The Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL) housed in the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Chemistry maintains a large array of instrumentation for the production and analysis of complex materials, including nanoparticles, thin films, polymers, ceramics, and molecular electronics. In addition, the MCL oversees the operations of the Department's Biological Instrumentation Cluster, which provides access to specialized equipment used in molecular biology and biological chemistry.
The MCL facilities are located in Eberly Hall rooms 135, 136, 139, and 141 and in the Chevron Science Center rooms 311, 1118, and 1118A.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgement tracking is one method used by the Office of Research to prioritize internal funding requests. Please acknowledge work done in the MCL in your publications with the following text:
Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Materials Characterization Laboratory (RRID:SCR_025127) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Laboratory Instruments
In addition to the instrumentation available in the Petersen Institute for NanoScience and Engineering (PINSE), SRSS hosts a variety of instrumentation to support research in the nanosciences. Most of the instrumentation can be found either in the Microscopy and Imaging Suite in Langley Hall or the Materials Characterization Lab in Chevron and Eberly, where the following nanoscale Pitt Seal was imaged on one of our atomic force microscopes (AMF). See what other instruments we have to offer!
