Contact

ACMAL

Applied Chemical and Morphological Analysis Laboratory
6th Floor, Minerals and Materials Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295

acmal@mtu.edu

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Training

Sample Preparation

Sample Analysis

ACMAL offers services by instrument.

Electron Optics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, and Surface Analysis Facilities

Elizabeth Miller

  • Director, Applied Chemical and Morphological Analysis Laboratory (ACMAL)
  • Staff, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Liz Miller

  • If you are new to ACMAL
  • If you have an issue in the Electron Optics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, or Surface Analysis Facilities
  • If you have a question about tours, outreach, courses, grant-writing, or citations related to ACMAL
  • If you are unsure what instrument to use
  • If you need help identifying a research topic expert
  • If you have ACMAL-related publications, posters, and other outcomes you would like posted

Professional Staff

Erico Freitas

  • Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Erico T. F. Freitas if you need training and access for the FEI 200kV Titan Themis STEM instrumentation.

Isabella Jaszczak

  • Research Engineer I, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Isabella Jaszcak if you need  sample preparation, SEM analysis, STEM imaging, or instrument training.

Timothy Leftwich

  • Research Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Timothy Leftwich if you need training and access for the Surface Analysis Facility instrumentation.

Student Staff

Cooper Chiarino

Cooper Chiarino
EOF Lab Assistant

Alyssa Fabbro

Alyssa Fabbro
EOF Lab Assistant

Contact the EOF student staff if you are already authorized and need:

  • Basic technical assistance
  • Sample preparation
  • Coating

 

X-Ray Facility Manager

Edward Laitila

  • Senior Research Engineer/Scientist II
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Ed Laitila if you need training and access for the X-Ray Facility.

Confocal Imaging Facility Manager

Marina Tanasova

  • Associate Professor, Chemistry
  • Graduate Program Director

Contact Marina Tanasova if you need training and access to the Cell Culture Lab and Attune NxT Flow Cytometer.

Contact Marina if you need a storage place for gloves, lab-coats, and other supplies or have general questions about the Confocal Imaging Facility.

Contact Marina if you need training and access to the Olympus FluoView FV1000 Confocal Microscope.

Statistical Consulting Service

The Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics (CAMS) is pleased to announce a free statistical consulting service provided to the MTU research community. The purpose of this service is to foster collaborations between members of CAMS and researchers from other centers, departments and colleges at MTU.

  • Help with experimental design (including power analysis and sample size determination).
  • Help with data analysis with appropriate and clean data sets.
  • Provide guidance and suggest statistical methods for data analysis and visualization.
  • Provide guidance on appropriate statistical language for manuscripts.

Visual Media

As part of their team’s ongoing efforts to support enhanced capacity for campuswide research and scholarly activity, the Research Development Office is pleased to announce support for researchers and scholars who need photography, videography, or visual graphic support as part of their research and proposal activities.

If you believe these services could help you advance your work, please reach out to rd-L@mtu.edu to further discuss the availability of these services and their fit with your ideas.