Featured Labs and Shops
The School of Technology curriculum emphasizes lab experience. Students have access to spaces equipped with the latest industry-standard technology, allowing for a smooth transition from college to the workplace. Peruse the list below and see what we have in store for you.
Machine Shop
The School of Technology maintains a Machine Shop with comprehensive learning facilities available to students. The shop also offers machine-fabrication services for the campus research community. Shop hours are extended during the academic year to accommodate students.
Location: Minerals and Materials 119
Contact: Nick Hendrickson, operations/facilities supervisor
Hardware Configuration Lab
Lab activities include network engineering, systems administration, and storage area network architecture. Students enrolled in a class scheduled in this lab have twenty-four-hour access.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center 328A
Contact: Guy Hembroff
Security/Network/Programming Lab
Lab activities include computer operating system architecture, programming languages, network-security engineering and design, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), web server, Linux and Microsoft server configuration. Students enrolled in a class scheduled in this lab have twenty-four-hour access.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center 328
Contact: Guy Hembroff
RC3 Lab
Lab activities include analog and digital communications, wireless communications, robotics automation, digital system design, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, microprocessor architecture, programmable logic controller (PLC) design, and Senior Design projects.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center 427
Contact: Nasser Alaraje
Circuits and Data Acquisition Lab
Lab activities include electronic devices exploration, data acquisition with LabView, digital signal processing, instrumentation, circuit analysis and simulation, printed circuit board design and fabrication, advanced circuit and control, and Senior Design projects.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center 431
Contact: Nasser Alaraje
Power Systems Lab
Lab activities include faculty research, fluid mechanics experimentation, fluid power system integration, internal combustion engine projects, pneumatic power system integration, thermodynamics experimentation, and ergonomic workstation simulation.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center S036
Contact: John Irwin
Materials Testing Lab
Lab activities include faculty research, heat transfer experimentation, accelerated environmental testing, hardness testing, heat treating, strain gauge instrumentation, and deflection testing.
Location: Electrical Energy Resources Center S037
Contact: John Irwin
Senior Design Labs
School of Technology students enrolled in Senior Design have twenty-four-hour access to lab space designated by major. All labs are in the Electrical Energy Resource Center.
| Program | Location | Contact |
| Computer Network and System Administration | EERC 419 | Guy Hembroff |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | EERC 418 | Nasser Alaraje |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | EERC 418A | Nasser Alaraje |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | EERC S016 | John Irwin |
| Surveying Engineering | EERC 231 | Eugene Levin |