Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (EMFL) |
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The faculty and students in the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (EFML) study turbulence and mixing in natural flows, natural and forced convection in energy systems, energy and mass transfer between the ocean and the atmosphere, mesoscale phenomena in the oceans and surface layers of the atmosphere, and transport and mixing of pollutants at regional and global scales in the atmosphere. Research in the EFML employs field research, lab experiments and numerical simulations. The EFML has five major experimental research facilities, including wave/current flumes for studying the hydrodynamics of coral reefs, seagrass, and kelp forest communities, and stratified flow facilities. The EFML is also the home site of the Peter A. McCuen Environmental Computing Center for high performance computing to enable real-world predictions as a basis for design, decision-making, and action to preserve and enhance our environment. |
| Environmental Engineering and Science and Biotechnology Laboratories |
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Housed in the basement of Terman Engineering Center and the James H. Clarke building, the environmental labs include research and teaching facilities for research on water quality control, molecular microbiology, and study of the fate and effects of environmental contaminants. The facilities include environmental chambers, autoclaves, microscopes, anaerobic glove boxes and casing stations, computerized fermentors and chemostats. The laboratory has extensive analytical equipment including gas and liquid chromatographs, mass spectrometers, and related data acquisition systems. These facilities sustain both laboratory and field work on the treatment and the environmental movement and fate of various contaminants. This includes the ability to monitor pathogens and study so-called emerging contaminants, such as persistent and bioaccumulative compounds common to consumer goods, personal care products, and pharmaceuticals. The teaching labs are a key component of the curriculum in environmental engineering and science. The labs in the Clarke building provide access to other shared facilities, such as the Stanford Biofilm Research Center. |
| Project-Based Learning (PBL) Laboratory |
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The PBL lab is home of an integrated research and curriculum development effort launched in 1993. The lab's mission is to engage students, faculty and industry partners in multi-disciplinary, collaborative and geographically distributed project based learning activities. The lab is a test bed for new innovations in distance collaboration and learning, including technologies for knowledge capture and sharing and effective workspace environments. |