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 (FY25)
472
Unique Internal Users
99
Unique External Users
975
User Trainings
102
PIs Supported
27
Academic classes 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
