Core Research Operations (CRO) supports the educational, research, and outreach missions of Texas State University in several complex on-campus laboratories.
student performing optical microscopy in the cleanroom
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loading the sample shuttle into the scanning electron microscope
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What's New at Core Research Operations?
We are currently in the process of updating our name from Shared Research Operations to
Core Research Operations!
Check out our newest additions at the Core Research Operations facilities.
Zeiss Axio Incubation Microscope
Zeiss Axio Microscope
The Zeiss Axio Incubation Microscope is an inverted incubation scope designed for live cell imaging, biological research and automated fluorescence imaging.
Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-S Single Crystal XRD
Single Crystal XRD
Single crystal X-ray diffraction by Rigaku uses leading-edge components and user-inspired software tied together through a highly parallelized architecture.
ezHEMS Hall Effect Measurement System
ezHEMS
This Hall Effect Measurement System has an integrated hardware and software system designed to measure and analyze the electronic properties of samples.
Profilm3D Optical Profilometer with features
FILMETRICS Optical Profiler
The Filmetrics optical profiler uses a state-of-the-art non-contact optical method for measuring surface profiles and roughness, white light interferometry.
ICP-MS
ICP-MS
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) is used to measure atomic/isotopic concentrations down to parts per trillion.