Test and analyze liquid, powder, surface and bulk materials. Measure composition and contamination. Conduct quality assurance, failure analysis and forensic evaluations. The materials characterization labs are for microscopy, metrology, sample preparation, spectrometry, thermal processing and analysis, and x-ray diffraction and fluorescence.

For 3D printing/additive manufacturing services and technologies for rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing of highly-detailed and durable 3D objects and parts. 3D print n a variety of materials including ABS, PLA, photopolymer resins, carbon fiber, fiberglass, Kevlar®, and nylon. The digital manufacturing lab also hosts FDM, SLA, PolyJet™, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), and Composite Filament Fabrication (CFF) technologies.

OSIBL is a service center specializing in the analysis of organic compound abundance, compound-specific, H and C isotopes, organic matter %C, %N and C and N isotopes, and H and O isotopes in water. 

The BioDesign Core Facility is an analytical characterization laboratory that provides mass spectrometry and other related services to UB researchers and the greater community with interests in biological transformations.

The new High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) facility is a shared facility for microanalysis in materials research, and home to the University’s JEOL JEM 2010 High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope.

The new High-Speed 3D Velocimetry System Facility is home to the LaVision FlowMaster Time-Resolved Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system.

Class 1000 clean space with class 100 working areas designed for electronic device development, processing and other applications. Our cleanroom can be utilized for deposition, etching, microscopy, metrology, photolithography, surface science, thermal processing & analysis, and wafer bonding.