1. Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) facilities Major Capabilities – Structural analysis X-ray diffraction facility Freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy – Microscopy and optical manipulation Multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy (CARS, MPE, SHG/THG) Laser scanning confocal microscopy Polarized light microscopy Holographic and time-sharing optical tweezers High-speed imaging TIRF and epifluorescence microscopy AFM – Spectroscopy Polarized FTIR spectroscopy and microscopy UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy – Thermal analysis High-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry https://smrc.colorado.edu/facilities.html

2. X-ray diffraction facility – WAXS Custom-built wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) system – 18 kW Rigaku rotating anode x-ray generator (λ = 1.54 Å) – Huber 4-circle goniometer – Bent graphite monochromator – High-sensitivity scintillation detector – Temperature controlled (0 °C to 200 °C) sample holder for reflectivity and diffraction measurements – Typical length scales probed: 2 Å to 200 Å https://smrc.colorado.edu/facilities/xrd_waxs.html Contact: Rayshan Visvanathan (rayshan.visvanathan@colorado.edu) X-ray diffraction from a bent-core liquid crystal

3. X-ray diffraction facility – SAXS Custom built, modular small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) diffractometer – High-brilliance x-ray source (XENOCS GENIX3D) – Megapixel area detector with single-photon sensitivity (EIGER R 1M) – Beam path can be reconfigured for SAXS, WAXS, and grazing-incidence (GISAXS) measurements – Temperature controlled (−190 °C to 600 °C) sample stage – Typical length scales probed: 2 Å – 6000 Å – Estimated completion date: end of September 2015 Grazing Incidence WAXS (GIWAXS) on a GMO lipid film