Cornell Center for Materials Research

Facilities 101

What:	Facilities 101 is held on the Cornell campus each spring. This 1-day course provides an in-depth introduction to CCMR's Shared Experimental Facilities (laboratories, equipment, and staff), and opportunities to meet one on one with specific managers of these facilities.
Who should attend:	Managers and engineers looking to better understand materials in their products, and who might benefit from Cornell's capabilities in materials analysis, processing, and problem-solving
When:	April 8, 2009 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Where:	701 Clark Hall on the Cornell campus
Cost:	$100 (includes lunch, parking, and reference materials on facilities)

9:30-9:40 am	Welcome and Introductions	Michèle van de Walle Industrial Partnerships Director
9:40-10:10	Presentation of the CCMR and the Facilities	Jurriaan Gerretsen CCMR Associate Director
10:10-10:50	Facilities Presentations Electron and Optical Microscopy Facilities Polymer Characterization andHudson Mesoscale Facilities	John Hunt John Grazul Mick Thomas Anthony Condo Yuanming Zhang, Ph.D.
10:50-11:00 am	Break
11:00-11:50 am	Facilities Presentations (continued) X-ray Diffraction Facility General Materials Facilities Surface Imaging Facility	Maura Weathers, Ph.D. John Sinnott Jon Shu, Ph.D. Prof. Kit Umbach
11:50-12:40 pm	Lunch with Facility Managers Industrial Partnership Program	701 Clark Hall Michèle van de Walle
12:50-3:30 pm	Guided Facility Tours	See Tour Schedule
3:30-3:45 pm	Refreshments, Wrap-up and Evaluation	Michèle van de Walle Duffield Hall