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From classrooms to lab spaces and even the hallways (where you can write on the walls),
everything in the Keck Center for Science and Engineering is designed to foster collaboration
and hands-on learning. Keck Center’s state-of-the-art tools empower students to gain
expertise and professional research experience in areas they’re passionate about.
Cutting-Edge Tools and Technology
Our tools support high-level research opportunities for faculty
and
students. In Keck, undergraduate students get access to equipment that's often only
used by graduate students and professional researchers.
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240 Gallon Saltwater Aquariums
These aquariums are
home to the hagfish
, an ancient marine creature that defends itself with poisonous slime. Student and
faculty researchers at Chapman are exploring how that slime can replace petroleum
to make Kevlar, Nylon and other materials.
3D Printers
Students use these printers for
research and class work
and are encouraged to push the boundaries of what’s possible with additive manufacturing.
From biological tissue to microchips, engineers have barely scratched the surface
of what 3D printers can do. Our 3D printing lab contains nearly 20 printers with a
wide range of capabilities.
Diode-Pumped Solid State (DPSS) Class 3B Laser
Solid-state lasers are used for a range of medical and security purposes, from fighting
cancer to enhancing national defense. Students can explore what this powerful technology
can do alongside professors—in class and working on their research teams.
High Resolution Imaging
Including two electron-scanning microscopes, an atomic force microscope and a laser-scanning
confocal microscope with sub-wavelength resolution, you can use this equipment to
examine the tiniest pieces of life and energy.
Visit our Microscopy Facility Training and Reservations page
to learn more about our high resolution imaging tools, get trained on equipment and
reserve time to use it.
High-performance Computing Technology
Whether you want to build virtual reality software,
improve cyber security
or explore the potential of artificial intelligence—or anything between—our computing
equipment and resources will help you make exciting discoveries. All the computing
labs in Keck are set up so students can explore emerging software and technology alongside
their peers and professors.
Leica Cryostat Brain Tissue Slicer
Producing thin slices of tissue that you can examine with powerful microscopes, the
brain tissue slicer will enable you to understand the human brain in new and exciting
ways.
The Wonders of Slime
Student researchers are exploring the ancient hagfish’s defensive slime as an alternative
to petroleum-based fibers like Nylon and Kevlar.
The Wonders of Slime >>
The Endless Possibilities of 3D Printing
In our new 3D printing class, students assembled their own printers and are using
the technology to build everything from a working model of the human heart to a functional
Infinity Gauntlet (as part of a Halloween costume).
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Collaborative Lab Spaces
Like everything in the Keck Center, our lab spaces are designed to foster collaboration
and provide hands-on learning opportunities.
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Beckman Computing Lab
Designed to nurture highly interactive learning environments, this space groups students
together in teams to work on the most challenging computational problems we face today.
Core Labs for Molecular and Environmental Analysis
These labs will help you learn about the natural world and how humans have impacted
it by looking at molecules, cells and other (very) small things to get insight on
climate change, sustainability and other important areas.
The Molecular Analysis suite is home to a gel permeation unit with a light-scattering
detector and a laser confocal microscope. The Environmental Analysis suite features
an elemental analyzer, fluorescence microscope, spectrometer and other tools to conduct
advanced research.
Ecology Teaching Lab
With access to green spaces on the roof of the building, the third-floor Ecology Lab
pushes students to dig in (literally) to ecology studies and research in the
Environmental Science program
Fletcher Jones Foundation Physics Laboratory Suite
This open lab features collaborative stations and a range of high-end technology and
tools, from a functioning Tesla coil to microscopes and research equipment that’s
helping physicists understand the laws of reality. Here, students conduct experiments
in order to understand principles of electricity, magnetism and much more.
Masimo Microbiology Teaching Laboratory
This interactive teaching space supports exploration and discovery in therapeutics,
genetics and environmental analysis.
Microchip Technology Software Engineering and Circuit Design Labs
These labs provide students with industry-standard tools needed to develop and manage
software projects; create new VR experiences or multiplayer games; or design and test
new integrated circuits. 3D-printing labs are also housed here.
Ranney Food Processing Laboratory
This space gives students
hands-on training with equipment
that can be used to process a wide variety of commercial food products. Students
learn to dehydrate apple slices, spray dry milk, roast coffee and heat process protein
shakes to make store-ready products. They also benefit from working with food companies
and conducting small-scale trials in this laboratory.
The
M.S. in Food Science
program provides Keck Center tours for interested potential students. Check their
website for upcoming dates and times.
Sarah Ann and Dale E. Fowler Biology Laboratory
You’ll examine cellular organisms and much more here, getting insight on what makes
plants, animals and humans tick—and how everything fits together to form ecosystems
and habitats. In this lab, students do everything from examining simple biological
structures to conducting full dissections of organisms.
W.M. Keck Foundation Chemistry Suite
An important part of
Chapman’s Chemistry program
, the labs of the Chemistry Suite enable students to synthesize new materials, analyze
a variety of samples and tackle problems like food storage and climate change.
Fletcher Jones Physics Lab
Explore dark matter, electricity and the fundamental principles of the universe in
this lab space, whose open design fosters collaboration.
Core Lab for High-Resolution Imaging
Students and faculty use the equipment here to examine the smallest parts of life
and energy.
Sarah Ann and Dale E. Fowler Biology Laboratory
This open lab space supports students as they explore the biological makeup of humans,
plants, animals and more.
Microchip Technology Software Engineering Laboratory
Students and faculty can design their own microchips in this lab using cutting-edge
computing technology.
Get Inspired
From the Women of Chapman gallery to historic research artifacts and science-inspired
art, you’ll get motivated to explore your curiosity every time you walk through the
Keck Center.
Women of Science
As you walk across the third floor of Keck, you’ll learn about scientists, researchers
and engineers who never stopped exploring their curiosity, changing the world in the
process.
Beckman Research Artifacts
Dr. Arnold O.
Beckman invented the pH meter and DU spectrophotometer, instruments that helped us
understand the world. When you walk into Keck, you’ll find equipment that Beckman
built and used himself.
Art Meets Science
Pieces of art that depict science in imaginative ways
are on display throughout the building. The walls of the dean’s suite are graced
with Peter Bynum’s
Life as We Know It
, a two-sided sculptural painting that showcases the beauty of biological structures.
Keck Center
Grand Challenges Initiative
Facilities
Microscopy Facility Training and Reservations
Keck Center Tours
We offer student-led in-person and virtual tours of the Keck Center. You'll learn
about STEM student opportunities while exploring our new 140,000-square-foot facility.
View availability and register online.
In-person Tours
Virtual Tours
Training and Equipment Reservations
Faculty and current students can visit our Training and Reservation page to explore
specific tools in Keck.
Training and Reservations