A new Materials Characterization and Fabrication Core Facility (MCFF) has been formed at Michigan Tech under the Vice President for Research Office (VPR).
The MCFF brings expertise and equipment from three existing shared facilities:
- Microfabrication Facility (MFF)
- Microanalytics Facility (MAF), including:
- Laboratory for Environmental Analysis of Forests (LEAF)
- Chemical Advanced Resolution Methods Lab (ChARM)
- Aquatics Analysis Lab (AQUA)
- Applied Chemical and Morphological Analysis Laboratory (ACMAL)
The MCFF’s unified structure allows for streamlined operations, strengthened staff capacity, improved access to instrumentation and continued support for Michigan Tech researchers.
The MCFF will be directed by Elizabeth (Liz) Miller, who brings six years of experience managing shared facility operations. During this transition, Miller will collaborate closely with the previous shared facility directors. Current staffing remains unchanged, preserving decades of combined experience in operating shared facilities. Users can continue working with the same knowledgeable staff they have relied on.
Thank you to Miller, Paul Bergstrom and Andy Burton for all their hard work over the past year to envision and execute the creation of this new core facility. Special appreciation to the previous shared facility directors for their years of leadership and dedication:
- Paul Bergstrom (ECE), faculty director of MFF
- Andy Burton (CFRES), faculty director of LEAF and MAF
- Michael Gretz (BioSci), faculty director of ChARM
- Amy Marcarelli (BioSci), faculty director of AQUA
- Liz Miller (AVPRIF), director of ACMAL
Any questions or feedback? Contact Miller at eafraki@mtu.edu to start a conversation.