Core Facilities, Institutes & Centers

The Reactor Engineering and Catalyst Testing (REACT) core facility: Located just down the hall from our Catalysis 207 lab, this facility provides an impressive array of tools and expertise to test the properties and efficiencies of new catalytic materials.

Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center (NUANCE): This world-class facility contains state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and characterization capabilities. We frequently employ electron microscopes, X-ray photoelectron spectrometers, ellipsometers, and take advantage of the Northwestern University Micro/Nano Fabrication (NUFAB) facility housed within NUANCE.

The Integrated Molecular Structure Education and Research Center (IMSERC): This core facility hosts an impressive selection of state-of-the-art analytical tools including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, X-ray diffraction capabilities, mass spectrometry, and numerous physical characterization tools.

The Northwestern University Laser and Electronics Design (NU-LED): This core facility offers open-access training for electronic fabrication/testing, instrument integration and lab automation resources, and specialty electronic testing equipment for loan.

MAKE Northwestern Research Shop: This on-campus core facility is dedicated to the fabrication and design of custom-machined parts both by staff professionals and by direct training for student users. 

The International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN): The IIN is a first-of-its-kind research institute that brings together researchers from many diverse scientific disciplines to advance groundbreaking discoveries in nanoscience and nanoengineering.

Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) brings together researchers at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory to create powerful collaborations in fields such as energy, biological and environmental systems, data science and computation, materials, and national security.  NAISE provides students and post-doctoral scholars with unique educational and training opportunities.

The Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN): The mission of ISEN is to advance global sustainability and energy solutions through transformative research, interdisciplinary education, and public engagement. 

The Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS) is a hub for world-class expertise in the fundamental synthesis and characterization of novel catalytic materials, advanced spectroscopic and theoretical techniques for characterizing active sites on solid surfaces and of reaction intermediates, and to understand reaction mechanisms and nanoscale interfaces.

The Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP) develops the fundamental scientific understanding needed to use efficient, light-driven, multi-electron redox processes to power energy-demanding chemical reactions.

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