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Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis

The Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (CEMMA) provides a central facility at the University of Southern California for the acquisition, use, and maintenance of major instruments for characterization of the microstructure and composition of all types of solid materials. Instruments include: Cambridge 360 Scanning Electron Microscope; JEOL 100CX, Philips EM420, and Akashi002B Transmission Electron Microscopes; PHI 600 Scanning Auger Microprobe; Rikagu X-Ray Diffractometer; VJ X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy; and a Gatan Dual Ion Mill. Visit Site

John Curulli, Material Sciences Manager
Alicia Thompson, Biological Sciences Manager
CEM Building
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0101
(213) 740-1990

MOSIS Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuit fabrication

Mosis offers low-cost prototyping and small-volume production service for VLSI circuit development and fabrication. It provides access to a range of advanced semiconductor processes offered by numerous foundries. Visit Site

MOSIS Integrated Circuit Fabrication Service
USC Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way, 7th floor
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
310-448-9400
Mosis-info@mosis.org

Nano-BioPhysics Core Facility

The NanoBiophysics Facility is designed for the study of the structure and interaction of biological and synthetic molecules with emphasis on Nanoscience research. The lab currently has resources to study molecular and nanostructures with Biacore surface plasmon resonance instrument T100, Light Scattering Equipment, both Dynamic and Multiangle devices from Wyatt, a Spectrofluorometer QuantaMaster from PTI with near-IR capabilities, solid sample holder and time-resolved accessory, an Atomic Force Microscope Nanoscope IIIa, and a Universal Microplate Reader GENios.Visit Site

NanoBioPhysics Core
835 W 37th St.
SHS 163
Los Angeles, CA 90089
213.740.3856
Nikolas Chelyapov, lab manager

Photonics Center

The Photonics Center analyzes devices and technologies to confine, control and route light, and contains a number of nanotechnology-oriented laboratories. These include the Compound Semiconductor Lab, with three types of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems; the Optical Communications Laboratory, with extensive laser and optics resources; the Photonics Materials and Devices Laboratory, and the Advanced Interconnect and Network Technology lab with microdisk lasers. Visit Site

Kim Reid
Department Business Manager
Photonics Center
3651 Watt Way
University of Southern California
Los Angeles CA 90089
213-740-7759
reid@usc.edu

Last updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 4:50pm PDT