The Shiley Center for Science and Technology is equipped with state-of-the art instrumentation and equipment for teaching and research.

Instrumentation includes 500MHz and 400MHz nuclear magnetic resonance systems, high pressure liquid chromatography – mass spectrometer, gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, atomic analyzers, nutrient analyzer, bomb calorimeter, and a laser particle sorter.

Several facilities were constructed for specialized functions, including the machine shop, a seawater system with two 2,000 gallon tanks, environmental chambers, aquarium room, laser laboratory, field prep room, and a greenhouse with five rooms with independent climate controls.  Research and teaching collections include terrestrial and marine vertebrates, marine invertebrates, insects and an herbarium. A 16ft. research vessel is available for marine science investigations.

Microscopic resources include scanning and transmitting electron microscopes, an atomic force microscope, phase contrast microscope, helioscope, and scores of stereoscopes and compound microscopes in teaching facilities.