The Materials Synthesis and Characterization Facility (MASC) 

MASC is a comprehensive resource that serves as both an open user facility and an innovation center. MaSC faculty and staff provide deep experience in thin-film deposition, device fabrication, and materials analysis, serving as a hub for materials and device development on the Oregon State University campus. MaSC is transforming research and education at OSU, while creating an engine for economic impact through job creation, new ventures, and company partnerships.

Innovation 

MASC intensively partners with industry to foster novel technologies, transforming new concepts to reality. OSU’s inorganic materials research has recently elicited worldwide interest in areas including transparent transistors (technology licensed to every major display manufacturer in the world), inorganic photoresists (commercialized by OSU spinout Inpria which was recently purchased by JSR), and blue pigments (the first new inorganic blue since 1802). These developments and the recent hiring of numerous high productivity materials and devices researchers at OSU have positioned MaSC for continued growth in industrial research engagement.

Accessing MaSC facilities

For users external to OSU, MASC is the gateway to materials and device synthesis and characterization on the OSU campus. Clink on the "Become a User" button at the top of the page to get started.

Taking It to the Next Level – The Huang Collaboration Innovation Center (CIC)

Breaking ground Dec. 23 and schedule to open doors mid-2025 the CIC will house a new purpose built semiconductor cleanroom as one of five signature facilities. With new equipment, additional new staff, an industrial advisory board, and an industry consortium, the state-of-the-art 6,500 sq ft bay and chase cleanroom that will allow for advances in novel materials and devices and collaboration across disciplines. A technology incubator will assist in launching spinoffs and assisting established businesses in the development of new technologies and products targeted towards introduction to the marketplace.