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Facilities & Research

Major instructional and research facilities in the department include:

  • X-ray analysis lab
  • Ultrafine grinding lab
  • Vibrational spectroscopy laboratories
  • Atomic force microscopy lab
  • X-ray micro-CT lab
  • Rapid solidification lab.
  • Electron microscopy coupled image analysis for mineral liberation lab
  • Coal analysis laboratory
  • Crushing, grinding, & classification laboratory
  • Pyrometallurgy lab
  • Fluid modeling of pyrometallurgical systems lab


  • Plasma materials synthesis lab
  • Optical microscopy lab
  • Instron mechanical testing facility
  • Metallography lab  
  • Electrometallurgy and corrosion lab.

Here are links to specific facilities and research centers:


Electrorefinery

Electrorefinery

Electrorefining produces high-purity metals (99.99+%). This makes the manufacturing of today's technically demanding products possible.




Department of Metallurgical Engineering
135 South 1460 East, Room 412 • Salt Lake City UT 84112-0114
Phone: (801) 581-6386 • Fax: (801) 581-4937
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