Our Facilities
The department’s teaching and research facilities are located in Loyola’s Monroe Hall. Students are encouraged to participate in faculty research and in the undergraduate research projects. This opportunity to work closely with the faculty using the sophisticated equipment of modern physics is one of the features of the department.
Our teaching labs are located on the second floor. We have introductory and advanced teaching labs including a variety of experiments. In addition, we have a large research lab on the ground floor of Monroe Hall. It supports main research areas of the Department as well as a variety of student projects.
There is also a Reading Room in Monroe 459 which is available as a place for students to meet and study together.
Biophysics Lab
- Two patch-clamping stations for ion channel electrophysiology
- Pipette fabrication (pipette puller, microforge)
- Cell culture and oocyte preparation (class 2 sterile hood, CO2 incubator, nanoinjector)
- Molecular biology (centrifuges, UV spectrophotometer)
- General purpose (autoclave, liquid nitrogen storage tank)
Seismology Lab
- Seismic pier
- Geotech vertical long period seismometer model SL-210
- Three axis Streckeisen STS-2 seismometer (currently on loan to LSU)
- two horizontal seismometers
- Geotech smart 24 data acquisition
Machine Shop
- A variety of metal and woodworking tools including -- lathe, milling machine, drill press, band saw, table saw
Advanced Teaching Lab
- Diode Laser Spectroscopy
- Interferometry
- Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Sonoluminesence
- Young's Double Slit Experiment
- Mechanical Torsion Oscillator
- Cavendish Big 'G' Experiment
- Fiber Optic Speed of Light Experiment