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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:


Computer Hard Disk

Computer Hard Disk

A computer hard disk drive reliably stores and retrieves computer data on nanoscale regions of the disk. Most of the drive and its components are made of metal.




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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