Department of Physics Machine Shop 
The
machine shop occupies one 1090 sq. ft. room (CP 195) on the
ground floor of the Chemistry & Physics building and is equipped
with two engine lathes, milling, welding and cutting machines and
various other tools. For design anddrafting, CAD/CAM software is
available.
An up-to-date inventory of shop equipment and tools is located here.
The purpose of the Machine Shop is to design, engineer and manufacture high-quality parts and equipment in support of scientific research. The shop provides machining services to faculty, graduate students and associated researchers throughout the College of Arts & Sciences and the University.
The department chairperson (Walter Van Hamme, vanhamme at fiu.edu, telephone 305-348-3670) is the direct supervisor of shop personnel and activities.
E-mail Name (@fiu.edu) |
Telephone |
|
| Carlos Orta | ortac | (305) 348-3953 |
| Gessler Hernandez | hernang | (305) 348-3953 |
Shop policies and procedures are overseen by the Department of Physics Shop Committee which has a representative from each of the experimental research groups in the department.
E-mail Name (@fiu.edu) |
Telephone |
|
| Caroline Simpson (committee chairperson) | simpsonc | (305) 348-1565 |
| Richard Bone | bone | (305) 348-3082 |
| Werzhi Li | liwenzhi | (305 348-7252 |
| Werner Boeglin | boeglinw | (305) 348-1711 |
| Yifu Zhu | yifuzhu | (305) 348-4075 |
For FY 2008--09 and FY 2009-10, the fee for shop work is set at $35/hour.
When writing grant proposals, researchers are encouraged to request sufficient funds to cover the costs of any anticipated machine shop time. Any such work will then be charged to the grant. For College of Arts & Sciences faculty without grant support, hourly shop charges will be entered in a ledger for bookkeeping and reporting purposes. Jobs from outside the College of Arts & Sciences are also welcome. Non-CAS jobs will be charged the set shop fee, either from a C&G account or the requester's department E&G account.
When discussing a
possible job for the shop, shop staff will make a rough initial
estimate of how much time the job is expected to require and of the
materials needed. If the requester gives the go-ahead, the job will be
entered in the shop's queue. if needed, the estimate will be adjusted as the
job progresses or is finished. When applicable, a requisition or inter-departmental transfer form needs to be completed and processed. A partially filled-out form including the shop account number is linked here.