This facility principally supports research computing. The University also provides a Homenet environment that gives students access to a variety of computer resources on campus, in Ohio, and on the Internet. In addition, the department maintains specialized facilities to address the needs of our programs. The physical facility consists of 150 PCs and 25 SGI workstations. At least 35 software packages are available, including the Microsoft Office suite, AutoCAD, 3D Studio, various GIS and image processing packages, and ProEngineer.
Many faculty also maintain dedicated computer facilities to support research.
The Ohio State Remote Sensing Laboratory houses basic equipment for photo interpretation. Access to other larger computers with image processing software for advanced research in remote sensing and engineering applications is available. The environmental engineering instructional laboratory used in CE 610 andCE 620 is located in room 008 Hitchcock Hall. Laboratory apparatus,are available to perform treatability and water and wastewater unit process experiments. Typical laboratory experiments performed in CE 610 include the analysis of water parameters such as alkalinity, solids, hardness, nutrients and atrazine using standard methods.