The UL Lafayette Electron Microscopy Center is a research facility available to faculty and graduate students. Centrally located in Billeaud Hall, the multidisciplinary laboratory consists of a twelve room suite containing a full complement of equipment for transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Complete darkroom facilities for developing and printing are also maintained by the EM Center. The full-time staff maintains and updates the instruments, provides training to users, and offers technical assistance to researchers.
Ancillary equipment includes glass knife makers and grid-staining units.
The JOEL 6300-FV field emission scanning electron microscope provides high resolution images of surface features of cells. The latest addition in the Center is a Digital Atomic Force Microscope suitable for scanning and tapping mode. This instrument is ideal for surface analyses and studies of mechano-elastic properties.