Established in 1969 through a Center of Excellence grant
from the National Science Foundation, the CAUR now offers services within and outside the university
system to biological, biomedical
sciences, plant biology, geology, chemistry, textiles, archaeology, agriculture, physics, and nanotechnology/materials
analysis.
The Center is a unique medley of state-of-the-art equipment,
a highly competent technical staff, and a broad education
mission. These three ingredients, plus the treatment of
each client's scientific problem as being individually unique
maximizes the use of the facility.
The Center fulfills its research, teaching, and service functions
as mandated by the University system.
The Center is co-directed by Dr.
Paul Schroeder and Dr. John
Shields, and supported by Academic Professional, Dr. Jianguo Fan and by Administrative Associate, Ms.
Sara Karlsson Looney.
