Shared Instrumentation Facility (SIF)
Mines’ Shared Instrumentation Facility (SIF) provides centralized access to world-class scientific equipment and engineering instruments on the Colorado School of Mines campus. Our Shared Instrumentation Facility contributes to our commitment to education and innovation in a range of academic and industry environments. Our shared facilities may be utilized for research or training purposes and are accessible to Mines faculty and students and to external academic researchers and industry partners.
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By the Numbers
(since 7/1/2025)
536 / 155
Unique Internal/External Users
856
User Trainings
28
Academic Classes Supported
123 / 233
PIs/Grants Supported
$70,850,227
Awarded Grant Dollars Supported
Core Areas
To download a printable PDF of all SIF instruments click here: SIF Instrumentation by Location
- All
- Electron Microscopy
- Mass Spectrometry
- Materials Manufacturing
- Mechanical Testing
- Microscopy Sample Prep
- Nanofabrication
- Optical & Electrical Surface Characterization
- Research Machine Shop
- Scanning Probe & Optical Microscopy
- Thin Film Deposition
- Water Quality Analysis
- X-ray Diffraction & CT
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
