Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

 

Materials Characterization and Micro- and Nanofabrication facility 

 

Mission Statement

The Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (IMSE) seeks to create and sustain a culture of interdisciplinary materials science research and education at Washington University that eliminates traditional boundaries between departments and schools. Toward this end, the IMSE will administer an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program; expand and administer user facilities and resources for materials processing and characterization; coordinate and provide management support for interdisciplinary groups pursuing external funding for campus-wide research efforts; and coordinate research and entrepreneurial interactions with industry and national facilities.

Overview

Welcome to the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (IMSE) user facility, located at Washington University in St. Louis, Rudolph Hall, lower level.  The 12,000 net sq ft facility opened in Fall 2013 and includes an up-to-date micro-and nanofabrication facility and materials characterization facility.  The Schools of Arts & Sciences and McKelvey School of Engineering jointly established IMSE to integrate and leverage the full potential of interdisciplinary materials research by bringing together more than 50 researchers from Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences and the School of Medicine. The facilities are available for use by research groups at Washington University and to outside universities and organizations, including commerical users. 

Our expert lab staff offer training and assistance in instrument use as well as service work.  For detailed information on the equipment please visit https://imse.wustl.edu/facilities/index.html

 

Leadership

Prof. Katherine Flores		Prof. Erik Henriksen
IMSE Director		IMSE Assoc. Director - Facilities
floresk@wustl.edu		henriksen@wustl.edu

 

 

 

Staff

Dr. Kashif Awan	Dr. Tyrone Daulton	Beth Gartin	Dr. Huafang Li	Dr. Liangji Zhang
Professor of Practice          Cleanroom Lab Manager	Lab Manager	Assistant to the Director	Lab Manager	Micro/Nanofabrication Research Specialist
314-935-8934	314-935-4537	314-935-7191	314-935-8701	314-935-6774
awank@wustl.edu	tdaulton@wustl.edu	bgartin@wustl.edu	hli40@wustl.edu	Liangji@wustl.edu

 

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Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
Staffed: M - F 8 am - 5 pm      Trained use available 24/7	Washington University in St. Louis Scott Rudolph Hall, Lower Level St. Louis, MO 63130

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Kashif Awan	Prof. of Practice/Cleanroom Lab Manager	314-935-8934	awank@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L53
Tyrone Daulton	Lab Manager	314-935-4537	tdaulton@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L76
Beth Gartin	Assistant to the Director	314-935-7191	bgartin@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L52
Huafang Li	Lab Manager	314-935-8701	hli40@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L66
Liangji Zhang	Micro/Nanofabrication Research Specialist	314-935-6774	liangji@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L27A

Available Equipment and Resources

▼ ► Material Characterization Instruments (8)

Name Price Elionix ELS-S50EX Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) View calendar JEOL 2100F Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) View calendar JEOL 2000FX Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) View calendar Thermofisher Quattro S Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) View calendar Thermofisher Scios 2 Focused Ion Beam (FIB) View calendar Bruker Dimension Icon - Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) View calendar RigakuDMaxB XRD View calendar Versa Probe II X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 100) (8)

Name Price Acid Fume Hood View calendar Heidelberg Laser Writer View calendar Mask Aligner 4" View calendar Optical Microscope [Class 100] View calendar CR-Solvent hood(1) View calendar CR-Solvent hood(2) View calendar Spin Coater(1) View calendar Profilometer View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 1000) (9)

Name Price Optical Microscope [Class1,000] View calendar ALD Instrument View calendar Asher View calendar Nanofab PECVD System View calendar Reactive Ion Etch RIE View calendar Sputter Deposition Tool View calendar Tube Furnace View calendar Hot Plate View calendar AJA E-Beam Evaporator View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 10000) (4)

Name Price E-Beam Evaporator - Kurt Lesker PVD 75 View calendar Ellipsometer View calendar Probe Station View calendar Thermal Evaporator View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (L27) (6)

Name Price L27 - Acid Hood View calendar L27 - Solvent Hood - PDMS View calendar L27 - Solvent Hood B View calendar L27-Solvent Hood A View calendar Disco Dicing Saw View calendar Parylene Deposition System View calendar

▼ ► Specimen Preparation (4)

Name Price Sputter Coater View calendar UV Ozone Cleaner View calendar Gatan PIPS Ion Mill View calendar Dimpler View calendar

▼ ► Unclassified (4)

Name Price L27 - Workbench View calendar Mask Aligner 3" View calendar JEOL 7001LVF Field Emission (FE)- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) View calendar JEOL 840 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) View calendar