Materials Science Laboratory
The research team studying nano-structured titania as a photocatalyst to clean the environment are (front row, left to right) Igor Cella, Fernando Soares, and Andrew Hyder; and (back row, left to right) Ian Deming, Dr. Dan Fleming, Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur, and Emil Sanchez
Current Research:
- Virtual Materials Science Laboratory
- Nano-crystalline titania as a photocatalyst
- Magnetic shape memory (MSM) alloys
- High-temperature coatings
- Metal matrix nano-composites
Facilities:
- Scanning electron microscope (and EDS)
- X-ray diffractometers (powder and polycrystalline, and residual stresses)
- Optical microscopes
- Hardness and micro-hardness testers
- Arc-melting furnace
- Tube vacuum/protective environment heat treating furnace
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Tables PC’s
Rates for use of X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscope, and other Materials Facilities:
| USER | Equipment Rate | Operator Assistance Rate |
| WMU Users | $35/hour | $25/hour |
| Other University Users | $50/hour | $33/hour |
| Industrial Users | $161/hour | $55/hour |
Current Funding Sources:
National Science Foundation and Hewlett Packard
For more information
More information is available from:
Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur
laboratory director
phone: (269) 276-3212
email: pnina.ari-gur@wmich.edu
