If you have questions or if you are a researcher in industry or academia that would like to work with the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment, please contact Dr. Jason Trembly, ISEE Director, by emailing trembly@ohio.edu or calling 740.566.7046.
Facilities and Equipment
ISEE Facilities and Equipment
The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) is located in the newly renovated µÛÍõ»áËù Russ Research Opportunity Center (RROC). The three story RROC facility contains ISEE’s offices, research laboratories, analytical facilities and conference rooms.
Our Equipment
ISEE comprises state-of-the-art research labs housing technical experts working toward a greener future. Armed with cutting-edge analytical, fabrication and testing facilities, our researchers uncover new ways to fuel the future.
ISEE’s analytical facility allows for the characterization and evaluation of solids, liquids and gases. We also possess a machine shop for the construction and modification of research systems. Our research labs allow for chemical process R&D, battery testing and materials performance characterization.
Analytical Lab Equipment List
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): Uses a focused electron beam to scan a sample's surface, generating high-resolution images based on electron interactions.
- Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES): Ionizes aqueous solutions and takes optimal emission spectra to quantify elemental compositions.
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): Weighs a small (few milligram) sample as it is heated to study phase changes and other temperature dependent phenomenon.
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): Compares the heat flow within a sample to a blank while charging the temperature to quantify the enthalpy of phase changes and reaction energies.
- Attenuate Total Reflectance (ATR) Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy: Uses diamond crystal to measure infrared absorption directly from the sample surface, detecting molecular vibrations of functional groups.
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS): Separates volatile compounds with a gas carrier in a column, followed by mass spectrometry for identification and quantification.
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer: Oxidizes organic carbon to CO2 via high-temperature combustion or wet chemicals, detecting CO2 with a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) detector.
- Autochem II Chemisorption Analyzer: Measures gas adsorption on a solid catalyst to determine active surface area, pore structure, and adsorption kinetics by detecting reactive gas uptake.
- Physisorption Analyzer: Measures surface area and pore volume by analyzing gas adsorption at varying pressures and temperatures.
- Microwave Digestion System: Uses high-pressure microwave energy to rapidly dissolve solid samples in acid for elemental analysis by enhancing chemical digestion.
- Ion Chromatography System: Separates and quantifies ions in a sample using ion-exchange chromatography with a conductivity detector.
- Multiparameter Monitor: Uses multiple electrochemical and optical sensors to measure water quality parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity.
- Auto Titrator: Automatically dispenses titrant while monitoring pH, conductivity, or redox potential until the endpoint is reached.
- Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectrometer: Measures absorbance of UV and visible light using deuterium and tungsten-halogen lamps to determine analyte concentration.
- CHNS-O Analyzer: Combusts samples in an oxygen-rich environment, converting elements into measurable gases to determine carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen content.
- Digital Reactor: Uses precise temperature control to facilitate chemical reactions in a closed system.
- Calorimeter: Measures heat from chemical reactions or physical changes by tracking temperature variations in an insulated system, assessing energy exchange with its surroundings.
- Atomic Force Microscope: High-resolution imaging technique that maps surface topography at the nanoscale by scanning a sharp probe over a sample.
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM): Provides atomic scale imaging by using a sharp conductive tip that scans the surface of a conductive or semiconductive sample.
- Keyence Microscope: A high-resolution digital microscope with advanced optics, automated focus stacking, multiangle observation, high-speed cameras, LED lighting, and depth composition for sharp 2D and 3D imaging.
Our Facilities
ISEE's facilities house equipment and resources that enabling 3D printing, advanced materials processing and manufacturing, advanced materials research and development, environmental remediation including wastewater treatment, critical materials recovery, advanced recycling, energy storage materials, design and testing of electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems, and simulation and analysis of chemical and manufacturing processes.
The Institute’s independent research center, the Center for Air Quality, operates facilities in various locations on campus. 
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