Pacific Biosciences Research Center


 

University of Hawaii at Manoa


Electronics, Carpentry and Machine Shops

The PBRC shops offer a wide range of maintenance, repair, construction and fabrication services.

Faculty Coordinator


Electronics Shop


Hinano Akaka (Electronics Technician)

Carpentry and Machine Shop


Ted Murphy (Shop Manager)
Hinano Akaka repairing a computer monitor
Ted Murphy at the table saw
built-in counter produced in shop
Scientific instruments can be fabricated or repaired using the precision milling machine and lathe. These industrial-quality machines were purchased by Georg Von Békésy when he started the Laboratory of Sensory Sciences at the University of Hawaii in the 1960s.
fabricated plexiglass scientific apparatus
a variety of welding techniques are available
Photos by Darin Padula