Pilot Lab

The student pilot plant and control room provide an immersive learning environment that allows engineering undergraduates to experiment with advanced processing technologies. The Control room acts as the core of the industrial process, enabling operators and engineering students to monitor, control, and optimise operations in real time through workstations connected to the physical plant, mimicking real industrial settings. It also includes a Digital Twin environment, featuring a digital replica for online optimisation, troubleshooting, simulations, and training, further enriching the learning experience.

Access

• Access to the SAMPLE labs is open to current members of Monash Engineering Student
  Teams & Clubs, research students, and companies on campus.
• The general area induction consists of a video and quiz, followed by an in-person space tour.
• To arrange for an induction, ask your team management, SAMPLE staff, or MSTI staff.
• Further local area laboratory induction and training is available to enable safe work within the
  different lab areas and with specialised equipment.
• After-hours access is available for approved projects or research activities, in accordance
  with the SAMPLE after-hours procedure.

Student teams

• Monash Pilot Processes
• Monash Synbio Tech

Location

• Room 210A, 22 Alliance Lane (Building 69), Clayton VIC 3168

Equipment available

• Student Water Treatment Pilot Plant
• Ceramic Membrane Pilot Rig
• Laminar Flow Cabinet
• Hach Turbidimeter
• 2L & 50L Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor with temperature control
• ULT freezer