[labnetwork] Prototype Lab for ECE Department

[Mac Hathaway]

Hi Duy,


There is certainly the expertise on the network to give you multiple 
comprehensive answers!


One of the big initial questions is:  What are your goals?


Broken down a bit more:  What is your constituency or customer base?


Assuming this is a typical academic shared-use facility, what are the 
research areas of your PIs?  Do they have any particular goals?  A 
"potential user" survey would probably be useful in this regard.


Do you have lab space defined already?  Is this to be new construction?  
How big an area is being considered?


And lastly, what is your budget, or do you have one yet?  Is it likely 
to be under a million dollars, a couple of million, tens of millions, 
50+ million?  This parameter will be very relevent to what kind of tool 
set you can consider.


With these additional details I think you will get some good answers.



Mac




Mac Hathaway

Senior Process and Systems Engineer

Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems

11 Oxford St.

Cambridge, MA02138

617-495-9012

On 11/4/2025 4:25 PM, Phan, Duy wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Can anyone offer advice on setting up a prototype lab for an 
> electrical computer engineering department? I need recommendations for 
> specific instruments, equipment, and software. Thank you.
>
> Regards,
> -Duy
>
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