Materials Characterization Lab
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers, the Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL) is a fully-staffed, open access, analytical research facility at Penn State's Materials Research Institute charged with enabling research and educating the next generation of highly qualified researchers.
MCL laboratories are housed in the Millennium Science Complex and are integrated with the Nanofabrication Laboratory and Materials Computation Center to maximize impact and efficiency. Additionally, MCL is a partner in the Materials Research Facilities Network (MRFN). Supported by the National Science Foundation, this network enhances MCL's ability to support commercial, government, and academic researchers around the globe.
Centers and Institutes
- Applied Research Lab
- Center for Innovative Sintered Products
- Center for Multiscale Wave-Materials Interactions
- Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization
- Center for Neural Engineering
- Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies
- Engineering Nano Characterization Center
- Materials Characterization Lab
- Materials Research Institute
- Microwave Processing and Engineering Center
