MSE Characterization Lab Facilities

Overview of Materials Science & Engineering Services

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering laboratories are located in Hoover Hall and Gilman Hall. Labs in Gilman are used primarily for research, whereas labs in Hoover are used for both research and teaching. These laboratories contain test equipment and facilities to investigate thermal, mechanical, and chemical properties of materials, as well as teach the physical concepts and illustrate the important processing operations involving materials.

Hoover Hall: 528 Bissell Rd, Ames, IA 50011

Gilman Hall: 2415 Osborn Dr, Ames, IA 50011

MSE Labs Staff

 

Darrel Enyart
2220BA Hoover Hall
515-294-4748
denyart@iastate.edu
 
Contact regarding: General iLab and iLab account questions, SEM, Sputter Coating, XRD, Thermal Analysis equipment 
 
 
Ryan Braga
2240H Hoover Hall
515.294.4437
rbraga@iastate.edu
 
Contact regarding: Optical Microscopes, Mounting/Polishing/Sectioning, Furnaces, Spectroscopy, Mechanical testing, GPC, Zetasizer, 3D Printing

Links and Resources

  1. https://www.mse.iastate.edu/research-and-teaching-laboratories/
  2. https://www.me.iastate.edu/undergraduate-programs/boyd-lab/