Gilmer Group Materials Chemistry and Manufacturing Lab at Innovation South (IS 2117)
Synthesis
- Laboratory for Solution Synthesis of polymer and ceramic materials, reactor systems for high viscosity synthesis, box and muffle furnaces, and ovens, etc.
- Atmosphere Controlled Furnace
- OT-2 Opentron Automated Pippeting robot
Processing
- Carver press
- B-Jetting Binder Jet Printer
- MAT Printer from Sinto
- Bambu Lab
- X1-Lab ExOne printer
Characterization
- Droplet Labs Contact angle and surface tension measurements
Facilities we use at IAMM and other UT Institutes:
- Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF)
- UT’s Manufacturing and Design Enterprise (TN-MADE)
- JIAM X-ray Diffraction Core Facility (Co and Cu source PANalytical Empyrean Diffractometer with High Temperature Stage & X’Pert 3 MRD)
- Center for Materials Processing (TGA, DSC, SEM with EDX, Pycnometer, etc.)
- IAMM Electromagnetic Properties Lab (PPMS and SQUID)
- IAMM Electron Microscopy Facility (TEM/STEM, FIB/SEM, AFM)
- Ion Beam Materials Laboratory (ion beam analysis, controlled irradiation)
Gilmer Casting Lab at the Dougherty Engineering Building
(DOU 103B, coming summer of 2025)
- Induction Heating Furnace
- Modified M-Flex Binder Jet Printer for sand cores
- Large format oven and furnace for heat treatments
- Sand pouring area
- Sieving tower
- Lithography printers for wax molds
- Slurry dipping area
A large portion of our research is conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in their National Scientific User Facilities. Below are a few capabilities we frequent: