Central Research Shop

The Central Research Shop is supported by the Office of Research Development and Administration. Its purpose is to provide researchers with a facility where they can have the specialized technical problems of research apparatus and equipment solved with a minimum of cost and delay. To achieve this end, the C.R.S. maintains and staffs facilities for woodworking, welding, machining, sheetmetal fabrication, electrical and electronics operations, as well as short run manufacturing. It has the capability to design, produce, test, modify and repair custom equipment used to fulfill special research requirements as well as standard laboratory equipment. The C.R.S. also functions as a consultant to the researcher in answering questions concerning availability, feasibility, methodology, quality control, and techniques of all types of equipment, materials, or problem solving modes related to the physical - industrial - scientific methods of expediting research.

These services are available to faculty, staff, and researchers campus-wide at a rate of $20 per hour. The C.R.S. also provides these services to accommodate other educational institutions and the private sector at a rate of $25 per hour. Charges for parts and materials used during the construction are in addition to the hourly rate. These charges are designed with the intent of recovering all operating expenses, with the exception of the Supervisor's salary.

The facility, which open during normal working hours, is located at Technology Building, room B55, on the campus of SIUC.

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