Facilities and Resources Development

Deficiencies in facilities and resources for significant engineering learning experiences often compromise otherwise strong academic programs, as well as limit research opportunities. Development of such facilities and resources has been a continuing priority since joining academia.

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Facilities Development: Stevens Institute of Technology
	Facilities developed while ECE Director (1998-present) Shortly after joining Stevens as Director of the ECE Department in 1998, with the generous support of the then Dean of the School of Engineering Bernard Gallois, a systematic program of laboratory and facilities development was established, leading to several new laboratory facilities and office space. These included both education laboratories and research laboratories. Later, with the support of the then Dean of the School of Engineering George Korfiatis, additional laboratory and office space was established for the ECE Department. The research and education laboratories established included the following
		Hattrick Undergraduate Circuits Laboratory Burchard 126	Undergrad Microelectronic Systems Laboratory Burchard 125
		ECE Graduate Student "Commons Room" Burchard 200	Wireless Systems Laboratory Burchard 215
		Multimedia Systems Laboratory Burchard 315	Robotic Systems Laboratory Burchar 412
	Additional Facilities (2007 - present)
		Francis T. Boesch Electronics Laboratory Burchard 213	Stevens Networked Systems Laboratory (under development)
Facilities Development: West Virginia University (1990 - 1998)
	Substantial donations of equipment by AT&T Bell Laboratories allowed creation of an informal center, the Microelectronic Systems Research Center (MSRC) shortly after joining WVU. Additional donations by AT&T Bell Laboratories as Prof. Hornak moved from Bell Laboratories to WVU provided major additional capabilities. From this initial set of facilities, various other laboratories and collaborative programs were established, including the following.
		Microelectronic Systems Research Center (MSRC)	MSRC Microfabrication Laboratory
		MSRC Microelectronic System Design & Prototyping Laboratory (later LAICS)	MSRC Photonics and Optoelectronics Laboratory
		NSF/ILI Undergraduate Design and Prototyping Laboratory	NSF/ILI Photonics & Lightwave Communications Laboratory
		WVU Laboratory for Computer-Based Instructional Technologies	MSRC Laboratory for Advanced Information and Computational Systems (LAICS)
		WVU Collaborative Medical Informatics Laboratory	WVU Medical Imaging & Image Processing Research Cluster