Tools & Equipment

Lab equipment listed below is available for use upon request by Penn State Geography faculty and students.

If you are a student or faculty member in need of printing services, please fill out this printing request form.

You must make your request a minimum of 7 business days before the day you need the poster printed. We cannot guarantee that late submissions will be printed on time, although we will try our best.

Printing:

    • Canon imagePROGRAF GP-4000
      • 44″ large-format inkjet printer
      • 10-color pigment based inks, plus fluorescent pink
      • Calibrated for 99% of Pantone Formula Guide colors
    • Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7840
      • Inkjet printer for paper up to 13″ x 19″
      • Scanner bed
      • Duplex printing
    • American Thermoform Swell Form machine (fuser)
      • 8.5″ x 11″ and 11″ x 11.5″ Swell Touch (microcapsule) paper
      • Swell marker

Research:

    • Apple iMac workstation
      • 24″ 4.5K Retina display
      • M1 chip 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
      • 8GB Unified RAM
      • FaceTime HD 1080p Camera
      • QGIS; Adobe Creative Cloud; RStudio; VS Code; IDLE; MS Office
    • Gazepoint Eye Tracking and Biometrics UX Testing System
      • GP3 150Hz HD eye tracker
      • Variable 60Hz / 150Hz galvanic skin response sensor and heart rate monitor
      • Analog self-report dial
      • Gazepoint Analysis Professional UX Edition
    • Valve Index
      • 130° field of view
      • 144Hz refresh rate
      • Two controllers
    • HTC Vive Pro 2
      • 120° field of view
      • 120Hz refresh rate
      • Two controllers

Tools:

    • Dremel 4000 Variable Speed Rotary Tool with 38 accessories/attachments
    • Digital calipers
    • Tweezers, pliers, and screwdriver sets
    • Dahle 558 51″ rotary trimmer
    • Ricoh Theta S 360° digital camera