NCPTT

This lab is also known as our sample preparation lab. It houses sample preparation equipment, chemical storage and additional testing equipment. We often grind or finish our stone samples using automated polishing equipment.

Soiltest Versa Tester
James Guidry and Eric Broaddus are running a 3-point bend test on a sample using the Soiltest Versa Tester with Digital [...]

NAPAP researchers exposed limestone and marble briquettes to weathering for months to years at several different sites. They sampled the briquettes and analyzed multiple layers for anion content.

Sensitive building materials such as calcareous stone are subject to accelerated deterioration by several agents. These may be physical processes such as freeze-thaw cycles, chemical processes such as reaction with sulfur dioxide gas, or biological processes such as attack by microorganisms.

NCPTT’s materials research program hosted representatives from Hybrid Plastics. The company specializes in new resin and plastics based on a new chemical technology called POSS.

NCPTT is currently advertising for a Ph.D. chemist to fill a two-year joint faculty position with renewal options.