CENTRIFUGE FACILITIES of COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY
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Mechanics Environment Science
Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge Kajima Corporation
for donating this centrifuge. Thanks Dr. Teru Yoshida for his endless
communications with me.
The initial phase of installation was funded by
Mindlin Foundation and Carleton
Fund .We especially would like to acknowledge the generous contribution by Dr. Katherine Mindlin Reinleitner.
The efforts of our Chairman, Prof. Vaicaitis, the Dean's Office (Dean
Galil and Vice Dean Friedman), Prof. Wilson, Mr. Chen and Prof. Garvin
(the three who coordinated the "unloading project" -- American
Bridge assisted in the unloading of the centrifuge to
Carleton Lab.) and all my
collaborative colleagues, made this dream possible. Rimas spent more
time and effort than me in coordinating the design, construction and
meetings related to the centrifuge installation.
Bob McAllister, the technical consultant to the University Facilities, managed the construction project.
Actidyn, under Jacques Perdiriat, did the installation.
Major Dates:
Delivery: May 2, 2002
Construction: Sept 2002-Feb 2004 (several stages, including foundation, wall chamber, cooling system, machine installation)
First spinning: May 3, 2004
Wireless system: Dec 1, 2004
Maintenance: March-Aug 2007
Prof. Vaicaitis with the grand children and daughter
from Right: Vice-Dean Morton Friedman, Dean Zvi Galil, Chairman Rimas Vaicaitis