University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Facility Reservations / Calendars

To select the calendar for a particular computer or piece of equipment, follow the hyperlink on the equipment's name. For more information on each of the machines or peripherals, follow the hyperlinks under the machine type or peripherals categories. If you wish to reserve time on equipment not found in this list, please contact Scott Robinson (Microscopy Suite) or Darren Stevenson (VMIL).

The VMIL consultant schedule is posted online and on the west bulletin board before entering the VMIL (4602 Beckman).

VMIL Computer Systems

Calendar System Type Major Peripherals, Machine-Specific Software
Arbus Windows XP Epson 10000RXL Photo 11"x17" Flatbed Scanner
Basquiat Windows XP Wacom Cintiq 21UX Tablet Touch Monitor
Software: Amira, ZBrush
Dali Windows XP Epson Expression 1680 Flatbed Scanner
Duchamp Red Hat 4 Linux
(32GB RAM)
Software: COMSOL
Hofmann Fedora Core 3 Linux
(12GB RAM)
Software: Amira, COMSOL, RSoft
Iannis Windows XP Software: Eyetronics Shape Snatcher Suite
ITG Laptop Windows XP n/a
Keaton Windows Vista 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator 3D Mouse
Software: Amira
Krasner Windows XP ZCorp Z510 Color 3D Rapid Prototype Machine
Kubrick Mac OS X High-Definition Video Editing Suite
Video Decks and Input/Output devices
2 Sound Isolating Audio Recording Booths
Mackie Onyx 1640 16 Ch. Audio Mixer
Matisse Mac OS X Epson Perfection V700 Photo Flatbed Scanner
Meier Windows Vista
MicroCT (Skyscan) Windows XP SkyScan 1172 MicroCT (billed by the hour)
Peterson Mac OS X Macro-Photography Control System
Software: Canon Capture
Pollock Windows XP Macro-Photography Control System
Software: DSLR Remote Pro
Twombly Mac OS X Software: OpenLab
Warhol Windows XP Software: MCID
Wegman Mac OS X Nikon LS-8000 slide scanner
Software: Volocity, OpenLab
Winogrand Mac OS X 46" Sony Bravia XBR LCD HDTV
JVC SR-VS30 Mini-DV/SVHS Deck
Sony Trintron CRT Video Monitor
Zim Windows XP NextEngine 3D Desktop Laser Scanner
Microscribe 3D Digitizer
Wacom Cintiq 12WX Tablet Touch Monitor
Software: Rhino

ITG / VMIL Equipment

Calendar Description
Digital Still Cameras  
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III 5616x3744 21.1 megapixel SLR
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark I 4064x2704 11.1 megapixel SLR
Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 3088x2592 10.3 megapixel quasi-SLR
Nikon Coolpix P3 3264x2448 8 megapixel point-and-shoot
Video Cameras  
Canon XL H1 Canon XL-H1 High Definition HDV video camera
JVC HDV Video Camera JVC HDV Video Camera
Canon XL1 Canon XL1 miniDV camcorder
Sony Hi8 Camcorder Sony TRV95 72x digital zoom camcorder
Sony Betacam Betacam-SP video camera.
Sony Video Camera Video camera (requires external deck)
Portable 3D Scanners  
Shapecam Portable 3D scanner
Misc. Support Equipment  
Audio / Visual Rack VCRs, Beta decks, dubbing hardware. (Not requiring a computer.)
Sennheiser Wireless Mic Kit Sennheiser Evolution G2 100 Series Wireless Microphone Kit
Portable Lighting Lowel portable kits - Caselite 2, Caselite 4, Ego, Omni, 2 Totas

The Microscopy Suite

Calendar Description
Accusizer FX Particle Sizer AccuSizer FX
Carbon Evaporator Carbon Evaporator
Critical Point Dryer Critical Point Dryer
Dissecting Light Microscope Stereoscope
Dual Source Metal Evaporator Metal Evaporator
ESEM Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
Dark Room 1 Printing Dark Room
Dark Room 2 Developing Dark Room
Fiber Puller Fiber Puller
Fluorescence Fluorescence Microscope
Leica SP2 #1 Leica SP2 MultiPhoton Confocal Microscope (350, 405, 458, 476, 488, 514, 543 & 633nm laser lines plus Ti:Sapphire)
Leica SP2 #2 Leica SP2 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (458, 476, 488, 514, 543 & 633nm laser lines)
Multimode AFM Atomic Force Microscope  
NICOMP 380 ZLS Particle Sizer NICOMP 380 ZLS
NSOM Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM 1)
Reflected Light Microscope Reflected Light Microscope
Stereology Workstation Stereology Microscope
Sputter Coater Sputter Coater
TEM Transmission Electron Microscope
Ultramicrotome Ultramicrotome
Xradia MicroCT Xradia Micro CT