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Computing Facilities

ChE Computer Facilities

The department operates and maintains 300+ computer systems connected in a wired local area network. Wireless connectivity is also available throughout the chemical engineering building DWE via the campus wireless project and is maintained by the faculty of engineering.

Departmental computing facilities consist of :

Waterloo NEXUS public access is available in the following rooms/facilities with the noted restrictions :
 
Room
Restriction
No. of Stations
Type of Stations
ChETerm1 Terminal Server / Remote Desktop Access for Undergraduate ChE and Nano Eng students only 1 8 CPU 8 Gigabyte Terminal Server

DWE-1507

CHEMCAT
Available for use when not used for teaching. Schedule posted on door.

31

1.6GHz P4 512M RAM

DWE-1532 4th year ChemEng only

6
11
5

 P4-3.0GHz, 512M RAM
P4-1.8Ghz, 512M RAM
P4-1.6Ghz, 256M RAM
DWE-3521A Graduate Students (all) 6 P4-1.8GHz, 512M RAM
DWE-2551

Graduate Students
(MEng only)

1 P4-2.4Ghz 512M RAM

Computing stations in these rooms provide access to all other computing resources including the internet, other UNIX host computers and printing facilities.

Unix (CAPE) Facilities

UNIX (CAPE) Research Facilities are available to those working with the faculty members who have access to these facilities.  Have electronic or written permission from your supervisor and the owner of the UNIX (CAPE) system sent to Dennis Herman (dherman@cape.uwaterloo.ca), X32196, DWE 2508.

Computer Presentation Rooms

The department maintains a presentation room DWE 2534 equipped with a multimedia NEXUS  accessible computer, ceiling mounted LCD Video projector and satellite dish. For details on the specification and use of these facilities see Presentation Room 2534.(link to:  presentation room.doc) DWE 2529 is also equipped with a multimedia NEXUS accessible computer and ceiling mounted LCD Video projector.  To schedule the use of either of these rooms contact Liz Bevan X32296