We have facilities to support sample preparation and material characterization, in addition to deformation experiments.
We offer training, supervised equipment use, and fee-for-service sample preparation, experimental work and analyses. See examples of services below.
Interested parties should contact Amy or Melodie for further details and pricing.
Sample Preparation
- Coring
- Polishing
- Cutting
- Epoxy impregnation
- Grinding
- Thin section preparation
Material Characterization
- Sieving
- Porosity
- Laser particle size analysis
- Permeability
- Optical microscopy
- Density
Sample Deformation
- Triaxial deformation
- In-situ permeability
- Uniaxial deformation
- Ultrasonic wavespeeds
- Creep experiments
- Data processing
Updated February 2026
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