The Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, operates the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), in a large basement laboratory located at the footsteps of the Rocky Mountains. The CIF has a traditional complement of sophisticated instruments including magnetic resonance spectrometers and mass spectrometers as well as instruments dedicated to materials science such as thin-film and powder X-ray diffractometers; Raman and infrared spectrometers; a spectroscopic ellipsometer; thermal analysis (DSC, DTA, TGA); UHV-XPS/Auger spectrometers; an MPMS magnetometer and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipment. The instruments are available for use mainly by principal investigators and their associates at CSU, our collaborators and other interested third parties after appropriate review. Many instruments are available on a self-service basis.The CIF is directed by Dr. Christopher Rithner. There are also several full time professional staff scientists, each with their own specific experise, and student assistants available to aid with operation of the instrumentation. These pages will inform you about our instrumentation, charges for use of the instruments, and specific ongoing projects in our facilities.