Facilities

The facilities in SCPL include:

• An 1 MV linear accelerator used for teaching undergraduates, characterizing electronic materials and research into basic ion-atom physics;

• Teaching classrooms incorporating computer tools, Pasco equipment, etc for a hands-on approach to learning;

• JEOL scanning electron microscope with 3.5 nm resolution;

• A planetarium for astronomy and multimedia classes: 40 foot dome, computer controlled Digistar II star field projector, Unix-based graphics processor, 18 slide projectors, 2 video projectors, 2 DVD players, 1 CD player, an 8-track digital tape unit, SVHS video and surround sound; all kept 'in sync' by another computer.

• Teaching classrooms and labs with Trans-Texas Video Network (TTVN) and Internet capability to allow for sending and recieving classes and labs to other universities and high schools in Texas.

The Hydrology & Engineering building houses two state of the art computer labs/classrooms and a hydrology lab. 

• Lab 203 is primarily used for freshman and sophomore engineering courses.  It has 20 top of the line computers stocked with programs such as Maple, Career Services, Robolab, and AutoCAD.

• Lab 204 contains the electronic equipment and software needed for more advanced classes. Upper level engineering and hydrology courses are taught here, utilizing software including Maple, MultiSim, Matlab, and LabView, as well as Hydrology software including HEC RAS, HEC HMS, and Mod Flow.

• The Hydrology lab contains the hands-on learning equipment related to hydrology and environmental engineering.