The Smart Materials Group has state of the art facilities for the development and characterization of composite materials. We have a fully equipped chemical laboratory, ns and ps pulsed laser sources, microscopes, equipment for the mechanical and thermal characterization of composite materials, optical spectroscopy instruments, probe station, Atomic force Microscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Field Flow Fractionation, electromagnet, electrospinning, spray coating, rod coaters, thermal extruder, 3-D printer, micro-machining equipment.