Bioenvironmental Engineering Laboratory. The
laboratory is well equipped for the analysis of both liquid and solid
waste materials and the study of various physicochemical and biological
treatment processes. Equipment available includes a gas chromatograph,
spectrophotometers, centrifuges, analytical balances, microscopes, an
incubator, a bomb calorimeter, an autoclave, a Kjeldahl apparatus,
constant temperature baths, ovens and furnaces, turbidmeters, dissolved
oxygen, and conductivity and pH meters, together with a full range of
ancillary materials and chemicals for chemical and biological testing.
Apparatus is available for studying granular media filtration, heat
transfer in completely mixed reactors, biodegradability of organic
pollutants, activated sludge treatment, and aerobic and anaerobic
digestion. Experiments in open-channel flow can be performed with a
tilting hydraulic flume. Other equipment includes a pressure membrane
apparatus for determining moisture-tension relationships in soil,
digital soil-moisture testers, and Campbell Microloggers using
gypsum-block sensors. Also available are hydrometers, tensiometers,
infiltrometers, tipping-bucket rain gauges, and continuous digital
rainfall-recording equipment. Apparatus for determining soil texture,
suspended sediment, and pollutant concentrations is available, as well
as workstations for signal conditioning and data acquisition and
processing. Surveying equipment for instructional use includes levels,
transits, plane tables, planimeters, and electronic distance measuring
(EDM) instruments.
Instructional Computing Laboratory (ICL)
is a fully functional computer-based teaching lab. The primary
facilities of the ICL include an instructor workstation and 15 student
PC-based workstations. The lecture station can present material in many
media formats: computer-based, DVD, videotape, live TV from RU-TV`s 65
channel lineup, transparencies, and a live in-lab camera feed. The ICL
also has flatbed, 35-mm slide, microscope slide, and filmstrip
scanners. The student workstations are outfitted with the latest in
software including AutoCAD, MathCAD, MultiSim, MS Office Suite, and a
host of communication packages. Students have several printing options,
including large capacity laser, color inkjet and 36-inch poster plotter
printers. In recent years, the ICL has developed into such a tremendous
resource for our students that it is available to them for open-use
when classes are not scheduled and after-hours on a prearranged basis.
Measurements, Instrumentation, and Control Laboratory. The
instrumentation laboratory has several workstations with a full range
of equipment for electrical measurements and the study of analog and
digital electronics and microprocessors. There are breadboards and
components for the design and testing of digital logic circuits and
operational amplifier applications. A second area has PC-based systems
for studying digital data acquisition, analysis, and digital feedback
control. A variety of special sensors, actuators, and two-image
processing workstations is available.
