Boyd Lab

Boyd Lab is a fabrication lab that supports Mechanical Engineering classes and ISU student projects (personal projects are not allowed.) Boyd Lab has a variety of resources such as hand tools, power tools, milling and turning equipment, wood working equipment, metal-working equipment, MIG and TIG welders, and a plasma cutter. Students who complete the required training can use the equipment during lab hours or they can submit job requests to have the shop complete their projects for them.

ABOUT JAMES BOYD

The Boyd Lab is named for James H. Boyd, a 1938 graduate of mechanical engineering. As a collegian, the Creston, Iowa-native was involved with the student chapter of ASME as well as Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. During his career he worked for both Emerson-Fisher and Monsanto, and formerly served as president of ISU’s Alumni Association. James Horace Boyd passed away in 2004, the same year that the Boyd Production Realization Laboratory (i.e. “Boyd Lab”) was established.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

All students wishing to use Boyd Lab equipment must complete the following items:

1. All training is recorded using the Boyd Safety Course on Canvas. To get access to this course, please email Craig Severson with your netID. You will be added to the course as soon as possible.
2. Log into Canvas and navigate to the Boyd Safety Course in the Courses list. On the “Modules” page, you will see all the training listed by equipment type.
3. Everyone must complete the Shop Safety Fundamentals – Basic Procedures and Policies Training and read the Boyd Lab Standard Operating Procedures Document in order to use the lab.
4. Some equipment has an online training course associated with it. Complete the online portion of the training first then sign up for hands on equipment training time using the Student Equipment Training Signup calendar.
5. An equipment sign-off badge will be issued after your hands on training. This tells the techs what equipment you are signed off on. This must be worn at all times while you are in the shop along with the proper PPE.