Chemistry Laboratories

Department Head - Dr. Christa Hockensmith
essmen t data, the system can easily measure temperature inversion
phenomena. (A tem

perature inversion results from the air at altitudes being warmer than at ground level, a reversal of the neutral condition of temperature decreasing with altitude.) The SODAR/RASS is becoming a widely used system where lower atmospheric sounding is important to ope

rations. Users include manufactures in industry who need to monitor byproducts and plume dispersion, airports to determine wind shear, utility companies, research universities, meteorological offices, environmental consultants, private research facilities, military installations and national laboratories such as Los Alamos National Labs, Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and White Sands Missile Range. How to read the data from the SODAR/RASS Site TITLE PARAMETER DESCRIPTION UNIT ALT altitude meters CT echo str

ength no unit SPEED horizontal wind speed cm/s DIR wind direction degree

• s S DIR standard deviation of the wind direction degrees W vertical w
  ind speed cm/s SW standard deviation of the verical wind speed cm/s SU standard deviation of the horizontal wind (along wind) cm/s SV standard deviation of the horizonta
• l wind (cross wind) cm/s INVMI inersion and/or mixing he
  ight meters STAB stability class 1 (F) stable 2 (E) slight stable 3 (D) neutral 4 (C) slightly unstable 5 (B) unstable ETA
• M turbulent mechanical dissipation rate coefficient cm2s-
  5 KZ vertical turbulent eddy diffusion coefficient m2s-3 DT/DZ Lapse rate estimation degrees Centigrade/km ECHT RASS echo no unit T RASS temperature ¡C x 10 ST standard deviation of the RASS temperature ¡C x 100 -9999 This value indicates that no measurement is available for that altitude. no uni
• t Research and Development EMRTC is co
  mmitted to working with universities and other organizations, including several National Laboratories, to promote research and development in energetic materials. EMRTCconsiders research and education to be major components of its mission. New Mexico Tech Research and Development
• EMRTC continues to wo
  rk with the New Mexico Tech faculty and students through joint efforts on various programs. A significant number of undergraduate and graduate students work part-time during the school year, providing additional labor for EMRTC and beneficial experience for the students. Specific programs include: Research Projects Electrical Engineering Department - Robotics Pr
• ogram grant of $27,000 to develop a low-cost robot for use in mine clearing oper
  ations. Chemical Engineering Department - Provides classroom space at the EMRTC building and laboratory space outside the EMRTC facility complex. Metallurgic Engineering Department - Co-operative effort produced a computer aided topography X-ray source. The equipment used in this project is being transferred to New Mexico Tech and will be located at EMRTC for research applications. The equipment will be reinstalled and put into
• working condition by the orig
  inal manufacturer using a grant from the USAF Phillips Laboratory and additional funding from the New Mexico Tech Vice President for Research and Economic Development. Tours/Demonstrations - A number of tours and demonstrations for visitors to New Mexico Tech are conducted
• year-round by EMRTC staff. Most of
  the visitors are students who are considering attending New Mexico Tech. Facilities EMRTC's 40-square-mile field laboratory is located in the mountains adjacent to the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro,
• New Mexico. The field laboratory contains more than 30 test sites, gun ranges, other research facilities and storage sites, allowing for a complete spectrum of research and testing activities. EMRTC has the

ability to conduct tests i

• nvolving over 20,000 pounds of explosives. Click below to learn more Speci
• alized Facilities Large Scale Facilities Torres Lab Complex Machine
• Shop Chemistry Laboratories Ordnanc
• e Preparation Faci
• lity Specialized
• Facilities EMRTC has many specialized facil
• ities that can meet a variety of needs for our clients. Click on any of the links below to learn more abo

ut the test sites and facilities available and their capabilities. Test Sites Main Pad Sled Track Big Eagle Firing Site Little Eagle Firing Site Countermine Test Site(CTS) Shock Tube Gun Ranges 3000 Meter Gun Range 1200 Meter Gun Range 1000 Meter Gun Range Main Pad Test Facility The Main Pad Test Facility can accommodate experiments involving up to 500 pound explosive weights and gun-fired projectiles at ranges up to 100 meters. The area has been

used for vertical firings of guns or fire fragments against a variety of targets. Big Eagle Firing Site Facility The Big Eagle Firing Site Facility can accommodate firings of up to 200 kilograms (450 pounds). Big Eagle contains a buried bu