Research Equipment
| Name | Location | Description | Available to | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa and Google Home Smart speakers | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Smart Home speakers for testing your project ideas out. | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Android tablets | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Android tablets for application development. | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Audio/Video Listening station in Library | Library | Blueray/DVD/VHS players to watch video content | Faculty/Students | Library |
| Book Scanner in Library | Library | Used for scanning books one page at a time. Saves images to a PDF file. | Faculty/Students | Library |
| Cloud Servers | ATC - Adamian 168 | Web, compute, and database servers available. | Faculty/RA & class projects only | ATC |
| Database Servers | ATC - Adamian 168 | PostGRES and MSSQL databases available. | Faculty/RA & class projects only | ATC |
| Digital Voice Recorders | Bentley Library Services Desk | Olympus 6000 and 6200 recorders | Faculty/Students | Library |
| Eye tracking device | ATC - Adamian 168 | Eye tracking is a Tobii device available to professors and students for research. This device can be used with a suite of other sensory tools that are in UXC. | Faculty/Students | ATC |
| HTC Vive Headset | Immersphere - Lindsay 3rd Floor | Virtual Reality glasses | Faculty/Students - class projects only | Jon Ericson |
| Ipad | ATC - Adamian 168 | iPads for faculty | Faculty | ATC |
| Microfilm Reader in Library | Bowles Room, Library | Allows access to materials stored on microfilm. | Faculty/Students | Library |
| Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality | ATC | Stand-alone virtual reality headsets. | Faculty/Students | ATC |
| Oculus Quest Pro Virtual Reality | ATC | Meta's most advanced virtual reality headset. | Faculty/Students | ATC |
| Raspberry Pi computers | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Mini low power computers that are great for numerous specific tasks. | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Shimmer 3 GSR | Immersphere - Lindsay 3rd Floor | Galvanic skin response (GSR) device that measures the degree of stress and/or discomfort a person is experiencing. | Faculty/Students - class projects only | Jon Ericson |
| Sphero Robotic Gaming System | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Robotic ball that can be programmed for 25 games. | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Virtual Reality googles | ATC - Video Production - Lindsay 12 | Google cardboard virtual reality available for class use with mobile phones. | Faculty/Students | ATC |
| Virtual Reality googles | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Dedicated Oculus Rift Station, a PC-powered virtual reality headset. Available with various educational and entertainment apps. | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Xbox 360 and assorted games | CIS Sandbox - Smith 234 | Gaming system | Faculty/Students | Mark Frydenberg |
| Name | Equipment | Description | Available to | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Technology Sandbox - LIN 21 | Full hybrid classroom setup along with Smartboard | Provides a place to test hybrid technologies. | Faculty | atc@bentley.edu |
| Bowles Room (Library) | DVD/VHS viewers (check out a headphone set from the Library Services first), Microfilm Readers | Dedicated quiet environment for reviewing films and microfilm. | Faculty/Students | Library |
| CIS Sandbox | 6 Collaboration stations, and wall mounted: Smart-Board for practise, Glass board for brainstorming, and a large monitor and projector for presentations. | An environment for experimentation and trying new things, stocked with technology and software for you to test drive and collaborate with peers. | Faculty/Students | ga_cis_sandbox@bentley.edu |
| Immersphere (VR Lab) | HTC Vive Headsets and Shimmer 3 Galvanic Skin Response devices. | The lab is a dedicated space designed for safe and effective use of immersive technologies, equipped with a powerful 3D graphics computer, high-quality VR/AR hardware, game development and avatar creation software, and a variety of biometric tools for assessing psychological and physiological responses to immersive experiences. | Faculty/Students - class projects only | Jon Ericson |
| Natural Sciences Labs: Jennison Hall | Equipped with a variety of scientific apparati for faculty and student research purposes. |
Interdisciplinary faculty & student research laboratory Analytical instrumentation laboratory Physics teaching laboratory Environmental Chemistry teaching laboratory Biology and environmental science teaching laboratory Geology and environmental science teaching laboratory |
Faculty/Students | Natural Sciences |
| Lab for Economics, Accounting and Finance (LEAF) | The LEAF has 6 networked individual workstations plus four group workstations with 42" display screens, and a conference room with a Smartboard. A high-quality, networked laser printer provides clear, distinct output for reports. | Faculty can demonstrate software to their class in a state-of-the-art classroom featuring projection equipment and 36 workstations and follow-up with immediate hands-on applications. The lab assistants are available to assist the students at their own machines. With the 36 workstations plus additional lap-top ports, large classes, external groups or programs can meet in the LEAF when scheduled in advance. | Faculty/Students | Steve Wasserman |
| Library Individual Study Spaces | PCs with commonly used software on them. | Carrels for private study. | Faculty/Students | Library |
| MBA Studio | Smartboard, LCD at each station, and Lanschool to distribute video image across all of the displays in the room. | Large Smartboard equipped collaboratory with 36 seats. | Faculty/Students | atc@bentley.edu |
| Media and Cultures Lab | iMacs with access to Adobe Creative Cloud, they also have a video editing suite in LIN18 for faculty and students to reserve and use | A state-of-the-art facility in support of arts and sciences majors and liberal studies concentrations, professionally equipped with media production tools for video, audio, digital photography and design projects. | Faculty/Students | Media and Cultures Lab |
| Mini-Studio – LIN 11C | Digital Annotation Surface (Touchscreen), Computer, Professional Grade Microphone and Video Camera, Better Lighting | A small studio for making your own recordings. | Faculty | atc@bentley.edu |
| PC Classroom in SMI 110 | 36 PCs | Classroom with 36 PCs for students to use for class projects during class. | Faculty/Students | registrar@bentley.edu |
| Smart Classrooms | Podium PC, Smart Podium (touch panel) or Regular Monitor, Smart Board (in some classrooms), Projector and screen, Document Camera, 75" confidence monitor (shows remote students in back row of classroom), Camera (facing faculty member), QSC touch panel (controls equipment, etc. used in the room), Shure Microflex ceiling tiles (microphone panels) | A variety of technologies are found in our standard classrooms to improve pedagogical methods and handle remote learning. | Faculty/Students | registrar@bentley.edu |
| Trading Room | 60 PC workstations, 24 Bloomberg terminals | The Trading Room is a state-of-the-art teaching and research center located in the Smith Academic Technology Center at Bentley University (Suite 226). As the centerpiece of the university's Hughey Center for Financial Services, the Trading Room provides firsthand exposure to financial concepts such as trading, portfolio construction, corporate finance concepts and risk management. | Faculty/Students | Trading Room |
| Bentley User eXperience Center (UXC) | Each lab is a multi-room suite, equipped with a one-way mirror, multiple high-definition video cameras and table microphones, and a comfortable observation room for our clients. The labs also offer iMotions analysis for eye tracking, facial experssion, and galvanic skin response. | Provides a wide range of user research services aimed at understanding user/customer needs, motivations, and the broader context of use, giving you the data and insights to design a great user experience. | Faculty/Students | UXC |
| Video Production Studio | Teleprompter, Learning Glass (Board), Digital Annotation Surface (Touchscreen), Computer, Choice of Lectern or Table/Chair | Large professionally staffed studio meant for video production projects. | Faculty | atc@bentley.edu |
| ZoomRooms for Web Conferencing | Large monitors and a tablet for controlling Zoom meetings | Meeting rooms with dedicated Zoom interfaces. | Faculty | EMS/Conference Center and Adamian 168 via atc@bentley.edu |