Facilities

Contact Information

​Dr. Kathy Lu
Email: klu@vt.edu
Tel: (540) 231-3225
Fax: (540) 231-8919

Virginia Tech
​117 Surge Building
400 Stanger St.
​Blacksburg, VA 24061

CRC Lab

ICP-OES Spectrometer

The ICP-OES Spectrometer allows analyses of chemical element in compounds by using inductively coupled plasma to produce excited atoms and ion

GC-MA Spectrometer

The GC-MA Spectrometer allows analyses of compositions of volatile gaseous species formed during experiments.

Fume Hood

​Glove Box

The LABstar glove box workstation is a ready to operate high quality glovebox system that meets your specific application requirements. The system has been designed for customers needing an economic research and development tool to do vital experiments under clean atmospheres

Tube Furnace

This allows for samples to be heated in a specific gas environment.​

AdVantage Freeze Dryer

​The AdVantage Freeze Dryer allows you to configure a bench-top freeze dryer with pilot scale freeze dryer capabilities.​

FESA Zeta-Potential Analyzer

High Temperature Box Furnace

High Temperature Hydrogen Furnace

This furnace allows samples to be placed in the desired gas or water vapor environment.
TA Instrument Rheometer
​ A precision instrument that contains the material of interest in a geometric configuration, controls the environment around it, and applies and measures wide ranges of stress, strain, and strain rate.