Who Cheated? Find out by Using Chromatography
CSL 526 (fifth floor)
Five students are suspected of forging the answers to an exam. To catch our cheater, determine if one of the pens found on a suspect matches the ink from the exam, using the same technique the police use to analyze ink.
CSL 526 (fifth floor)
Five students are suspected of forging the answers to an exam. To catch our cheater, determine if one of the pens found on a suspect matches the ink from the exam, using the same technique the police use to analyze ink.
Microfluidic Chemical Detection
CSL 424 (fourth floor)
Watch and learn how a simple piece of paper can be converted into a detector capable of identifying and measuring a range of chemicals.
CSL 424 (fourth floor)
Watch and learn how a simple piece of paper can be converted into a detector capable of identifying and measuring a range of chemicals.
World of Nanochemistry
CSL 303 (third floor)
Come make and analyze silver nanoparticles.
CSL 303 (third floor)
Come make and analyze silver nanoparticles.
Laser Applications in Chemistry and Biochemistry
CSL 302 (third floor)
View a wide range of lasers, used in multi-photon nonlinear laser techniques, for biomedical and environmental applications.
CSL 302 (third floor)
View a wide range of lasers, used in multi-photon nonlinear laser techniques, for biomedical and environmental applications.
CSI Meets CSU
CSL 226 (second floor)
Explore different methods used to develop fingerprints and learn about the role Forensic Science plays in solving crimes by collecting, preserving, and analyzing evidence.
CSL 226 (second floor)
Explore different methods used to develop fingerprints and learn about the role Forensic Science plays in solving crimes by collecting, preserving, and analyzing evidence.
X-ray Crystallography
CSL 231 (second floor)
Chemists and biologists learn how a molecule works by studying its three-dimensional structure, however even the largest molecules are too small to be observed by the most powerful light microscopes. The solution? Prepare a crystal of the sample and use x-rays!
CSL 231 (second floor)
Chemists and biologists learn how a molecule works by studying its three-dimensional structure, however even the largest molecules are too small to be observed by the most powerful light microscopes. The solution? Prepare a crystal of the sample and use x-rays!
Show-Me Geology
CSL Second Floor Courtyard
Start a mineral collection and learn about the importance of rocks and minerals in our everyday life!
CSL Second Floor Courtyard
Start a mineral collection and learn about the importance of rocks and minerals in our everyday life!
VizCenter: Helping the World
CSL 120 (first floor)
Learn how the VizCenter utilizes innovative emerging technologies to positively impact the worlds of Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief, Community Resilience, Search and Rescue, aid to operational Emergency Responders and Homeland Security.
CSL 120 (first floor)
Learn how the VizCenter utilizes innovative emerging technologies to positively impact the worlds of Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief, Community Resilience, Search and Rescue, aid to operational Emergency Responders and Homeland Security.
Computer Science and Sound: Dolphins and You
GMCS 403 (fourth floor)
Visit the Audio Lab where we use computer science to analyze dolphin and whale sounds. View interactive kiosks from our collaborators at Scripps Institution of Oceanography along with periodic demonstrations of research tools. You can also learn how to visualize your own voice using spectrograms!
GMCS 403 (fourth floor)
Visit the Audio Lab where we use computer science to analyze dolphin and whale sounds. View interactive kiosks from our collaborators at Scripps Institution of Oceanography along with periodic demonstrations of research tools. You can also learn how to visualize your own voice using spectrograms!
The Chemistry Computing Lab
GMCS 245 (second floor)
Visitors will have an opportunity to use our computers to design new molecules atom-by-atom and make them vibrate like mad!
GMCS 245 (second floor)
Visitors will have an opportunity to use our computers to design new molecules atom-by-atom and make them vibrate like mad!
State-of-the-Art 3T MRI Imaging Center
EISC 16 (basement)
Experience the state-of-the-art 3T MRI imaging facility for SDSU researchers in action.
EISC 16 (basement)
Experience the state-of-the-art 3T MRI imaging facility for SDSU researchers in action.
Rockets, Race Cars, and Robots
EISC Courtyard
Take a look at various student projects including rockets, race cars, and robots!
EISC Courtyard
Take a look at various student projects including rockets, race cars, and robots!
Bioengineer for the Day
E 221
Witness a hands-on demonstration on a simulated patient artery and learn how bioengineers design medical devices to open up blocked arteries in the heart.
E 221
Witness a hands-on demonstration on a simulated patient artery and learn how bioengineers design medical devices to open up blocked arteries in the heart.
Open Labs: EIS Complex
EIS Complex
Explore the Environmental Lab, Water Engineering Lab, Antenna Lab, Transportation Center, Smart Biomedical Systems Lab, NanoFab/Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Lab, and Mechatronics demo for beginners.
EIS Complex
Explore the Environmental Lab, Water Engineering Lab, Antenna Lab, Transportation Center, Smart Biomedical Systems Lab, NanoFab/Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Lab, and Mechatronics demo for beginners.
Telescopic Views of the Sun
PA Rooftop
Safely observe the sun through telescopes and hear a brief presentation about the sun and stars.
PA Rooftop
Safely observe the sun through telescopes and hear a brief presentation about the sun and stars.
Planetarium Shows
Planetarium (second floor)
Enjoy a tour of the starry night sky in our planetarium. The shows are 20 minutes long and run every half-hour. (Unfortunately, please note there is no wheelchair access inside the planetarium. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.)
Planetarium (second floor)
Enjoy a tour of the starry night sky in our planetarium. The shows are 20 minutes long and run every half-hour. (Unfortunately, please note there is no wheelchair access inside the planetarium. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.)
The Virtual Universe
PS 256 (second floor)
Explore our solar system and fly by Saturn using Virtual Reality technology!
PS 256 (second floor)
Explore our solar system and fly by Saturn using Virtual Reality technology!
The Cool World of Cryogenics: Supercool Ice Cream
PA 215 (second floor)
Make your own liquid nitrogen instant ice cream, freeze balloons, and more!
PA 215 (second floor)
Make your own liquid nitrogen instant ice cream, freeze balloons, and more!
Electron Microscope Facility
PS 1 (downstairs)
Utilize our scanning and transmission electron microscopes to observe inside cells magnified thousands of times!
PS 1 (downstairs)
Utilize our scanning and transmission electron microscopes to observe inside cells magnified thousands of times!
Museum of Biodiversity
LSS 269
Visit our vast museum collection where big bugs, hairy spiders, skeletons, furs, feathers, plants, and many more are on display! Gain insight about the field biology and natural history education SDSU offers.
LSS 269
Visit our vast museum collection where big bugs, hairy spiders, skeletons, furs, feathers, plants, and many more are on display! Gain insight about the field biology and natural history education SDSU offers.
SDSU Herbarium
LSS 267
See over 22,000 plant specimens! Learn how to prepare plants for scientific study.
LSS 267
See over 22,000 plant specimens! Learn how to prepare plants for scientific study.
Exploration of the Human Body
LSN 3 (basement)
Explore the amazing world of the human body! Look into a microscope to see the incredible organization and beauty behind bone and muscle. Observe and compare healthy and diseased hearts, brains, and lungs.
LSN 3 (basement)
Explore the amazing world of the human body! Look into a microscope to see the incredible organization and beauty behind bone and muscle. Observe and compare healthy and diseased hearts, brains, and lungs.
C1-Biocatalysis Lab
LSN 406 (fourth floor)
Come learn how to convert greenhouse gases into food, fabric, and cars!
LSN 406 (fourth floor)
Come learn how to convert greenhouse gases into food, fabric, and cars!
Phage Attack: Weapons of Microbe Destruction
LSN (second floor hallway)
There’s a battle between the smallest, most numerous entities on Earth. Come learn how phage, the viruses of bacteria, launch attacks against their bacterial targets. View bacterial cultures before and after phage attack and learn about the impact these interactions can have on human health.
LSN (second floor hallway)
There’s a battle between the smallest, most numerous entities on Earth. Come learn how phage, the viruses of bacteria, launch attacks against their bacterial targets. View bacterial cultures before and after phage attack and learn about the impact these interactions can have on human health.