UK Electron Microscopy Center (EMC)
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 2:35PM 
The Electron Microscopy Center is part of the Engineering College and is located in the basement of the ASTeCC Bldg. The Center serves the entire university community and industry locally and nationwide. The Center is a multi-user shared equipment center and operates on a cost recovery basis. During a typical year over 150 customers are served, providing services for over $18 million in grant funds.
Shared Experiment
- Microscopy (STEM/TEM, SEM, FE-SEM, ESEM, OIM, EDS, EELS, EFTEM)
- Computer Modeling (Diffraction Analysis, PDF database, Material Studio electronic structural analysis using UK supercomputer (DMOL3 and CASTEP) )
- Sample Preparation ( Jet Polishing, Ion Milling, Dimpling, Coating, etc.)
Location: ASTeCC Bldg. Rm. A004 - A016
College of Engineering
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Facilities: Microscopy
- Orientation Imaging Microscopy
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
- Optical Microscopy
Spectroscopy
UK EMC Home Page: http://www.engr.uky.edu/emc/
Faculty:
Thomas John Balk, Director
Research Areas: Deformation Mechanisms and Mechanical Behavior of Nanoporous Metals, in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Structure, Thin Film Plasticity
Jia Ye, TEM, STEM, EDS, EELS