{"id":68,"date":"2025-11-12T19:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:07:19","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who we are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Analytical Resources Core (ARC)<\/strong> is a shared-use analytical instrumentation facility that provides advanced technologies and expert support beyond the capabilities of individual research programs. We specialize in the chemical and structural analysis of molecules, materials and materials surfaces, including elemental and molecular analysis, materials characterization, metabolomics, proteomics, and high resolution imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARC operates<\/strong> in both full-service and self-use modes, and provides expert guidance in experimental design, sample preparation, data acquisition, processing, and interpretation to meet the diverse needs of our users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"alignnone wp-block-stalwart-blocks-sticky-nav-group\" id=\"sticky-nav-block_083f294386ee870f0549a45f72bed205\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 27% 1fr;\">\n\n    <aside>\n\n        <p class=\"sticky-nav-title\">\n            Jump to&#8230;        <\/p>\n\n        <nav>\n        <\/nav>\n\n    <\/aside>\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-content-sections\">\n\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"meet-the-team\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Meet The Team<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>A collaborative and customer-oriented team of expert scientists across diverse analytical fields, working together to advance research at CSU. We collaborate to provide tailored analytical solutions, offering expert advice, consulting, and education. Whether you\u2019re a researcher or student, our team is here to support your needs with cutting-edge expertise and a collaborative approach to solving research challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/our-team\/\">learn more about the team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"our-mission\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Our Mission<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>To enable research, education, and innovation across the biological, chemical, environmental, and materials sciences. Through our state-of-the-art equipment and expert guidance, we support the academic and scientific community in exploring new frontiers of knowledge and discovery.<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"who-we-serve\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Who We Serve<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>ARC serves a diverse clientele including CSU researchers, external academic institutions, government, non-profit organizations, and industry. With\u202f<strong>490 users\u202fin FY25,<\/strong> our clientele ranges across\u202f<strong>30 CSU departments\u202fand\u202f47 external organizations\/companies.<\/strong> The ARC has impacted <strong>over\u202f$280M<\/strong> in sponsored research programs\u202fin the last 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"US map color coded with the dollar value of ARC services rendered\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/Who-we-serve_USmap_2.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"arc-advisory-board\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>ARC Advisory Board<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Jamie Neilson<\/td><td>Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jeff Bandar<\/td><td>Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chris Ackerson<\/td><td>Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Travis Bailey<\/td><td>Professor, School of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diego Manriquez<\/td><td>Associate Professor, AgNext<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lauren Harrison<\/td><td>Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n<\/div>\n    \n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav-content-sections -->\n\n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav -->\n\n<script>\n    var stickyNavBreakpoint = 992;\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are The Analytical Resources Core (ARC) is a shared-use analytical instrumentation facility that provides advanced technologies and expert support beyond the capabilities of individual research programs. 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