Montana State University
Sara Zacher
Barnard Hall 339/340
Bozeman, MT 59717
https://physics.montana.edu/ical/
RRID: RRID:SCR_026325
Bruker D8 Advance Powder X-ray Diffractometer
Critical Point Dryer (CPD)
Epifluorescence Optical Microscope
Metal Coaters for SEM sample prep
Oxford Cypher Atomic Force Microscope
Pella Carbon Coater for SEM sample prep
Scanning Auger Electron Nanoprobe
Video Contact Angle System
X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer
Zeiss Supra 55VP Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Zeiss Ultra 55 Scanning Electron Microscope
Atomic Force Spectroscopy
Bioprobe Development
Laser Activated Atom Migration
Microbial Adhesion
Nano-elasticity
Nano-lithography
Nanoscale Imaging
Surface Functionalization
Surface, Interfacial, And Bulk Characterization Of Materials Via High-resolution Imaging And Spectroscopy
1.) Trousdale RC, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Bothner B, Walker RA (2025 May 16). Perfluorooctanoic Acid Destabilizes Hemoglobin Structure at Submicromolar Concentrations. The journal of physical chemistry. B, (), . doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c01380. ID: 40378342.
2.) Willemssens KA, Bowley JL, Adams B, Rohwer M, Maxcer MJ, Heveran CM, Weaver DK, Brosius TR, Oberg E, Higley LG, Peterson RKD (2025 May). Hot springs, cool beetles: extraordinary adaptations of a predaceous insect in Yellowstone National Park. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 118(3), 237-247. . ID: 40415970.
3.) Raeisi A, Ara I, Holt G, Bajwa D (2025 Mar 11). Unveiling the Role of Ultrasonication Variables on Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersion in Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Suspension and Resulting Morphology and Mechanical Properties. ACS omega, 10(9), 9018-9027. . ID: 40092785.
4.) Strasbourg MC, Yanev ES, Parvez S, Afrin S, Johns C, Noble Z, Darlington TP, Grumstrup EM, Hone JC, Schuck PJ, Borys NJ (2024 Nov 26). Increased Formation of Trions and Charged Biexcitons by Above-Gap Excitation in Single-layer WSe(2). ACS nano, 18(47), 32973-32983. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c13208. ID: 39540399.
5.) Payne D, Keller LM, Larson J, Bothner B, Colman DR, Boyd ES (2024 Oct 16). Alternative sources of molybdenum for Methanococcus maripaludis and their implication for the evolution of molybdoenzymes. Communications biology, 7(1), 1337. . ID: 39414898.
6.) Vahidi G, Boone C, Hoffman F, Heveran C (2024 Sep). Aging decreases osteocyte peri-lacunar-canalicular system turnover in female C57BL/6JN mice. Bone, 186(), 117163. . ID: 38857854.
7.) Fernandes-Martins MC, Colman DR, Boyd ES (2024 Jun). Sulfide oxidation by members of the Sulfolobales. PNAS nexus, 3(6), pgae201. . ID: 38827816.
8.) Thiebes JJ, Grumstrup EM (2024 Mar 28). Quantifying noise effects in optical measures of excited state transport. The Journal of chemical physics, 160(12), . pii: 124201. doi: 10.1063/5.0190347. ID: 38516971.
9.) Ugur GE, Rux K, Boone JC, Seaman R, Avci R, Gerlach R, Phillips A, Heveran C (2024 Jan 17). Biotrapping Ureolytic Bacteria on Sand to Improve the Efficiency of Biocementation. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 16(2), 2075-2085. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c13971. ID: 38176018.
10.) Vahidi G, Moody M, Welhaven HD, Davidson L, Rezaee T, Behzad R, Karim L, Roggenbeck BA, Walk ST, Martin SA, June RK, Heveran CM (2023 Aug). Germ-Free C57BL/6 Mice Have Increased Bone Mass and Altered Matrix Properties but Not Decreased Bone Fracture Resistance. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 38(8), 1154-1174. . ID: 37221143.
11.) Schaible GA, Kohtz AJ, Cliff J, Hatzenpichler R (2022 Jun 30). Correlative SIP-FISH-Raman-SEM-NanoSIMS links identity, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of environmental microbes. ISME communications, 2(1), 52. . ID: 37938730.
12.) Rux CJ, Vahidi G, Darabi A, Cox LM, Heveran CM (2022 Apr). Perilacunar bone tissue exhibits sub-micrometer modulus gradation which depends on the recency of osteocyte bone formation in both young adult and early-old-age female C57Bl/6 mice. Bone, 157(), 116327. . ID: 35026452.
13.) Kane S, Thane A, Espinal M, Lunday K, Armağan H, Phillips A, Heveran C, Ryan C (2021 Apr 13). Biomineralization of Plastic Waste to Improve the Strength of Plastic-Reinforced Cement Mortar. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 14(8), . . ID: 33924557.
ICAL is a user-oriented facility that supports basic and applied research and education in all science, engineering, and STEM disciplines. The laboratory specializes in complementary surface, interfacial, and bulk characterization of materials via high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy. The lab promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between research, educational, and industrial fields.
