Advanced laboratories and facilities are essential for the college's pioneering research programs. Explore the college's core facilities below.
Core Facilities
Chemistry Facilities
There are a number of facilities that support University of Texas at Austin researchers in chemistry and related areas.
- Mass Spectrometry
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- X-Ray Facility
- Fisher Scientific Research Storeroom
- Glassblowing Shop
- Instrument Design and Repair
Biomedical research facilities
There are a number of facilities that support cellular and molecular biology research and computational biology at The University of Texas at Austin. Mostly housed within the Vice President for Research's Center for Biomedical Research Support, these facilities offer a full range of services in nucleic acid and protein sequencing, peptide synthesis, mass spectrometry, protein purification and analysis, DNA microarrays, x-ray chrystallography, and transgenic - knockout mice. These facilities include:
- Bioinformatics
- Biomedical Research Supplies Core
- STEM Stockroom
- Genome Sequencing and Analysis Facility
- DNA & Genomics Facility
- Microscopy & Imaging Facility
- Proteomics Facility
- Mouse Genetic Engineering Facility
- Macromolecular Crystallography Facility
- Sauer Lab for Structural Biology (Cryo-EM)
Research Greenhouse
The NHB Research Greenhouse, located on the roof of the Norman Hackerman Building (NHB), provides large greenhouse rooms as well as walk-in and reach-in growth chambers for plant researchers across the university.
Imaging Research
The Biomedical Imaging Center (BIC) is home to a high-field (3 Tesla) MRIt, an image analysis computer suite, test rooms, fully outfitted electronics & machine shops, offices, and a conference/classroom area.
Nanotechnology Core Facilities
The Texas Materials Institute is the home for what was previously the Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology. Facilities include scanning probe microscopy, nano device fabrication and testing, and electronic and vibrational spectroscopy.
- Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility
- Microelectronic Research Facility
- X-ray Analysis Facility
- Surface Analysis Facility
- Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopy
- Polymer Characterization Facility
- Cryo-EM
Machine Shop
The Physics Machine Shop, located in RL Moore, designs and fabricates specialized research equipment and instruments for research labs across the campus. The Physics Machine Shop also manages a Cryogenics Shop.
