Equipment
& Laboratory Facilities
Ceramics
Processing Facilities
Multiple
Air Furnaces to 1700° C
Multiple controlled atmosphere furnaces
Vacuum hot press (2000° C, 25 ton)
Induction hot press (2000° C, 25 ton)
Ceramics forming facilities (tape caster, extruder, die-presses)
Particle size analysis
Synthesis laboratories including wet labs
Ball Mills
Contact
Person/Dept
Professor Ivar Reimanis
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 386
(303) 273-3549
ireimani@mines.edu
Chemical
and Structural Analytical Facilities
Optima
3000 ICP Spectrometer - Chemistry, (303) 273-3610
CRAY 5 UV-Nir Spectrometer - Colin Wolden, Chemical Engineering,
Alderson Hall 423, (303) 273-3544
Leco Interstitial Analyzers - David Olson, Metallurgy, Hill
Hall 305, 303-273-3955
Complete Hydrogen (diffusible and total) Analyzer - David
Olson, Metallurgy, Hill Hall 305, 303-273-3955
Mossbauer Spectrometers - Don Williamson, Meyer Hall 257,
Physics, MH 340, (303) 273-3837
UV Spectrometers - Physics, Room 425, Meyer Hall, Departmental
office phone: (303) 273-3830 Chromatographs - Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, (303) 273-3610
X-ray Diffraction Systems - S. Thompson, Metallurgy, Hill
Hall 258, (303) 273-3065
Coating/Thin
Film Testing and Deposition System
Scratch/adhesion
Tester
Wear Tester
Profilometers
8,000 Square Feet Thin Film Labs (2 clean rooms)
VAC TEC, VCC 7740 Vertical Cathode PVD Unit
VAC TEC, MLIV Horizontal Cathode PVD Unit
Varian Ion Implantation
Hyper Ion PVD Unit
Electron Beam & Thermal Evaporation Units
Perkin Elmer RF Sputtering System 2400-8SA
Closed Field Unbalanced Magnetron System
Watkins Johnson Atmospheric Pressure CVD Unit
Plasma Enhanced CVD Unit
Laser Surface Modification Facilities
Contact
Name/Dept:
Professor John Moore
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 201
(303) 273-3770
jjmoore@mines.edu
Commercial
Codes
Process
Simulation Software - Aspen
Finite Element Software - ABAQUS (Ivar Reimanis - Metallurgy,
Hill Hall 386, 303-273-3549)
Quantum Mechanical Software - Gaussian 94 Spartan
Materials and Molecular Modeling Packages - Cerius 2
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor James (Jim) Ely
Chemical Engineering
AH 451
(303) 273-3885
jely@mines.edu
Computational
Resources
IBM SP-Z
8-Node Parallel Supercomputer
SGI Indiago 2 Workstation Clusters
IBM RS-6000 Workstation Clusters
Large Format Dye Sublimation Color Printer
2 Color Laser Printers
SGI 6 Processor Power Challenge
1 Color Scanner
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Chester (Chet)Van Tyne
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 372
(303) 273-3793
cvantyne@mines.edu
Corrosion
and Surface Analysis
EG&G PARC
273 Potentiodynamic Analytical System
Salt Spray Corrosion Testing
High Temperature Corrosion Testing
PH and Selective Electrode Sensors
XPS
Auger Electron Analysis
SIMS
Schlumberger 1255 High Frequency Response Analyzer
3852 HP Data Acquisition System
Cyclic Voltammetry Measurement
Electrochemical Impedance Analyzer
Ellipsometer
Surface Area Analyzer
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Brajendra Mishra
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 319
(303) 273-3893
bmishra@mines.edu
Electron
Microscopy
The Electron
Microscopy Laboratory has extensive equipment for imaging
and analyzing specimens by routine methods. Microscopes include
various light and scanning and transmission electron microscopes.
The laboratory also houses equipment for embedding, sectioning,
polishing and etching materials specimens. We also have access
to preparatory equipment such as ultramicrotomes and a dual-beam
FIB.
Electron microscopes:
FEI Quanta 600 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
with Princeton
Gamma-Tech Prism Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer
JEOL JSM-6320F Scanning Electron Microscope with EDAX Energy
Dispersive
X-Ray Spectrometer (Coming Soon!)
JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
with EDAX Genesis Energy Dispersive
X-Ray Spectrometer, TSL Electron Backscatter Diffraction
Detector and J.C. Nabity Nanometer Pattern Generation System
(Acquisition of this
system was supported by NSF Award# 0520386)
Philips CM12 Transmission Electron Microscope with Parallel
Electron Energy-Loss Spectrometer
Philips CM200 Transmission Electron Microscope with Princeton
Gamma-Tech Prism
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer
Preparatory Equipment:
Low speed saws, Buehler
Electropolishers, E. A. Fischione and Struers
Gatan Model 600 dual ion mill
Bal-Tec RES100 ion mill
Grinding/polishing wheels, LECO and Buehler
Vibratory polisher, Buehler
Dimpler, VCR D500i
Vacuum evaporator, Denton DV502
Sputter coater, Technics Hummer VI
Metallographic optical microscopes, Olympus
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Michael Kaufman
Metallurgical and Materials Science
HH 360
(303) 384-3009 (Office)
(303) 273-3789 (lab)
mkaufman@mines.edu
Electronic
Materials Characterization
JA Woolham
Spectroscopic Ellipsometer
Three Wavelength Gaertner Ellipsometer
Tencor Temperature Dependent Hall Effect Analyzer
Low Temperature Photoluminescence Spectrometer
C-V, I-V, PV Efficiency Instruments
Near Field Scanning Optical Microscope
Varian Ion Implanter
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Richard Ahrenkiel
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 309
(303) 273-3543
rahrenki@mines.edu
Electronic
Materials Processing Facility
1000 sq.
ft. Class 1000 Clean Room
3000 sq. ft. Thin Film Deposition Facility
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Richard Ahrenkiel
FacultyMetallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 309
(303) 273-3543
rahrenki@mines.edu
Foundry
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Michael Kaufman
Metallurgical and Materials Science
HH 360
(303) 384-3009 (Office)
(303) 273-3789 (lab)
mkaufman@mines.edu
Hydrometallurgical
Capabilities
Leaching
Systems
Precipitation Systems
Analytical Support
Sol Gel Processing
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Patrick (Pat) Taylor
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 301
(303) 384-2130
prtaylor@mines.edu
Joining
and Welding Laboratory
Complete
Arc Welding Capability
Laser Welding System
Solid State Bonding
Soldering and Brazing Capabilit
Fixtures for Hot Cracking Susceptibility Testing
Gleeble Thermomechanical Simulator
Experimental Welding Consumable Production Capability
Underwater Welding
Contact
Name/Dept:
Professor Stephen (Steve) Liu
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 254
(303) 273-3796
sliu@mines.edu
Machine
Shop
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Gerard Martins
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 317
(303) 384-3543
gmartins@mines.edu
Mass
Spectrometer
Extrel
ELQ - 400 Triple Quadruple Mass Spectrometer
Extrel ELQ - 400 LC/MS Triple Quadruple Mass Spectrometer
Perkin Elmer Q-Mass 910 GC/MS Systems
JOEL M Station High Resolution Mass Spectrometer
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Brajendra Mishra
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 319
(303) 273-3893
bmishra@mines.edu
Metallography
and Optical Microscopy
Specimen
Preparation Capability
Numerous Metallographic Systems and Microscopes
Image Analysis
Hardness testers
Numerous Heat Treatment (vacuum and air) Systems
Photographic Equipment
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Martin Mataya
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 313
(303) 273-2013
mmataya@mines.edu
Mechanical
Testing and Forming
4 MTS
Computer-Controlled, Servo-Hydraulic Uniaxial Testing Units
2 Instron Screwdriver Uniaxial Testing Units(1/w high temp-control
arm)
4- and 3- Point Bend Fixture (ambient and high temp)
MTS Nano Indenter XPSheet Metal Testing Fixtures
Fracture Toughness Fixtures
Instrumented Impact Tester and Numerous Other Impact Testers
Fatigue Testing: Revised Bending and Torsional Fatigue Testing
Machines
A Wiredrawing Bench
Hot and Cold Rolling Mills
Numerous Hardness Testers
Thermal Technologies Hot Press (ZST Capacity,Vacuum, 3300ƒC)
Contact Person/Dept:
Professor David Matlock
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 256
(303)-273-3775
dmatlock@mines.edu
Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance
NMR -
400 Mhz Liquid - Solids NMR Spectrometer
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Steven Dec
Chemistry and Geochemistry
CO 121
(303) 384-2109
sdec@mines.edu
Nuclear
Radiation Analysis
High Gamma
Ray Detection with Simulation Detectors
Resolution Gamma Ray Delection with Semiconductor Defector
Charge Particle Detection with Semiconductor Defectors
Neutron Activation
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Uwe Greife
Physics
MH 457
(303) 273-3618
ugreife@mines.edu
Nuclear
Reactor
Under
a research partnership between the Advanced Test Reactor National
Scientific User Facility (ATR NSUF) at Idaho National Laboratory
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Colorado School
of Mines nuclear materials irradiation experiment will be
the first test conducted in the MIT Reactor (MITR), a 5 megawatt
research reactor. Under the partnership, test space can be
offered to users in the ATR at INL or the reactor at MIT.
A new call for university experiments in the Advanced Test
Reactor NSUF will be released later this year. The Colorado
experiment will be "Advanced Nondestructive Assessment Technology
to Determine the Aging of Silicon-Containing Materials for
Generation IV Nuclear Reactors."
NSUF test space at both reactors is made available at no cost
to external users whose projects are selected through a peer
review process. The partnership with MITR is the first in
an expected series of national partnerships designed to enhance
the NSUF infrastructure and capability. The capability of
the MITR to operate in-core experiment facilities at temperatures
up to 1,600 degrees Centigrade allows researchers to replicate
nuclear power reactor conditions and study the behavior of
advanced materials and fuel designs for next generation nuclear
reactors.
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Frank Gibbs
MME
HH 307
(303) 273-3053
fgibbs@mines.edu
Particulate
Processing and Analysis
Powder
Metallurgy Processing
Mineral Processing
Ceramic Particulate Processing
Particle Size Analyzer
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Patrick (Pat) Taylor
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 301
(303) 384-2130
prtaylor@mines.edu
Physical
Characterization
Netzsch
Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer
Netzsch High Temperature Dilatometer
Netzsch Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Netzsch Thermal Conductivity Tester
Seiko TG/D and Cahn TGA Both Interfaced to a Fisons Mass Spectrometer
Bio-Rad Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer
Thermal Conductivity
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor David Olson
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 305
(303) 273-3955
dolson@mines.edu
Polymer
Characterization
Perkin-Elmer
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Kayeness Capillary Rheometer
Wyatt Technologies Laser Photometer
Light Scattering Apparatus
Rheometrics Dynamic Rheometer
Contact
Person/Dept:
Professor Daniel Knauss
Chemistry & Geochemistry
CO 158
(303) 273-3625
Pyrochemical
Capabilities
Molten
Salt Electrorefining
Molten Salt Electrowinnin
Molten Salt Heat Treatment Baths
Smelting Capabilities
High Temperature Melting Furnace
Vacuum Industries Inductotherm Vacuum Furnace (2200ƒC)
Seven Protective Atmosphere Boxes
Contact
Person/Dept
Professor Brajendra Mishra
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 319
(303) 273-3893
bmishra@mines.edu
Reaction
System (SHS)Testing Reaction Chamber
Microgravity
Processing Chambers
Powder Processsing Facilities
Contact
Name/Dept:
Professor John Moore
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 201
(303) 273-3770
jjmoore@mines.edu
Thermal
Analysis Laboratory
DSC/DTA/GTA
Laboratory
Contact
Name/Dept:
Professor David Olson
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
HH 305
(303) 273-3955
dolson@mines.edu
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