Research Facilities

These are department owned, sponsored or affiliated facilities. Please contact the facility manager regarding access.

Applied Science

• The High-Power Microwave Source and Plasma Interaction Laboratory
• The Far-Infrared and Millimeter Wave Magnetic Fusion Plasma Diagnostics Laboratory
• The Ultrafast Optics and Optoelectronics Facility
• Microfabrication Facilities
• Computer Facilities

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Facilities

• Engineering Shop
• Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
• Aquacultural Lab
• Bioenvironmental Lab
• Biological Materials Properties Lab
• Biomass Utilization Lab
• Bioprocess Engineering Lab
• Food Engineering Lab
• Occupational Biomechanics Lab
• GIS Visualization Lab
• Agricultural Ergonomics Research Center
• Western Center for Agricultural Equipment
• Bodega Marine Laboratory
• Blodgett Forest

Biomedical Engineering

• Servohydraulic Materials Testing Systems

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Research Facilities

• Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories
• Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Laboratories
• Colloid and Interfacial Science Laboratories
• Combustion Synthesis Laboratory
• Computer Laboratories
  • Undergraduate Computer Laboratory
  • Graduate Computing Laboratory
• Materials Research Institute
• Electronic and Optical Materials Processing Laboratory
• High-Temperature Mechanical Deformation Laboratories
• Macromolecular Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
• Non-Destructive Testing and Failure Analysis Laboratory
• Powder Processing and Mechanical Alloying Laboratory
• Process Monitoring and Control Laboratory
• Materials Science Central Facilities
  • Electron Microscopy
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Metallographic Specimen Preparation
  • Electron Microscopy Specimen Preparation
  • Specimen Preparation
  • Teaching Laboratory 1
  • Teaching Laboratory 2
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Image Processing
  • Thermal Analysis
• Rheology Testing Laboratory

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Center for Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
• Environmental Dynamics Lab
• Environmental Quality Laboratory
• Calibration and Clean Room Facility
• Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Computer Science Research Laboratories

• Computer Science Instructional Facility
• Computer Security Laboratory
• Remote Collaboration Tool Laboratory (aka Distance Learning Laboratory)
• Parallel and Distributed Computing Laboratory
• Networks Laboratory
• Theory Laboratory
• Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory
• Computer Architecture Research Laboratory
• Database and Information Systems Group (DBIS)
• Programming Language and Software Engineering Research Laboratory
• Visualization and Graphics Research Group

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Microphotonics Laboratory
• Northern California Nanotechnology Center
• Solid State Circuits Research Laboratory
• Optical Switching & Communications Laboratory
• Digital Signal Processing and Wireless Digital Communications Laboratory (aka VLSI Computation Laboratory - VCL)
• Systems, Control and Robotics Laboratory
• The Microwave/Millimeter Wave Instrumentation and Quasi-optics Facility

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Laboratories

• GATE Center for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research
• Aeronautical Wind Tunnel Facility
• Applied Aerodynamics Research Group
• Material Performance Laboratory
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Center
• Biofluid and Cellular Mechanics Laboratory
• Biomechanical Engineering in Sports Laboratory/ Sports Biomechanics Laboratory
• Biosensors Laboratory
• Combustion Laboratory
• Environmental Aerodynamics
• Heat Transfer Laboratory
• Integration Engineering Laboratory
• Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory
• Orthopedics Biomechanics Laboratory
• Scaled Model Aerospace Research and Testing Laboratory
• Transportation Noise Control Center
• Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology