Wood Science Laboratory - Room 141
This lab is used for wood analytics. Instruments include an IR Spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer and an accelerated solvent extractor. Contact the academic responsible for information about using the Wood Science Lab.
Forest Engineering Laboratory - Room 150
This lab is used for forest engineering teaching, research and tutorials. Access is restricted and anyone wishing to access the lab should contact the academic responsible.
Teaching Laboratory - Room 152
Principally a facility for undergraduate teaching, the Teaching Laboratory is also available for use by postgraduate students when available.
Forest Health Laboratory - Room 241
This laboratory is used for entomology and ecology teaching and research. Access is restricted and anyone wishing to use the lab should contact the academic responsible.
Equipment includes:
- Growth Cabinets – (CO2 atmosphere control, light, temperature and humidity control)
- Fume cupboards
- Microscopes
Wood Technology Laboratory
Equipment and tools are available for use from the laboratory technician. Before using any equipment or machinery in the Wood Technology Lab you must contact the technician for full instructions and safety procedures.
Equipment includes:
- MTS – universal testing machine – 300kN load frame
- Instron – 10KN load frame
- Walk in cold room, freezer room and climate control room
- Delaminator
- Kiln
- Environmental chamber
- Growth Strain meters
- TreeTap, HitMan (wood quality measurement)
- Spindle Moulder
- Jointer
- Thicknesser
- Dropsaw/Cross cut circular saw
- Horizontal saw band mill
- Sliding table panel saw with adjustable saw angle
- Mills/wood grinder
- Sandblaster
- Hydraulic press
- Metal working equipment
- Chainsaws
- Fume cupboard
- Scanner room – wood scanner, hot press
Ecology Lab - Room 200
This laboratory is used for ecology research. Access is restricted and anyone wishing to use the lab should contact the academic responsible.
Equipment includes:
- Seed research equipment
- Fume cupboards
- High precision scale
- Oven
- Incubator with drying capability
- Fridge & Freezer
Plant Measurement Lab - Room 200a
This lab is used to store plant measurement equipment for field use. Access is restricted and anyone wishing to use the lab or equipment should contact the academic responsible.
Equipment includes:
- LiCor250A Light metric
- Environmental gas monitor for CO2
- LI-6800 - Portable Photosynthesis System
- LAI-2200C Plant Canopy Analyzer
- Soil moisture meters
- Leaf porometer
- Plant moisture stress measurement equipment
