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Re: Machine Shop?



We (3500 undergrads and a few MS) have a joint shop with Physics. The
engineers have a separate facility in another building.

John Cooper, Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837-2005
jcooper@bucknell.edu 717-524-3673
FAX 00 1 717 524 1739

On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Martha Takats wrote:

During a building renovation, we are considering getting rid of our
departmental machine shop (the room could be converted to something
else) -- at the moment, it doesn't get much use, and we would have
access to tools elsewhere on campus. We are a 3-1/2 person department;
we do have students doing research much of the time. My question is: do
those of you in similar situations feel that a machine shop is useful,
valuable, necessary in a college department of this size?
--
Martha Takats
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA 19426