Welcome to the MANE Center for Laboratory Technology!

The Molecular, Analytical, Nano and Energy Center for Laboratory Technology (MANE) was created to meet the needs of Seaver faculty and students in research and education, to achieve success in our strategic plan, and to take full advantage of our unique facilities.

The MANE Center offers the newest technology in nano-scale imaging and analytical instrumentation managed at the college level, which expands the accessibility of high level equipment to the entire College while fostering an environment of collaboration between departments, faculty, and students. Efficient, effective use of the equipment is coordinated with the support of knowledgeable, dedicated technical staff concerned with achieving research and teaching goals through working closely with faculty and students.

Within this site you will find technical information about our instruments, scheduling procedure, training materials, a calendar of availability, and staff background.

Recent instrumental acquisitions include:

ICP-MS: PerkinElmer ELAN^® DRC-e inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometer

AFM: Asylum Research MFP-3D SA AFM/ARC2 atomic force microscope

SEM: FEI Quanta 200 scanning electron microscope

CM: Zeiss Confocal LSM 5 Exciter Vario Two RGB with ZEN 2008  

For a complete list of available instruments and technical information please click on the ‘instruments’ tab at the left of the page.