Core Research Facilities
The Core Research Facilities team provides oversight for the facilities managed by RCA including the Research 1, Research 1 Addition, and Research 2 buildings. The RCA Core Research Facilities represent two distinct sets of facilities and capabilities, the EMC and the Materials, Fabrication Analysis and Fabrication Core, the latter formerly known as Research Operations. The EMC houses and provides services for the university's electron microscopy, micro computed X-ray tomography, and imaging equipment used for teaching, research, and industry activities.
The Materials Characterization, Analysis and Fabrication Core (MCAF) services consist of more than 130 materials synthesis and characterization, microfabrication, device packaging, and testing equipment sets used by NDSU faculty, staff, students, and external academic and industry users (instrumentation description below). The MCAF Core is staffed by three highly skilled technicians and engineers (James Bahr, Fred Haring and Greg Strommen), with instrumentation located in buildings Research 1 Addition (R1A) and Research 2 (R2) in the NDSU Research & Technology Park.
CORE Research Facilities links
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This searchable equipment database leverages shared equipment resources across the campus that support research and development. Some equipment in the database is accessible through Core Research Facilities or Recharge Centers and other equipment may be available for use by contacting the lab manager that is listed in the database.
Researchers from other institutions and commercial entities are able to use many of the instruments listed in the database by coordinating with the point of contact listed.
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Comprehensive imaging and analysis services from initial project planning to publication. Providing electron microscopy, micro computed X-ray tomography, and imaging services for teaching, research, and industry.