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Facilities

Ayres Hall

Recently, Taylor renovated the lower level of the Ayres Memorial Alumni Hall to house the CR&I.  The building provides almost 5,000 sq. ft. of new space devoted solely to research, entrepreneurship, and advanced academic projects.  Below is a list of current rooms and resources:

  • CR&I Administrative Offices
  • Technological Innovation Lab
  • Social Sciences Research Lab
  • Machining Lab and Project Area
  • New Venture Incubator
  • Conference Room
  • Research Areas

A list of select equipment includes:

  • Gigahertz Oscilloscope
  • 100 MHz Oscilloscope
  • SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)
  • Electronics Prototyping Workbenches
  • Antistatic Mats and Chairs
  • Soldering Stations
  • Data Acquisition Systems
  • CNC (Computerized Milling Machine)
  • Bridgeport Manual Milling Machine
  • Monarch Engine Lathe
  • Surface Grinder

Having everything located together encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and cross-pollination between science, business, and humanities students and faculty. 

 

Nussbaum

Image of NussbaumThe Nussbaum Science Center has over 1,500 sq. ft. dedicated for research activities.  Plus, additional labs utilized for class academics are also available for research.  Here are some of the rooms:

  • Certified clean room and flow hood*
  • Microelectronics instrumentation lab*
  • Engineering design lab*
  • Animal surgery lab*
  • Satellite control and HAM communications room*
  • Chemical labs
  • Electronics training lab
  • Computer labs with advanced software products (including IDEAS 3-D CAD, multiSim, ultiBoard, ultiRoutem, commSim, MatLab, IDL, Turbo C++, Interactive Physics)
  • Genetics/microbiology lab
  • Greenhouse
  • Machine Shop

    *dedicated research space

Image of Clean RoomA list of selected equipment includes:

  • Observatory with 8" and 10" telescopes
  • Parallel processing farm 
  • Atomic Absorption, IC, HPLC, FTIR 
  • Ultracentrifuge 
  • Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) 
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) 
  • Microchip programming equipment 
  • VLF (very low frequency) antenna system (located near Randall Center)

 

Randall

Image of the Randall CenterThe Randall Environmental Science Center is devoted to earth and environmental science studies and research.  The facility includes a number of features that facilitate research, including:

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab
  • Soil-Biotic Analysis Lab
  • Clint Environmental Science Greenhouse
  • 65 acre arboretum
  • 40 acre prairie restoration