Rhode Island Rams Charge to MeasureNet For Data Acquisition
March 31, 2007
The University of Rhode Island Department of Chemistry has chosen MeasureNet to equip five of the Department's General Chemistry laboratories. MeasureNet capabilities selected by URI faculty include probeware for temperature, pressure, pH, and voltage, as well as MeasureNet's advanced multi-function colorimeter.
The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The Oliver Watson farm was purchased as a site for the school, and the old farmhouse, now restored, still stands on the campus. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892, and the first class of 17 members was graduated two years later. The University is currently home to over 15,300 students with nearly 63% originating from within the state.
In response to a high level of student interest in forensic science and URI's growing international expertise in this area, students may now choose a new bachelor of science in chemistry and forensic chemistry. The new major is, at its core, the traditional chemistry curriculum with alternative courses that address the use of chemistry in forensics.
"We are delighted to have the University of Rhode Island join the MeasureNet Community," says MeasureNet President Robert Voorhees. "It has a growing enrollment and boasts a number of new innovative programs. Rhode Island's purchase again affirms MeasureNet's suitability for departments not wanting the maintenance and replacement responsibility for large numbers of PCs, yet want high-resolution acquisition tools that are easy to use and prepare students for future workplaces and research environments."
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.
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Len Weibel
Director of Business Development
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