The Scientific Instruments Facility (S.I.F.), which has been operating since 1987 by the Physicis Department at Boston University, specializes in the highly accurate machining and fabrication of all types of experimental hardware required by any University department (e.g., vacuum chambers, telescopes, positioning tables, electron guns, manipulators and cryostats). The S.I.F. works with materials such as stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, nickel, copper, ceramic and a wide variety of plastics. The facility has the ability to "turn your ideas into tangible items." The S.I.F. employs a staff of senior experimental machinists with many years of experience in C/N/C as well as manual machining, CAD/CAM Programming and all types of welding and fabrication. Services are available to anyone from within or outside the University who may be in need of custom-machined parts.

The S.I.F. Shop Committee, which operates and oversees the S.I.F.

• Formulates shop policies,
• Monitors operations,
• Performance and expenditures,
• Determines charging rates,
• Determines job priorities,
• Recommends and purchases new equipment,
• Makes personnel recommendations in consultation with the chairman,
• Addresses health, safety, and environmental issues,
• Makes recommendations on staff training
• Oversees the formulation and conduct of shop courses, Ph.D

Committee Members: Michael. El-Batanouny (PHY),Committee Chairman Dan Clemens, (AST ), John Clarke (AST), Peter O’Connor (MED), Lee Roberts (PHY),Christopher Passaglia (BME),(Rachel Meisel, Bennett Goldberg : ex officio)

The S.I.F. is located in the basement of the Physics Research Building, behind Morse Auditorium at 3 Cummington Street.(MAP, We are building 38 on the map. DIRECTIONS and Visitors Information.)