Michigan Center for Materials Characterization – (MC)2

The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization, also known as (MC)2, is the University of Michigan’s facility dedicated to the micron and nanoscale imaging and analysis of materials. The center, housed in Building 22 of the North Campus Research Complex, provides state-of-the-art instruments, professional training, and in-depth education for students and other internal researchers, fellow academic institutions, and local industry. (MC)2 supports a diverse multi-disciplinary user base of more than 450 users from various colleges and departments, 120+ internal research groups, and over 35 non-academic companies.

RRID

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University of Michigan Michigan Center for Materials Characterization - (MC)2 RRID:SCR_026770

Serving

External Researchers, U-M Researchers

Service Categories

Chemical Characterization, Data Tools and Analysis, Education and Training, Energy Research, Engineering, Imaging, Microscopy, and Analysis, Mass Spectrometry, Material Characterization

Contact

Bobby Kerns, or Deanna Hecht

[email protected], [email protected]

Affiliation

College of Engineering

Services

  • SEM - Scanning electron microscopy
  • FIB - Focused ion beam microscopy
  • TEM - Transmission electron microscopy
  • APT - Atom probe tomography
  • 3D X-ray microscopy
  • Micro CT
  • AFM - Atomic force microscopy
  • XPS - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • Nanoindentation
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Mass spectrometry