Some pictures taken around the lab. I'll try to change them periodically,

so stop by every so often. Click on the thumbnails to view larger images.

	Instructor Marc Schultz with a 7075 aluminum specimen ready to be tension tested, Feb.11, 2002.
	A couple minutes later, the instructor and the students watch a load-strain curve appear on the computer as the test proceeds.
	Meanwhile, across he lab, other students test a piece of 4140 heat-treated steel.
	Students in Dr. Ohanehi's class study the tensile properties of metals, Feb 12, 2002.
	A laser extensometer is used measure the strain of a highly compliant polymer speciment without having to physically contact the specimen.
	John Strauss and Dr. Tisha Harper of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine conduct orthopaedic research in the Instron 4468.