The Confocal Microscopy & Spectroscopy Facility specializes in confocal Raman and photoluminescence (PL) imaging, built around a custom Horiba Jobin Yvon T64000 confocal microscope with a triple monochromator for high-resolution, low-wavenumber measurements. The system offers spatial mapping, multiple excitation wavelengths from the near-UV to near-IR, variable-temperature stages from cryogenic to 800°C, and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) for time-resolved PL and carrier-lifetime studies on semiconductors.

The CNSI Innovation Workshop, located in Elings 3430, is a rapid prototyping facility equipped for polymer casting, laser cutting, additive manufacturing, and more.

The Brain Imaging Center supports basic research in cognitive/mind neuroscience using functional magnetic resonance imaging to indirectly measure regional activity of the brain, permitting study of the neural basis of attention, memory, category learning, motor control, spatial navigation, decision making, and many other topics. The center supports a state of the art 3-Tesla (3T) Siemens PRISMA magnet resonance imaging system with a 64-channel head coil as well as MRI compatible high-density electroencephalography hardware.

This NSF-funded Materials Innovation Platform operates a one of a kind user facility dedicated to creating a nexus for synthetic biology and materials to revolutionize high-performance polymers. Users are uniquely able to elucidate biomaterial structure and function to achieve materials-by-design, construct new bio-derived functional monomers from living organisms, access novel sequence-specific materials (e.g.

The Genetics Core provides Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) library prep and sequencing resources to on- and off-campus researchers in and near Santa Barbara, CA.

It is one of four core facilities within the Biological Nanostructures Laboratory (BNL), a 1,600 square foot shared multi-user environment for biological synthesis and analysis that supports interdisciplinary research at the interface of life science and engineering. Instrumentation for molecular biology, recombinant protein expression, purification & analysis and tissue culture is available on a recharge basis.

The Cell Culture Core is a resource for researchers who need access to cell culture facilities or whose labs do not want to go through the hassle of getting certified to perform tissue culture work.

The Autoclave Core provides glassware and plasticware sterilization, and biohazardous waste decontamination and disposal service to research labs across campus.

It is one of four core facilities within the Biological Nanostructures Laboratory (BNL), a 1,600 square foot shared multi-user environment for biological synthesis and analysis that supports interdisciplinary research at the interface of life science and engineering. Instrumentation for molecular biology, recombinant protein expression, purification & analysis and tissue culture is available on a recharge basis.

The Analytical Core houses a variety of analytical instruments for molecular biology.

It is one of four core facilities within the Biological Nanostructures Laboratory (BNL), a 1,600 square foot shared multi-user environment for biological synthesis and analysis that supports interdisciplinary research at the interface of life science and engineering. Instrumentation for molecular biology, recombinant protein expression, purification & analysis and tissue culture is available on a recharge basis.

Established in 1977, the MSI Analytical Laboratory provides chemical analysis services to the UCSB research community. Its core services are dissolved inorganic nutrient analysis of seawater and other aqueous samples (including fresh, estuarine, ground, and neutralized-digest samples), elemental (CHN) analysis of solid materials, and stable-isotope analysis of N2O by isotope-ratio mass spectrometry, with sample preparation performed in house.