Created through a generous endowment established by Jagjeet and Janice Bindra, the lab is a valuable teaching facility for UW ChemE students and is utilized for high quality research in the department, across UW, and by industrial partners.
Location
Benson Hall, room 121
Getting started
- Contact information coming soon
Instruments and tools
HPLC
The Shimadzu LC20-AD high performance liquid chromatography system has a 4-channel solvent pump, and refractive index and UV-Vis detectors
Laser Cutter
The M300 Universal Laser Systems machine is a versatile CNC laser cutter with a 18" x 36" bed
Malvern Zetasizer
The Malvern Zetasizer is a dynamic light scattering instrument that enables the rapid determination of particle size
Raman Microscope
The Thermo Scientific DXR2 high performance confocal Raman microscope is used for quickly identifying and analyzing microparticles
Rheometer
The Anton Paar MCR-301 Rheometer is a tool for measuring the viscoelastic properties of fluids, gels, and films
Thermogravimetric Analyzer
The TA Instruments Model Q200 TGA measures mass change as a function of time and temperature
Plate Reader
The Biotek Synergy H1 is capable of measuring UV-Vis, fluorescence, and photoluminescense on microplates
Visible Spectrophotometer
The Thermo Scientific Genesys 10S measures absorbance vs. wavelength for a liquid sample
3D Printer
The MakerBot Replicator 2x is a research-grade fused-deposition 3D printer for making custom holders, jigs and other laboratory tools
About Jagjeet "Jeet" Bindra (M.S. '70)
Jeet S. Bindra was born in Benares (now Varanasi), India. He came to the United States to pursue a master’s in chemical engineering at UW. He went on to work for Chevron for 32 years, where he retired as the president of global manufacturing.
Jeet has chaired the UW College of Engineering Visiting Committee, and he and his wife Janice have given generously to the department. In addition to establishing the Bindra Lab in Benson Hall, they endowed a department graduate fellowship, and established the Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Endowed Career Development Professorship.
Jeet is the author of the 2019 book, “Crossing the Divide: From Benares to Boardroom,” a personal account of his journey from humble beginnings in India to leadership at Chevron. He was named a UW ChemE Distinguished Alumnus in 1997.