Research Infrastructure
The following Institute support resources are central to Rowland's ability to maintain a dynamic research
environment.
- Winfield Hill directs the Electronics Engineering Lab, which has two full-time people and
designs and fabricates custom instruments to advance mankind's progress in science. Over 400
separate designs have been produced in the past 12 years.
- The shop has a two
numerically-controlled milling machines, two lathes and various brakes, grinding machines, etc.
necessary to fulfill the most complex research requirements. A welding facility provides the
capability to rapidly fabricate ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) components.
- Rowland's library includes 20,000 volumes comprised of 12,000 serial titles and
7,000 books. The library catalog is on-line. is availble through the internet, and
arrangements with other local university and public libraries extend our access to necessary journals,
references and books.
- As well as the usual email, VPN, and file-storage services, the
Rowland Institute offers personal assistance with all theoretical
or practical problems related to computing, modelling, mathematics,
and statistics. To help with common computing tasks, the Institute has
site licenses for LABView and AutoCAD (in addition to the numerous
programs licensed by Harvard or FAS).
- Laboratories and shared facilities are built as needed for the current reaserch projects.
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