Electronics

The Chemistry Department offers faculty, students and staff a unique service in the form of the Research Instruments Facility (RIF). While most think of Research Instruments as the "electronics repair shop," which it is, it is also much more than that. The strength of the RIF is in its ability to work with people to solve problems through electronics. We have a staff of engineers and technicians who are dedicated to the proposition that engineers still know how to get their hands dirty and love to solve problems. We can custom design and build a great variety of signal generators, amplifiers, timing circuits and data acquisition systems. All we need is a problem. Here are a few examples:

• High voltage switching - No one can switch 8KV any faster
• High speed amplifiers - Is a couple of gig's enough?
• Low noise amplifiers
• Embedded controllers and positioning devices
• Temperature control

Research Instruments also offers a "sweat equity" program. Anyone who is having work done in the RIF is encouraged to help with the project. It never hurts to pick up a skill, and who knows, you might learn a thing or two.

	Supervisor: Rod Kreuter   rak@chem.psu.edu   Web site: Research Instruments   Phone: 814/863-0579   Location: 121 Chemistry Building   Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM   Monday through Friday

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