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Appalachian State University Chooses MeasureNet
August 1, 2008
Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina has
selected MeasureNet in an upgrade of data acquisition capabilities for
its Chemistry Department laboratories. The University is the first
institution of higher learning in North Carolina to adopt MeasureNet.
Appalachian State's Chemistry Department boasts over 125
majors that include concentrations in forensic and pre-professional
areas. Areas targeted for MeasureNet use include the Biochemistry and
Quantitative Analysis Laboratories where a special focus will include
influent and effluent analyses from the local waste water treatment
plant.
Opened as Watauga Academy in 1899, the institution's founders
were driven my the desire to educate teachers for the mountains of
northwest North Carolina. The Academy became Appalachian State Teachers
College in 1929 with an enrollment of over 1,300 students with many
enrolling in primary school teaching programs. The University took its
current name in 1967.
Successive administrations at Appalachian State since the
1970s have focused on academic excellence through the recruitment of
first-rate faculty, new international studies programs, and capping
resident enrollment at a maximum of 10,000 students. The results of
these progressive changes have garnered regular recognition of
Appalachian State in national publications such as U.S. News &
World Report as one of the outstanding comprehensive universities in
the Southeast and nation. The university was selected as Time
Magazine's "College of The Year" in 2001.
"We are delighted to include Appalachian State University in
our community of users." said MeasureNet President Robert Voorhees.
"The institution's academic reputation is impressive and we're excited
about the planned application of MeasureNet in a variety of engaging
and topical areas of chemistry."
MeasureNet Technology Ltd.
manufactures patented, network-based data acquisition interfaces for
science teaching laboratories. It is a spin-off of the University of
Cincinnati's Department of Chemistry and is headquartered in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Measurenet's award-winning, PC-reducing design helps
reduce laboratory maintenance and operational costs while giving
students access to high quality shared UV-vis spectroscopy, gas
chromatograph and HPLC connectivity, and an array of innovative
probeware. Its acclaimed intuitive design provides improved
transparency to enable better science-focused learning. Winner of the
Ohio Governor's Award For Excellence in Energy Efficiency, MeasureNet
networks are found in universities, community colleges, high schools,
and vocational training centers across the United States and around the
world. MeasureNet is celebrating its tenth anniversary of
category-leading data acquisition in 2008.
For more information contact:
Len Weibel
Director of Business Development
tel. toll-free: 866-396-6765
lenweibel@measurenet-tech.com

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