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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.