PACCAR Technology Institute
PACCAR is an interdisciplinary, university research center that advances diverse projects related to alternative energy and energy efficiency of buildings and industrial processes for the benefit of local and global communities. Combining innovative technology and entrepreneurship with research and education, PACCAR involves academic researchers and industry experts from physical and social sciences and engineering disciplines.
Zero Energy Research Laboratory
The new, 1,200 square-foot facility, currently under construction, is a living space and also a working laboratory designed to test emerging, sustainable technologies and materials to achieve a net-zero consumption of energy in buildings. The structure is expandable to include multiple alternative energy sources such as solar and wind to support a wide range of research; no other university in the nation offers this resource.
Office of Sustainability
The Office promotes environmental sustainability through four primary action areas: research, outreach, operations, and teaching. Developments include the Climate Action Plan; power grid infrastructures based on wind and electrical energy technologies; sustainable green spaces; an active recycling program; and tech transfer assistance to commercialize new technologies.
Electrical Engineering Laboratories
UNT's Electrical Engineering department has excellent state-of-the-art instructional and research laboratories and software to provide practical and advanced hands-on experiences. Some laboratories and instrumentation from other departments are also available for interdisciplinary work.
- Electrical Engineering Equipment
- Polymer Mechanical and Rheology Laboratory
- Adaptable, Multi-Functional Reaction Frame Lab
- Thermal Fluid Sciences Group
CART: Center for Advanced Research and Technology
CART is one of the most advanced university research facilities in the nation for materials analysis, from atomic scale to macro scales, with a suite of sophisticated instruments used for true 3-D characterization, processing and cross-disciplinary analysis located next to a clean room so that materials can be synthesized, tested, and transferred in close proximity under controlled conditions. UNT is among an elite group of public institutions nationwide to offer these open access resources.