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The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) operates advanced shared instrumentation for materials processing, characterization, and analysis, including cutting-edge electron microscopes and diamond saws. By leveraging excess capacity, the CCMR invites both academic and industrial researchers to utilize these high-tech resources, enhancing research capabilities. Over the past eight years, a significant increase in industrial users, including local startups and major corporations, has resulted from strategic investments and robust marketing efforts funded by New York State. For more details, visit www.ccmr.cornell.edu.
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NSF Investment in High-Tech Instrumentation Benefits IndustryIndustrial researchers use excess capacity at Cornell To advance its research mission, the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) operates a wide range of shared instrumentation for materials processing, characterization and analysis — everything from microscopes that can image individual atoms to diamond saws that can cut the hardest materials. When not in use by academic researchers, the CCMR encourages use by outside users, both academic and industrial. Over the past 8 years, these facilities have attracted a rapidly growing number of industrial users. This fast growth can be attributed to a combination of strategic investments by the CCMR in advanced equipment, such as world-leading electron microscopes, and an aggressive marketing and education campaign funded by New York State. Although CCMR facilities attract researchers from large companies such as Corning and General Motors, a surprisingly high fraction come from regional companies and local startups. Industrial users are charged fees that fully offset the costs incurred in providing scientific equipment and technical expertise. DMR 0520404 For more details, visit the Cornell Center for Materials Research at www.ccmr.cornell.edu
