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 in St. Louis that eliminates traditional boundaries between departments and schools. Toward this end, the IMSE administers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program; expands and administers user facilities and resources for materials processing and characterization; coordinates and provides management support for interdisciplinary groups pursuing external funding for campus-wide research efforts; and coordinates research and entrepreneurial interactions with industry and national facilities.

Overview

Welcome to the IMSE user facility, located Rudolph Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. The 12,000 sq-ft facility opened in Fall 2013 and includes materials characterization and micro- and nanofabrication cleanroom facilities. The Schools of Arts & Sciences and McKelvey School of Engineering jointly established the 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 Medical School. The facilities are available for research groups at WashU and to outside universities and organizations, including industry users. 

Our expert staff offer training, assistance, and service work. For more information please visit https://imse.wustl.edu/facilities/index.html

Leadership

Prof. Katherine Flores		Prof. Erik Henriksen
IMSE Director		IMSE Associate Director of Facilities
floresk@wustl.edu		henriksen@wustl.edu

Staff

Dr. Edwin Carlen	Dr. Tyrone Daulton	Beth Gartin	Dr. Huafang Li	Dr. Rajinder Deol
Professor of Practice/Cleanroom Manager	Lab Manager	Assistant to the Director	Lab Manager	Research Specialist Micro/Nano Fabrication
314-935-8934	314-935-4537	314-935-7191	314-935-8701	314-935-6774
carlen@wustl.edu	tdaulton@wustl.edu	bgartin@wustl.edu	hli40@wustl.edu	deolr@wustl.edu

If you have issues contact either Beth Gartin bgartin@wustl.edu or iLab Customer Service ilab-support@agilent.com

Location and hours of operation

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

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
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
Edwin Carlen	Lab Manager	314-935-8934	carlen@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L53
Rajinder Deol	Research Specialist	314-935-6774	deolr@wustl.edu	Rudolph Hall L27C

Available Equipment and Resources

▼ ► Material Characterization Instruments (9)

Name Price JEOL JEM-ARM300F2 GRAND ARM™2 View calendar JEOL 2100F 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 Elionix ELS-S50EX Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) View calendar Bruker D8 Discover XRD View calendar RigakuDMaxB XRD View calendar Versa Probe II X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 100) (6)

Name Price Acid Hood View calendar Heidelberg Laser Writer View calendar Kloe Mask Aligner 4" View calendar Optical Microscope [Class 100] View calendar Solvent Hood 1 View calendar Solvent Hood 2 View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 1000) (11)

Name Price Ellipsometer View calendar Optical Microscope [Class1,000] View calendar ALD View calendar Asher View calendar Oxford Nanofab PECVD View calendar Oxford RIE View calendar Sputter Deposition - Kurt Lesker PVD75 View calendar Tube Furnace View calendar Hot Plate View calendar Profilometer View calendar AJA E-Beam Evaporator View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (Class 10000) (3)

Name Price E-Beam Evaporator - Kurt Lesker PVD 75 View calendar Probe Station View calendar Thermal Evaporator - Edwards Auto 306 View calendar

▼ ► Micro- and Nanofabrication (L27) (7)

Name Price L27 - Workbench View calendar 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 (5)

Name Price Karl Suss MJB3 Mask Aligner 3" View calendar JEOL 7001LVF Field Emission (FE)- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) View calendar JEOL 840 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) View calendar JEOL 2000FX Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) View calendar Spin Coater 1 View calendar