The Lab

The Student Computer Lab is located in room 270 of the Marine Studies Building (MAR). The local phone there is (206) 543-0056. It is open 24 hours a day for SMEA students with access codes. Per UW policies, the lab MUST remain locked if no students are present inside.

IT Support

IT support to the student lab is provided by the College of the Environment’s Shared Information Technology Services (eSITS) team. eSITS is also available to all SMEA faculty and students for IT support and issues.  eSITS generally has someone onsite the UW campus M-F, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

eSITS is composed of:

Michael Parker, Director of Information Technology.  Office in OCN 229. (cc-ed here)
Michael Shriver, Senior Computer Specialist, Office in FSH 258B.
Justin Rhinehart, Senior Computer Specialist, Office in FSH 258A.
Mat Stone, Senior Computer Specialist, Office in OCN 440.

To contact eSITS, please use the eSITS Help Request Form that can be accessed here:
https://uw.service-now.com/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=fbd8e4571b6cddd0287ba683b24bcbdf

This form requires the user to fill in some critical information that helps the eSITS team determine how best to support the request. Please do NOT email eSITS staff directly.

Equipment

• 4 dual monitor PCs
• Duplex printer for double-sided printing without having to rotate the paper

Software

• 7zip
• Adobe acrobat reader
• C++ Redistributables
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Java JRE
• .Net Framework
• Office 365
• CrowdStrike Falcon
• Zoom

Lab Applications

• Anaconda
• ArcGIS Pro
• GenAIEx
• Geneclass2
• Keyserver
• Mega
• Python
• PythonWin
• R
• Rstudio
• Rtools
• SageMath

Additional Equipment for Loan

• 4 Canon Powershot waterproof cameras w/extra batteries and memory cards
• 12 digital voice recorders (with built in USB plugs)

Using the PCs

Click on the “switch user” to login. To log on, simply enter your UW NetID and password.

Internet Connection

UW has wireless connections throughout MAR and the rest of campus. Ethernet connections are available in the student carrels, near the printer in the lab, and in the upstairs lounge.

Basic Care and Security

Toner is provided by SMEA, but paper is not. You will need to purchase your own paper for printing in the Student Computer Lab. You can also print at the library and other on-campus locations using money on your Husky Card (at $0.10/page or so).

As hard as we try to keep our network secure, the UW is a prime target for hackers and identity thieves. In general, using any public computer for credit card transactions, back accounts, etc. is probably a bad idea. But if you do, be sure to log out of such services and fully close your browser before logging off.

Last but not least, please do not eat or drink in the computer lab. We do not have funds to replace the computers and even bottled water can cause permanent damage to the hardware.