Maintenance and repair – The Instrumentation Laboratory provides routine and preventative maintenance and repair for instruments and laboratory apparatus.
Consultation and Training – The Instrumentation Laboratory consults with faculty and students on a wide range of technical issues related to research, such as equipment purchase, instrument selection, and design. We train in user maintenance of instruments, and safety procedures.
Design and Construction of Specialized Apparatus – The Instrumentation Laboratory staff have the engineering and technological skills to design and construct many types of instruments, apparatus, and accessories. Complex glassware, mechanisms from well-drilling rigs to miniature sample cell manifolds, amplifiers, filters, timers, computer interfaces, and software have been designed and built by the Instrumentation Laboratory.
National Instruments LabVIEW – The IL offers design and support of projects using the LabVIEW System Design Software.
Instrument Accessibility – The Instrumentation Laboratory provides interdisciplinary access to major research instruments located in the science departments. Specialized instruments important to two or more research groups are made accessible to all researchers by inclusion on the Instrumentation Laboratory’s Equipment List.
Professional Certifications – The staff of the Instrumentation Laboratory actively works to stay up to date on the latest technological innovations for scientific and research instrumentation. Our current professional certifications include (click on each certification for more details):
Autodesk Inventor Certified User
Questions – If you have questions about any of these services, please reach out to the Director of the IL (Mike Weeks, [email protected], 9-7216).
Other services – Audio-visual services, computer services, building maintenance, and utilities are provided by other organizations at Miami University.
To request service from the IL, please use the form in the link below. We look forward to helping you!
Instrumentation Lab (IL) Work Order Request Form