Advanced Microscopy and Cell Cytometry for Regional Research, Clinical, and Educational Work at Texas Tech University

  

Notice: Instrument Reservation Calendar Updated 

Please be advised of the transition of the instrument reservation software taking place on March 19th. For reservation edits or cancellations email your respective CASM Scientist. Please view the instructional PDF here.

The College of Arts and Sciences Microscopy (CASM) facility is Texas Tech's central resource for advanced imaging and cell cytometry supporting multidisciplinary research, clinical applications, and educational initiatives. CASM welcomes local and regional users on a shared platform of state-of-the-art instrumentation and expert training. Users gain independent access and may also request fee-for-service projects by arrangement. We look forward to collaborating with you and invite you to contact our experts below to discuss how CASM can support your work and arrange appropriate services. 

Graduate students and staff who need training in TEM or SEM techniques are requested to take 5404. Techniques in Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis

For training request and questions in:

- Material Sciences or reserving an SEM or TEM Microscope, email Bo Zhao.

- Biological Sciences , TEM, Light Microscopy (FV3000 and BX41), Flow Cytometry or pathology-related projects, email  Angelica Infante.

Users must email a training request in advance with their respective CASM scientist listed above, review the Lab Safety Plan and relevant Safety Data Sheets  before working in the facility. Designated CASM flashdrives must be used to transfer data from the instrument onto the computer in 114. The College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy (CASM) of Texas Tech University is located in the Experimental Sciences Building ESB 112 and ESB 114. 

 

Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy

College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy (CASM)

If work generated on any of the instruments in the Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy (e.g. photos, analytical data, etc.) is to be used in a paper, thesis, dissertation, poster or some other form of presentation, College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy (CASM) should be properly acknowledged. If most of the work was done by independently, without a great deal of input from the CASM staff (i.e. after the class is finished), the laboratory itself need only be acknowledged. If the CASM staff assisted in the acquisition of data or contributed significantly to your research in some other manner, personal attribution should be given to that staff member, as well as to the CASM. These acknowledgments are important and could be useful in the future for the acquisition of new instrumentation and funding. A copy of the acknowledgment would also be greatly appreciated.

If the Hitachi S-4300SE/N was used, please include the NSF grant number: NSF DBI-0421032 College of Arts & Sciences Microscopy, Texas Tech University