Materials Analysis Research Laboratory
instrumentation facilities
Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory
The Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory (MARL) offers expert characterization of materials to determine shape, size, chemistry, structure, and surface properties.
FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION
Manager: Warren Straszheim
Room#: 23 Town Engineering
Services Available
Examine non-biological samples to determine:
- Microstructural morphology
- Micro-elemental distribution and association
- Crystal structure
- Nano-structure
- Surface elemental abundance and bonding
- Thermal mass loss
- Bulk chemical composition
Using:
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)
- Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
- X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
- X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF)
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
Expert Staff. Advanced Instrumentation.
A trusted partner for your research needs.
Available to the Iowa State University research community and to scientists across the globe.
Complex, research grade instruments
Expertise. 60+ years of combined experience in these techniques
Customized experience. Staff pride themselves on being able to adapt and apply techniques to a wide range of research queries
Training is available for the SEM and XRD
Facility Spotlight
Full Service
The Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory houses top-of-the-line equipment with unique capabilities. MARL offers extensive staff expertise and support; allowing researchers access to advanced techniques, custom analyses and 60+ years of imaging expertise.
Service Spotlight
Wide Range of Imaging Techniques
A full suite of imaging equipment allows a variety of projects including identification of phases (whether contaminants or unknowns), determination of phase abundance, surface morphology, contaminant identification, quantitative chemical analysis of alloys, and many more.
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Let’s get you to the right Facility.
Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory
23 Town Engineering
813 Bissell Rd.
Ames, IA 50011-1066
Warren Straszheim, Manager