Chemical and Environmental Systems Laboratories

本项目旨在扩大学生在化学工程和环境工程本科实验室的学习经验。每年有100多名学生受益于这一改进。学生们在更复杂的系统上设计和进行更现实的工程实验。这些实验类似于在工业、政府和商业工作环境中遇到的情况。这个项目也扩大了学生在实验站使用互动互联网的机会。目前采用了两种方法。第一种方法是在这些实验室中增加装有计算机数据采集和控制设备的实验站的数目。这一目标正在通过六台新的个人计算机以及用于测量、数据采集和控制、分析、报告和结果呈现的相关硬件和软件来实现。第二种方法是通过开发监测和控制设备的软件和网络，扩大实验室的互联网接入。这些改进增加了一些系统，让学生能够亲身体验工程设备的实验。他们还增加了与实验室设备进行远程交互的系统和能力。这一措施允许与其他学校合作进行实验室实验。＊

This project is expanding the learning experience for students in the undergraduate laboratories for chemical engineering and environmental engineering. More than 100 students a year are benefiting from this improvement. Students are designing and conducting more realistic engineering experiments on more complex systems. These experiments are similar to situations encountered in industrial, government, and commercial work environments. This project is also expanding the opportunities for students to have interactive Internet access in the laboratory stations. Two methods are being employed. The first method is to expand the number of experimental stations that have computerized data acquisition and control equipment in these laboratories. Thiq goal is being accomplished with six new personal computers and associated hardware and software for measurement, data acquisition and control, analysis, reporting, and presentation of results. The second method is to expand Internet access to the laboratories with the development of software and networking for the monitoring and control of equipment. These improvements are adding systems for students to experience hands-on experiments with engineering equipment. They are also adding systems and capability for remote interaction with the laboratory equipment. This measure is allowing for cooperative laboratory experimentation among other schools. *