Welcome to the Materials Characterization Facility
The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Texas A&M University is a multi-user facility designed to support the research efforts of the TAMU community. The facility receives funding from the Office of Vice President for Research, the College of Engineering (TEES) and the College of Science.
The MCF houses the fabrication and characterization instrumentation essential for the development, understanding and study of new materials and devices. We have a large user-base with investigators from most departments in the College of Engineering and the College of Science. We support educational activities involving lab tours and demonstrations, outreach and broader impact related activities.
For complimentary expertise and instrumentation, please visit the Microscopy & Imaging Center.
For TAMU scientists to become MCF users, please fill out a training request form and contact the scientist in charge of training for the instrument for which you wish to be trained.
Polystyrene spheres on glass. Scale bar is 10 microns. Image taken by Yordanos Bisrat using the JEOL JSM-7500F field emission SEM.
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The MCF would like to welcome our newest staff member, Dr. Wilson Serem. Wilson will be in charge of the AFM, dip-pen nanolithographer and the nanoindenter.
- Where's the MCF?
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The MCF is located on the 3rd floor of the Jack E. Brown Chemical Engineering Building on the southwest corner of University and Spence Street. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor and go down the hallway that is immediately to your right as you step out of the elevator and take your first right into the MCF (suite 341).
- 3rd floor of the Jack E. Brown building
The Mission of the MCF is to train students to use state-of-the-art instrumentation in support of their research and educational goals and to provide infrastructure and centralized resources for faculty across campus who wish to apply for funding for new instrumentation that further enhances Materials Science and Engineering at TAMU.
Where's the MCF?
