Spectrophotometer Spectrophotometer with sphere geometry for reflection and transmission measurement modes - ColorQuest II, 1600 colors, haze, yellowness index; also Hitachi, Spectronic
  FTIR spectrometer with IR microscope operating in transmission and reflectance modes - Perkin-Elmer FTIR-2000 with Olympus SZ-PT IR-microscope

Access to: scanning electron microscopy (SEM); transmission electron microscopy (TEM); scanning tunneling electron microscopy (STEM); atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (Mg & Al sources); UV phototelectron spectroscopy (4-7 ev & 10-40 ev); Auger spectroscopy; optical microscopy with a heating stage & TV camera