Cores and Facilities

USC is home to a wide variety of labs, centers, equipment and other facilities available to researchers across many fields of study.

Life & Biomedical Sciences

Instrumentation Resource Facility - School of Medicine
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Contact: Robert Price, Ph.D.

Electron Microscopy Center
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Contact: Soumitra Ghoshroy, Ph.D.

Cobre CTT Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Core
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Contact: Vitali Sikirzhytski, Ph.D. & Chang-uk Lim, Ph.D.

COBRE CTT Functional Genomics Core
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Contact: Michael Shtutman, Ph.D.

SC INBRE Bioinformatics Core
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Contact: Homayoun Valafar, Ph.D.

Diagnostic Genomics Lab
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Contact: Carolyn Banister, Ph.D.

Viral Vector Core
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Contact: Sujit Pujhari, Ph.D.

Instrumentation Resource Facility - School of Medicine
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Contact: Robert Price, Ph.D.

Patient Engagement Studio
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Contact: Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH

The Department of Laboratory Animal Resources
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Contact: Shayne Barlow, DVM, Ph.D.

Mouse Experimentation and Gnotobiotic Core Facility
Contact: Marj Pena, Ph.D.

Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center
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Contact: Hippokratis Kiaris, Ph.D.

Instrumentation Resource Facility - School of Medicine
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Contact: Robert Price, Ph.D.

McCausland Center for Brain Imaging
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Contact: Roger Newman-Norlund, Ph.D.

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility (NMR)
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Contact: Perry Pellechia, Ph.D.

Mass Spectrometry Center
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Contact: Michael D. Walla, Ph.D. & William Gotham

The Center for Elemental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS)
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Contact: Michael Bizimis, Ph.D.

Powder X-ray Diffraction Facility
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Contact: Hans-Conrad zur Loye

Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Facility
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Contact: Mark Smith

Drug Design and Synthesis Core
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Contact: Campbell McInnes, Ph.D.

Catalyst Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation
Contact: John Monnier, Ph.D.

Catalysis Labs
Contact: Jochen Lauterbach , Ph.D.

Powder X-Ray Diffraction Facility
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Contact: Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Ph.D.

Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Facility
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Contact: Mark D. Smith, Ph.D.

Electron Microscopy Center
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Contact: Soumitra Ghoshroy, Ph.D.

Aberration-Corrected STEM Facility
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Contact: Doug Blom

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

McNair Aerospace Center
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Contact: Abdel Bayoumi, Ph.D.

Center for Predictive Maintenance
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Contact: Abdel Bayoumi, Ph.D.

Unmanned Systems Research Lab
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Contact: Nikos Vitzilaios, Ph.D

ReActing Systems & Advanced Energy Research
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Contact: Tanvir Farouk, Ph.D

Multifunctional Materials and Structures
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Contact: Wout De Backer, Ph. D

NeXt
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Contact: Ramy Harik, Ph. D

Composite Manufacturing Lab
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Contact: Abdel Bayoumi, Ph.D.

Metal 3D Printing
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Contact: Lang Yuan, Ph. D

Multiscale Manufacturing and Mechanics of Materials and Structures Group
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Contact: Subramani Sockalingam, Ph.D

Wind Tunnel
Contact: Mostafa Mobli, Ph.D.

Core Facility	Campus	College/Department	Service Area
Aberration-Corrected STEM Facility Contact: Doug Blom	Columbia	Engineering and Computing	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering X-ray Diffraction and Materials Electron Microscopy
Catalysis Labs Contact: Jochen Lauterbach	Columbia	Engineering and Computing	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Synthesis & Catalysis
Center for Predictive Maintenance Contact: Abdel Bayoumi	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Composite Manufacturing Lab Contact: Abdel Bayoumi, Ph.D.	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Diagnostic Genomics Lab Contact: Carolyn Banister, Ph.D.	Columbia	Pharmacy	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Drug Design and Synthesis Core Contact: Campbell McInnes	Columbia	Pharmacy	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Synthesis & Catalysis
Electron Microscopy Center Contact: Soumitra Ghoshroy	Columbia	Arts and Sciences	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Chemistry and Chemical Engeneering X-ray Diffraction and Materials Electron Microscopy
COBRE CTT Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Core Contact: Vitali Sikirzhytski & Chang-uk Lim	Columbia	Pharmacy	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Microscopy and Flow Cytometry
COBRE CTT Functional Genomics Core Contact: Michael Shtutman	Columbia	Pharmacy	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Instrumentation Resource Facility Contact: Robert Price	School of Medicine - Columbia	School of Medicine - Columbia	Biomedical and Medical Sciences Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics In Vivo Research and Genetics
Mass Spectrometry Center Contact: Mike Walla	Columbia	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Chemistry and Chemical Engeneering Mass Spectrometry and NMR
McCausland Center for Brain Imaging Contact: Roger Newman-Norlund	Prisma Health	Arts and Sciences	Biomedical and Medical Sciences Brain Imaging and Neuroscience
McNair Aerospace Center Contact: Abdel Bayoumi	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Metal 3D Printing Contact: Lang Yuan	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Multifunctional Materials and Structures Contact: Wout De Backer	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Multiscale Manufacturing and Mechanics of Materials and Structures Group Contact: Subramani Sockalingam	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
NeXt Contact: Ramy Harik	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility (NMR) Contact: Perry J. Pellechia	Columbia	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Chemistry and Chemical Engeneering Mass Spectrometry and NMR
Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center Contact: Hippokratis Kiaris	Columbia	Office of the Vice President for Reseearch	Biomedical and Medical Sciences In Vivo Research and Genetics
Powder X-ray Diffraction Facility Contact: Hans-Conrad zur Loye	Columbia	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering X-ray Diffraction and Materials Electron Microscopy
ReActing Systems & Advanced Energy Research Contact: Tanvir Farouk	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
SC INBRE Bioinformatics Core Contact: Homayoun Valafar	Columbia	Pharmacy	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Facility Contact: Mark Smith	Columbia	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering X-ray Diffraction and Materials Electron Microscopy
The Department of Laboratory Animal Resources Contact: Shayne Barlow	Columbia	Office of the Vice President for Research	Biomedical and Medical Sciences In Vivo Research and Genetics
Unmanned Systems Research Lab Contact: Nikos Vitzilaios, Ph.D	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
The Center for Elemental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS) Contact: Michael Bizimis	Columbia	Arts and Sciences	Chemistry and Chemical Engeneering Mass Spectrometry and NMR
Viral Vector Core Contact: Sujit Pujhari	School of Medicine - Columbia	School of Medicine - Columbia	Biomedical & Medical Sciences Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Wind Tunnel Contact: Mostafa Mobli	Columbia	McNair Center	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Catalyst Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation Contact: John Monnier	Columbia	Engineering and Computing	Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Synthesis & Catalisis
Mouse Experimentation and Gnotobiotic Core Facility Contact: Maria Pena	Columbia	Arts and Sciences	Biomedical and Medical Sciences In Vivo Research and Genetics
Patient Engagement Studio Contact: Ann Blair Kennedy	School of Medicine - Greenville	School of Medicine - Greenville	Biomedical and Medical Sciences

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