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Facilities

Loomis Laboratory's hours of operation:
M-F: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sat: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Engineering Science Building's hours of operation:
M-F: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sat: Locked
Sun: Locked

Loomis Lab Facilities

  • Physics Machine Shop

    Professional machine shop has CNC capabilities. Associated student shop available (mills, lathes, band saw, drill presses, 2-axis CNC milling machine) with yearly key fee.

    All machine shop orders should be placed on line at https://my.physics.illinois.edu/machine/. Please contact the physics business office at 217.333.0573 to become a preauthorized PI before placing an order.

  • Physics Liquid Helium Facility

    Hours of operation: 8:00AM - 12:00PM and 1:00PM - 4:30PM M-F. All nitrogen, gaseous helium and liquid helium ordered on line at https://my.physics.illinois.edu/helium/. Please contact the physics business office at 217.333.0573 to become a preauthorized PI before placing an order.

  • Physics Interaction Room

    This space has developed as a hub of intellectual energy and now hosts many interactions where faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduate Physics majors meet to study and discuss Physics.

Other Machine Shops/Research Facilities

  • School of Chemical Sciences Electronics Shop

    They have SMT assembly equipment (reflow oven, part picker).
    They can make two-layer boards on site.

  • School of Chemical Sciences Glass Shop

    They have a wet saw available for use by students.

  • School of Chemical Sciences Machine Shop

    Student machine shop available to students of PIs having appointments in SCS.

  • MRL Storeroom

    They carry a lot of Swagelok compatible hardware and basic tools.
    They carry many stock materials (steel, aluminum, copper, etc).

  • ECE Storeroom

    View the online catalog.

Facilities Manager

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217.333.5681
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