Materials Characterization Lab

Overview of Equipment and Services

The Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL) housed in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh maintains a large suite of instrumentation for the production and characterization of complex materials including nanoparticles, thin films, polymers, ceramics, and molecular electronics. The MCL also maintains stewardship over the Chevron Biological Instrumentation Cluster which provides access to instrumentation used in molecular biology and biological chemistry. The governing philosophy of the facility is for users to receive training and then conduct their own experiments. Assistance with experiments and interpretation of results is always available. Service samples (measurements conducted by MCL staff) and data analysis are offered on an as-needed basis.

Location and Hours of Operation

Primary: Materials Characterization Lab, 311 Chevron Science Center (219 Parkman Ave) & 139 Eberly Hall, 294 Dammond Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260

Primary Sq. Ft: 1163

Days of the Week

Hours open

Monday – Friday

9:00 am – 6:00 pm

 

24/7 for trained users

Secondary: Chevron Biological Instrumentation Cluster, 719 & 1018 Chevron Science Center, 219 Parkman Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260

Secondary Sq. Ft: 733

Days of the Week

Hours open

Monday – Friday

9:00 am – 6:00 pm

 

24/7 for trained users

Resources

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Joel Gillespie
Facility Director
 
412-624-0312
 
jrg68@pitt.edu
 
224 Eberly Hall
 

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