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Listing of research core items

  1. Services

    Custom machining

    The Machine Shop provides custom machining for Yale and the local community.

    Located within YSM Electronic & Machine Shop

    Anthony DeSimone

  2. Core/facility

    Macromolecular Structure Analysis Consultation

    We advise on the analysis of experimental charge density maps and electrostatic potential maps, large-scale structures, X-ray crystallography, cryoEM, and spectroscopic data, as well as on macromolecule structure illustration.

    Jimin Wang, PhD

    Research Scientist
  3. Instrument/equipment
    Scientist and participant inn the BrainWorks MRI. Photo by Anton Grassl, courtesy of SmithGroup

    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

    MRI reveals the structure and function of the brain at high spatial resolution.

    Located within BrainWorks

    Roeland Hancock

    Director, BrainWorks
  4. Core/facility
    MR machine

    Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC)

    The core provides state-of-the-art MR equipment, infrastructure, and expertise for the development and application of MRI and MRS methodology in biomedical research.

    Christina Agro

    Administrative Manager
  5. Instrument/equipment
    Photo of MEGIN TRUIX Neo system and shielded room.

    MEGIN TRUIX neo MEG

    MEG measures the weak magnetic fields generated by the electrical activity of the brain.

    Located within BrainWorks

    Roeland Hancock

    Director, BrainWorks
  6. Instrument/equipment
    Scientist and participant in the OPM room. Photo by Anton Grassl, courtesy of SmithGroup

    Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

    Magnetoencephalography (MEG) reveals brain function with millisecond precision by measuring the minute magnetic fields generated by neural activity.

    Located within BrainWorks

    William Mennie

    Research Associate
  7. Instrument/equipment

    Mass spectrometry

    The CBIC offers a broad variety of mass spectrometry instruments and services, specialized in qualitative and quantitative small molecule analysis.

    Located within Chemical and Biophysical Instrumentation Center (CBIC)

    Fabian Menges, PhD

    Mass Spectrometrist
  8. Core/facility

    Mechanical and Thermal Analysis Instrumentation Core (MTAIC)

    The core provides mechanical and thermal properties characterization of materials and devices, housing a range of instruments, including thermal analyzers and rheometers.  Trainings are required in order to use MTAIC equipment.

    Amit Datye, PhD

    Managing Director
  9. Instrument/equipment

    Metrology

    Metrology tools offer the ability to characterize thin films, including via an optical microscope, spectral reflectometry, ellipsometry, stylus profiler, and optical profilometer.

    Located within Yale Cleanroom Facilities

    Yeongjae Shin

    Staff Scientist
  10. Services

    Microbiology Service

    Bacterial culture, identification, optional antibiotic sensitivity and resistance, and fungal isolation from animal specimens.

    Located within Comparative Pathology Research Core

    Fu Chen Yang, MS

    Manager
  11. Instrument/equipment
    Microprobe and monitors

    Microprobe

    An electron microprobe is a versatile instrument that bombards a small sample with a beam of high- energy electrons. 

    Located within Earth Materials Characterization Center (EMC2)

    Jim Eckert, PhD

  12. Instrument/equipment

    Microtome

    A microtome makes possible the sectioning of soft material for TEM analysis.

    Located within Yale Institute for Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering (YINQE)

    Sungwoo Sohn, PhD

    Associate Director of Facilities