fee | included cleanroom fee | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| YES-310TA Vapor Prime and Image Reversal Oven* | YES-310TA is a dual function over with HMDS prime and image reversal capabilities | L110M - Lithography | $20.00 | $10.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| MicroFab Jetlab 4 Ink Printer System | This tool can print droplets in an area of 160 X 120 mm with 20um accuracy. | L110N BioCleanroom | $50.00 | $25.00 | Micro- and Nanofabrication Core |
| Cray XC-30 supercomputing system | Used for engineering and scientific computing on 8 computer blades with 4 compute nodes per blade | High Performance Computing Lab | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Nanocomputational Core |