SHARED EQUIPMENT AUTHORITY (SEA)
In addition to the equipment and facilities utilized solely by individual research groups,
Rice’s Shared Equipment Authority (SEA) provides a greater breadth of sophisticated
research equipment and facilities to all members of the Rice University community.
SEA also provides support and open instrumentation usage to outside companies,
nano/bio/enviro start-ups and other universities upon availability.
The Rice SEA supports more than 65 instruments, including:
• X-ray diffraction
• Optical microscopy
• Electron microscopy
• Scanning probe microscopy
• Optical spectroscopy
• Nuclear magnetic resonance
• Mass spectrometry
• Thermal analysis
• Clean room class 100/1000
• Micro/nano fabrication
The SEA infrastructure and management has enabled Rice faculty members to
become innovative leaders in photonics, bioinformatics, nanotechnology and
environmental systems.
Graduate student Amanda Higginbotham recommends the SEA: “All the equipment you
need is available, whether it is in the department or outside. The SEA is a great way to
maintain and learn to use a wide range of instruments.”
SEA contact information
Rice University
Shared Equipment Authority
6100 Main Street, CNST MS-100
Houston,
TX 77005-1892
713-348-4890 Phone
713-348-5320 Fax
www.sea.rice.edu
Professor Dan Mittleman, Electrical and Computer Engineering | daniel@rice.edu
Professor Doug Natelson, Physics and Astronomy | natelson@rice.edu
