In search of a less costly method of processing high performance ceramics, Associate Professor John Booske, (at left) electrical and computer engineering, is researching new applications and sources of high-frequency microwave radiation. Booske and undergraduate student Marshall Gallant study the characteristics of microwave cavities, optimized for microwave heating and processing of ceramic materials. (Large image)

Laboratories and equipment for materials science research are found throughout the individual engineering and physical science departments. General purpose laboratories, materials preparation facilities, and commonly used apparatus, such as electron microscopes and X-ray diffractometers, are located within the Materials Science Center itself. University-wide facilities include several computing centers, heavy ion and electron accelerators, and a nuclear reactor with facilities for neutron diffraction. The Physical Sciences Laboratory and the Synchrotron Radiation Center are available for use by students and faculty in materials science. Most departments also have the facilities and expertise required to design and fabricate special research equipment.

To promote interaction among faculty and students with materials interests, many individual research laboratories are located in or near the Engineering Research Building. These include, electron microscopy, crystallography, electronic materials, fatigue and fracture, nuclear materials, polymer science, powder metallurgy, radiation damage, rheology, crystal growth and purification, superconductivity, cryogenics, and surface properties.

The Materials Science Center has state-of-the-art electron microscopes, X-ray diffractometers, and surface analysis equipment, available for hands-on use by materials science students. Augmenting the center's capabilities is an impressive array of dedicated campus facilities, including the Synchrotron Radiation Center, the Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics, and the Kurt F. Wendt Library houses a comprehensive collection of reference material in engineering and the physical sciences. It is located near Union South, a student center with a snack bar, cafeteria, and social, game, and activity areas.

• Accelerator Facilities
• Bulk and Thin-Film Materials Characterization Facilities
• Cryogenics Laboratory
• Crystal Growth Facilities
• Electron Microscopy and Image Processing Facilities
• Electron Microscopy Specimen Preparation
• University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor
• Polymer Science Facilities
• Surface and Thin-Film Characterization Facilities
• Synchrotron Radiation Center
• Thin-Film Deposition Facilities
• Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics
• Center for NanoTechnology

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