We provide students with a wealth of hands-on learning opportunities, featuring 35 laboratories where students can get first-hand experience in areas including digital signal processing, robotics, microelectronics and welding.
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Take a virtual tour of our lab facilities!
The lab is open to CEET students and faculty. Services include: equipment orientation, design review, 3D printing inquiries, assistance and work request inquiries. Please contact lab manager Mike Reynolds with questions at mreynolds@niu.edu.
| Lab | Faculty | Department/Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Reliability Laboratory |
Donald Peterson, Ph.D. | Research and Service, Biomedical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 280 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
Venumadhav Korampally, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 349 |
| Electrical Engineering Design Laboratory |
Donald Zinger, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 341 |
| Digital Communications Laboratory |
Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 347 | |
| Digital Signal Processing Laboratory |
Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 147 | |
| Electrodynamics Laboratory |
Donald Zinger, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 307 |
| General Computer Laboratory |
Mei Chen (mchen@niu.edu) | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 125 |
| Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory |
N/A | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 301 |
| Laboratory for Intelligent Networks and Systems |
N/A | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 349A |
| Machine Shop / Manufacturing Laboratory |
Michael Reynolds (mreynolds@niu.edu) |
CEET Interdisciplinary | Engineering Building, Room 269 |
| Microelectronics Research and Development Laboratory |
Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb, Ph.D. and Venumadhav Korampally, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 227 |
| Microwaves and Electromagnetics Laboratory |
Veysel Demir, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 309 |
| Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory |
N/A | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 309 |
| Undergraduate Laboratory |
N/A | Electrical Engineering | Engineering Building, Rooms 337 and 341 |
| Ergonomics Laboratory |
Ehsan Asoudegi, Ph.D. | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Engineering Building 272 |
| Lean Manufacturing Laboratory |
Shi-Jie (Gary) Chen, Ph.D. | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Engineering Building 201 |
| Logistics Laboratory |
Reinaldo Moraga, Ph.D. | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Engineering Building 251 |
| Advanced Research of Material and Manufacturing Laboratory |
John Shelton, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 265 |
| CAD/CAM Laboratory |
Iman Salehinia, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 231 |
| Omron Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory |
Brianno Coller, Ph.D. and Ji Chu Ryu, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering | |
| Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
Nicholas Pohlman, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 254 |
| Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory |
Kyu Taek Cho, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 254 |
| Materials Analysis Laboratory |
Jenn-Terng Gau, Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Building, Room 143B |
| Macro/Micro Manufacturing Laboratory |
Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Automation Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | ||
| Building Energy Efficiency, Ergonomics and Management (BEEEAM) Laboratory |
Kevin Martin, Ph.D. | Engineering Technology | Still Gym 115 |
| Digital and Communications Systems Laboratory |
Liping Guo, Ph.D. | Engineering Technology | Still Hall 204 |
| Fluids Applications Laboratory |
Mahdi Vaezi, Ph.D. | Engineering Technology | Still Gym 115 |
| Electronics Laboratory |
Liping Guo, Ph.D. | Engineering Technology | |
| Machining Technology Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | Still Hall 5C | |
| Metrology Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | Still Hall 6 | |
| Numerical Machining Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | ||
| Plastics Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | Still Gym 212 | |
| Power Systems Lab |
Engineering Technology | ||
| Rapid Prototyping Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | ||
| Welding Laboratory |
Engineering Technology | Still Gym 115 |