I want to use one of the pieces of equipment from the centralized Materials Characterization Facility in my research, can I just learn from a fellow student then go ahead and use it?
Unfortunately, no. Before you can use something as complex and expensive as the ESEM or Raman Spectrometer, or any equipment for that matter, you must be properly trained and checked out, just like driving a car…so first contact Dr. Zhorro Nikolov (zhorro.s.nikolov@drexel.edu) in the Materials Characterization Facility (Suite 110 of the Bossone Research Enterprise Center) to learn the rules governing access to and use of the equipment.
