
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

X-ray Diffractometry (XRD)

Thermal Analysis
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
NETZSCH 3500 Sirius - with modulated temperature abilities
Thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and DSC
TA Instruments SDT 650 - with autosampler

Physical Properties Testing
Mechanical Testing (tension, compression, flexure)
Instron 5969 - dual column tabletop testing system
Rheology, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), or Viscometry (flow)
TA Instruments DHR20 Rheometer/ DMA - the current rate is set as a trial basis. Rates and usage will be reevaluated soon.
Anton Paar - with tribology (friction) measuring attachment (coming soon)
Physisorption (surface area, pore size)
Pycnometry (density/ volume)
Particle Size Analysis (PSA)
Beckman Coulter LS230- with PIDS detector
Dilatometry/ Thermal Expansion
Anter Corporation Workhorse IB

Spectrophotometry
Ultraviolet/ Visible/ Near IR (UV-Vis-NIR)
Perkin Elmer Lambda 950 - with integrating sphere, 2D detector, URA
Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR)
Nicolet iS50 FT-IR - with diamond ATR crystal

Optical Microscopy
Olympus BH2 Series System
Olympus Tokyo PME - inverted stage/ metallographic microscope
Olympus VANOX universal research microscope