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CAES LABORATORIES
Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory
Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory
The Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory advances energy-related materials and manufacturing technologies that accelerates the innovation and adoption of cost-effective manufacturing technologies.
Advanced Materials and Characterization Laboratory
Advanced Materials and Characterization Laboratory
The Advanced Materials Laboratory offers a broad range of sample preparation capabilities in the areas including: processing, structural analysis, and properties determination.
Applied Visualization Laboratory
Applied Visualization Laboratory
The Applied Visualization Laboratory contains several 3D immersive environments for scientists and engineers to walk into their data, examine it, and provide deep analysis in pursuit of their research.
Atomic-Scale Imaging Laboratory
Atomic-Scale Imaging Laboratory
This Atomic-Scale Imaging Laboratory uses Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) to characterize a wide range of materials and provide 2-D/3-D morphology, chemical information, and mechanical testing data from micron to atomic…
Geochemistry Laboratory
Geochemistry Laboratory
The Geochemistry Laboratory is a geoscience-based laboratory focused on geological systems and applications used to test a variety of reservoir rocks and fluids at formation-relevant temperatures and pressures.
Innovation Laboratory
Innovation Laboratory
In this distinctive lab, scientists look at catalysis and materials science problems using unique equipment and techniques to analyze complex reaction kinetics on materials.
Microscopy and Characterization Suite
Microscopy and Characterization Suite
The Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS) provides the organization and infrastructure to make various materials characterization tools available for research, academia, and regional companies.
Radiochemistry Laboratory
Radiochemistry Laboratory
The Radiochemistry Laboratory helps researchers develop materials for use in advanced nuclear reactor systems, as well as investigate recovery and alternate use of materials from used nuclear systems.
Small Modular Reactor Simulator
Small Modular Reactor Simulator
The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Simulator Laboratory features a virtual nuclear power plant control room that allows users to assume the role of operator to learn about NuScale's SMR technology.
Cutting-Edge Energy Research
CAES research is the catalyst to address our most ambitious energy challenges at the regional, national, and even global level. At its core, CAES research focus brings together students and faculty from the public research universities in Idaho, along with Idaho National Laboratory researchers to conduct cutting-edge energy research, educate the next generation of scientists in collaboration with industry leaders, and solve today’s critical energy challenges.
Research Resources
CAES has compiled a comprehensive roadmap for conducting research at CAES facilities. Everything You Need to Know to Conduct Research at CAES and commonly used forms, policies, procedures, and applications can be found by clicking the button below.
Research Proposal Support
CAES provides a list of University and INL resources designed to fund research projects and develop research proposals. Each maintains an Office of Sponsored Programs — Proposal Support Program designed to aid in this process. Learn more about each of these programs by clicking the button below.
Research Highlights
