The Bindra Innovation Lab was created through the generous endowment of Jagjeet and Janice Bindra, who have been avid supporters of the UW Department of Chemical Engineering for almost 50 years. Since its inauguration in 2015, this shared instrument facility has supported hundreds of students and researchers from various UW departments, graduate programs, affiliated institutions, and industry partners. In addition, it has been a valuable facility for teaching ChemE undergraduate courses including ChemE 460 and ChemE 455.
Location
Benson Hall, room 121
Getting started
- For inquiries, contact: bindralab@uw.edu
Instruments and tools
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
The Malvern Zetasizer Nano is a DLS instrument that enables the rapid determination of particle size and zeta potential.
Raman Microscope
The Thermo Scientific DXR2 high performance confocal Raman microscope is used for quickly identifying and analyzing microparticles.
Plate Reader
The Biotek Synergy H1 is capable of measuring UV-Vis, fluorescence, and photoluminescense on microplates.
Rheometer
The Anton Paar MCR-301 Rheometer is a tool for measuring the viscoelastic properties of fluids, gels, and films.
3D Printer
The MakerBot Replicator 2x is a research-grade fused-deposition 3D printer for making custom holders, jigs and other laboratory tools.
HPLC (currently unavailable)
The Shimadzu LC20-AD high performance liquid chromatography system has a 4-channel solvent pump, and refractive index and UV-Vis detectors.
Thermogravimetric Analyzer (currently unavailable)
The TA Instruments Model Q200 TGA measures mass change as a function of time and temperature.
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.