Angelo J. Taiani Planetarium is used for Astronomy Lab and monthly public shows. This space is equipped with a Spitz SciDome digital projector and 23-foot dome.

A Gift of Angelo J. Taiani, C'48

The Machine Shop is equipped with a 10” lathe, two small milling machines, drill presses and various other tools for small to medium machining operations for research and Capstone Projects.

The Anatomy and Physiology Lab is equipped with exhaust funnels at student stations and movable stations for comparative anatomy dissections and active physiology experiments.

A Gift of Ronald J. Lieb, DDS for Fr. Joel Lieb, O.S.B.

The state-of-the-art microscope lab is equipped with eight student stations and one instructor station. Each student station includes a microscope that can perform light microscopy, fluorescent microscopy and dark microscopy connected to a computer. Several compound microscopes and one inverted microscopes are also included with the lab. Students use this lab beginning in General Biology 1 laboratory through the Senior Research Project in various courses.

Used by senior research students in chemistry as well as for courses such as Advanced Chemical Methods, this lab is equipped with 3 Schlenk lines for airfree chemical syntheses as well as an Mbraun inert atmosphere glovebox, which allows our faculty and students to work in an atmosphere that facilitates their work with materials that are sensitive to water and oxygen. Again, most schools our size don’t have this type of equipment.  These will be found in industry or graduate research institutions. It allows a harder synthesis. It is like trying to make something that is sensitive to oxygen easier to work there. It uses an argon atmosphere to keep oxygen and moisture out.

A grant from the George I.Alden Trust

The Microbiology/Biochemistry Lab is a cross-discipline laboratory is set up with both a chemical and a biology hood and gas at all stations for the teaching of Microbiology and Biochemistry courses.

Used by senior research students in chemistry as well as for upperlevel chemistry courses such as Quantitative Analysis and Advanced Physical Method. The lab is equipped with a vacuum line and a Parr Bomb Calorimeter.

The Cell & Molecular Biology Lab is used by sophomore-level Cell Biology and upper-level courses including Developmental Biology, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology.

A Gift of Fr. Edward Wenstrup, O.S.B.

Equipped with multiple biological hoods and a double-door entry, this laboratory is used for cell culture for cell biology, molecular biology and biotechnology along with senior research in biology and biochemistry.

A Gift of the Eden Hall Foundation

This lab is used for organic chemistry lab sequence.

A Gift of Fr. Bertin Etling, O.S.B.

The Physiology & Pharmacology Research Lab is used by senior research students in biology especially in the areas of stress physiology and pharmacology.

A Gift of the Allegheny Foundation

The Ornithology & Organism Research Lab is used by senior research students in biology, especially in the areas of ornithology and whole organism research.

A Gift of the SV Preparatory School Alumni

• Two Yellow Spring Instrument (YSI) Pro Plus multimeters for measuring pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and temperature in aquatic systems to assess water quality
• 10 YSI 600 sondes that can be deployed to measure pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and temperature in aquatic systems to evaluate possible sources of water pollution
• Two YSI 6600 sondes that can be deployed to measure turbidity, chlorophyll a, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and temperature in aquatic systems to examine water quality
• Hach test kits and colorimeters to measure key water and soil parameters including nutrients (nitrate and phosphate), metals (iron, aluminum, zinc, chromium), alkalinity and common ions such as sulfate.

The lab is used by senior research students and faculty in biology, environmental science and psychology. It is part of the Life Sciences Research Facility which includes four animal holding rooms, a cage-washing room, two storage rooms and a procedure room. It is used by senior research students and faculty members for research projects meeting federal standards of animal care.

A Gift of the SVC Class of 1960

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The Visiting Research Lab is available to be used by senior research students, a visiting instructor or faculty overflow projects.

A Gift of the Jendeco Construction Corporation

The Aquaculture Center is equipped with breeding aquaria and equipment for zebrafish research.

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The Genetics, Cell and Developmental Research Lab is used by senior research students in biology, especially genetics and developmental biology. The lab is equipped with molecular biology equipment and shaking water baths.

A Gift of Dr. & Mr. Ferdinand L. Soisson, Jr.

This lab with movable student stations and above-bench electricity is used by non-majors science courses in environmental sciences, bioinformatics and biology.

Used by senior research students in biology and bioinformatics, this lab is split between a wet-lab space and a dry-lab space with computers.

A Gift of the A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust

The General Biology Lab is used for General Biology 1 and 2 with movable student stations and above-bench electricity.

A Gift of Fr. Owen Roth, O.S.B.

Used by senior research students in both biology and biochemistry, the lab is equipped with a both a chemical and a biological fume hood along with multiple gas jets for aseptic technique work. Multiple pieces of molecular equipment are present.

A Gift of Charles and Shirley Varsel

The greenhouse contains 454 square feet of plant shelving divided between two rooms. The climate of each room can be controlled individually using a computer interface that automatically adjusts roof shades, lighting, heat, air circulation, cooling fans and humidity via an advanced misting system. The greenhouse is used for growing plants for the Saint Vincent community along with classes in biology. In addition, senior research students from biology and environmental science utilize this space for botany and animal research.

General-purpose laboratory used for General Physics, Introduction to Physics and other physics courses for non-science majors.

Fr. Roland Heid, O.S.B. - Gift of Jim and Mary Ellen Will

The Analytical & Physical Research Lab is used primarily for physical chemistry teaching and research.  It is equipped with a wide variety of light sources, lasers, spectrometers, oscilloscopes and other electronic devices to investigate physical chemistry phenomena.  Students have used this lab to study techniques such as photocatalysis and nanoparticle synthesis, which can be used to benefit environmental and biological systems.

A Gift of the United States Steel Corporation

This facility houses the instrumention for the chemistry department and is used by our analytical chemistry courses. One of the things that we are proud to say is that we have a rich array of instruments and our students get to use them.  We have an array of instruments such as they would see in a graduate research lab or in an industrial lab. Our instruments may not be of the same size or have the precision that you might find in industry or in a graduate research institution but they operate under the same principles. Our students have hands-on training and experiences with them, and they can then go out and use them in industrial labs or in graduate research labs. One thing we are proud to say about the Instrument Laboratory and our chemistry program in general is that they are set up for students to learn to use the instruments and to learn how to troubleshoot them. This is in contrast or opposed to handing the solutions to a laboratory technician who will then run the sample and give the results back. This hands-on experience gives our students a leg up in having a variety of experiences with instruments. Among the instruments in this lab are the ion chromatograph (IC) and Gas Chromatography Mass spectrometer (GC Mass Spec). These are used to separate and identify components in a mixture.

A Gift of the Kennametal Foundation

This lab serves the General Chemistry Lab sequence exclusively.

The Physical and Chemical Science Lab is used for nonmajors labs in chemistry, in areas such as:

• Chemistry of Cooking
• Chemistry of Crime
• Chemistry of Art
• Chemistry of Daily Life

A Gift of Joseph P. Rich

The Electronics Lab has equipment for fabricating printed circuit board and soldering surface mount parts. In addition this lab contains several electronics design automation (EDA) stations, digital storage oscilloscopes and various other electronics equipment and parts inventory.

The Physics Research Lab contains books and journals of all areas of physics and space for physics majors to work collectively or individually.

A Gift of the Very Rev. Paul E. Turnbull

Used for Modern Physics I, Optics and Advanced Lab, this lab offers various modern physics related experiments, including:

• Franck-Hertz experiment (to verify the quantization of atomic orbitals)
• Geiger counters
• Sodium lamp (to study the split in the spectrum lines and its relation to the uncertainty principle)

There is also holography equipment used to make holograms. The lab also contains various other optical equipment and a dark room.

The Peterson Computer Workroom has both PCs and Macs and is used primarily for software projects and occasionally, for IT and Cybersecurity projects.

A Gift of Lois E. Gallagher

The General Computing Lab houses 24 desktop computers loaded with various computer programs used by Boyer School majors plus 2 printers. 

The following courses are taught in this lab: 

• Engineering Graphics and Design
• Biomedical Informatics
• Intro to Geo Info Systems  

The lab is also open to students for working on assignments and as study space.

A Gift of the Class of 1968

The Vittone Student and Faculty Research Lab is used by senior research students and faculty in engineering, integrated science and human anatomy.

A Gift of the Dr. Ronald B. Vittone Family

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The Liberatore Human Anatomy Suite/Lab is used by undergraduate students for the study of human anatomy and physiology, facilitated by cadaveric dissection. This lab is also used by external clients for surgical training and demonstrations.

A Gift of Ralph and Donna Liberatore

The Vu-Nguyen Senior Project Lab is used by senior research students in engineering, integrated science and human anatomy.

A Gift of Thuy V. Vu and Dr. Vinh-Linh Nguyen

This lab, used for Materials Laboratory, Engineering Design Laboratory and for special projects, is well-equipped with microscopes, hardness testers, a furnace, metallographic specimen prep tools and 3D printers for polymers.

The Observatory is used for research and contains:

• A Celestron EdgeHD 14-in telescope, with computer control
• Imaging cameras and filters sets
• A Spectroscope

The Stephans Computer Modeling Lab houses 13 PC workstations used for data analysis and special projects.

A Gift of Peter N. and Joan R. Stephans and the Rossin Foundation