About the Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis


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CEMAS: the materials characterization hub for business and academia.

The Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS) is a centralized, coordinated imaging facility where traditional boundaries between disciplines are eliminated.

With one of the largest concentrations of electron and ion beam analytical microscopy instruments in any North American institution, CEMAS brings together multidisciplinary expertise to drive synergy, amplify characterization capabilities, and challenge what is possible in analytical electron microscopy.

Our world-class multidisciplinary approach enables academic and business partners to "see more" than ever before. 

We are challenging the current characterization limitations in medicine, environmental science, energy materials and beyond.

 

Our full-service facility - from extensive sample preparation laboratories to image-processing tools and support - allows researchers to carry out their entire microscopy and analysis program at CEMAS. Located in a custom designed facility on The Ohio State University's West Campus, every instrument in the facility meets or exceeds manufacturer performance specifications. 

"...There's no better place on planet Earth to do microscopy than right here at CEMAS" - Don Kania, Former CEO of FEI Company

 

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FEATURES OF CEMAS

  • Includes over $39M in equipment.
  • Housed in a custom-designed environment.
  • Every instrument in the facility is meeting or exceeding manufacturer performance specifications.
  • One of the largest concentrations of electron and ion beam analytical microscopy instruments in any North American institution.
  • Imaging and analytical facilities are complemented by extensive sample preparation facilities.
  • Supported by passionate, highly skilled staff with expertise in all aspects of electron microscopy.

KEY SERVICES

  • World class multi scale imaging facility: optical scale to atomic scale
  • A unique, custom-designed environment where every instrument meets or exceeds manufacturer performance specifications
  • Highly skilled support staff available to all users
  • The electron microscopy collaboratory: a digital theater providing remote access allows students and lecturers to seamlessly operate electron and ion microscopes
  • Delivering solutions to medicine, advanced manufacturing, environmental science, energy hervesting and storage, and healthcare
  • Extensive sample preparation laboratories