The department office and most faculty offices and labs are concentrated in Engineering Hall, which received a major addition in 1993.

Research labs are equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for studies in rheology, electrochemistry, polymer science, biotechnology, solid-state chemistry, surface chemistry and catalysis, chromatography, process control and reaction engineering. Modern electronics and computers are used for data acquisition and control of experiments.

Professor Regina M. Murphy inserts a protein solution sample into an instrument that analyzes dynamic and static light-scattering properties. (large image)

Many facilities are available for research in solid-state chemistry, surface science and catalysis, including Auger electron, Mössbauer, X-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron, FTIR and laser Raman spectroscopies as well as microcalorimetry and various solid-state laser spectroscopies. A solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is used to characterize catalysts, polymers and other materials.

Research in polymers and materials uses techniques such as atomic force microscopy, X-ray scattering, melt rheometry and dynamic mechanical spectroscopy. Extensive facilities are available for studies in polymerization reaction engineering.

Department instruments are supplemented by other campus research facilities, such as scanning and transmission electron microscopes, high-resolution mass spectrometers and controlled environment chambers.

Our biotechnology facilities include labs for static and dynamic light scattering, spectrofluorimetry, radiochemical analysis, protein purification and cell culture. The Biotechnology Center provides a variety of facilities for biochemical engineering research, including DNA sequencing, oligonucleotide synthesis, protein sequencing, peptide synthesis, protein purification and monoclonal antibody production. A new state-of-the-art Biophysical Instrumentation Facility was launched in 1996.

The department's teaching labs are equipped to support undergraduate courses in transport phenomena, unit operations, process dynamics and control, electrochemistry, polymer science, chromatography, biochemical engineering, catalyst development and instrumental analysis. The UW-Madison has the 11th largest research library collection in North America. Kurt F. Wendt Library has an extensive collection covering all branches of engineering, computer science, and statistics.

Computing facilities on campus and in the department are excellent. A full-time computer specialist maintains the department's computing facilities and serves as a hardware and software consultant to research groups. The Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) center provides a variety of computers for general use. The Division of Information Technology, serving the campus, offers consulting services, short courses, graphics and plotting capabilities and a library of user-oriented programs.

Department machine and electronics shops aid the design, construction and repair of research equipment.

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