Materials Preparation

Location & Information

Materials Prep Facility is located within the Center for Transmission Electron Microscopy (CTEM) on the 1st floor ( rooms from 1121 to 1151) of Engineering Hall ( UCI campus building 308) and the Materials Characterization Center (MC2) on the 1st floor of Engineering Tower ( UCI campus building 303). For general inquiries and feedback, you can write to Dr. Jian-Guo Zheng or submit through the Suggestion Portal on the left sidebar. For questions regarding specific techniques or instruments, please contact relevant Supporting Staff members.

Supporting Staff

Dr. Jian-Guo Zheng (Director of Facilities)

Dr. Li Xing (Staff Member)

Dr. Qiyin Lin (Staff Member)


Materials Prep Facility houses a broad scope of instrumentation for materials processing and SEM/TEM specimen preparation.

All instruments are open-access to users from on-campus, off-campus academic institutions, and commercial sectors. Usage is billed following standard Recharge Rates. To schedule instrument usage, please go to the IMRI Facility Management System.

To gain access to the instruments and LEXI, CTEM, or MC2 Labs, please refer to the Facilities Homepage for general access information. Once an active IMRI account is established, you can sign-up for instrument training HERE.

We also offer staff-operated testing services to all registered users. To arrange for a test service, please go to Request Prep Service.