The Chen IPL

The Chen Ideation and Prototyping Laboratory

The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Ideation and Prototyping Laboratory (Chen IPL) is where researchers can access and share expertise, that nurtures innovation and learning, to build efficient, specialized electronics systems.

Located in the Allen Building, the newly renovated space sports glass-topped walls and sleek workstations. Inside, workbenches and collaborative areas provide organized space for system design, building, and testing.

Our mission is to support electronic sub-system design for cutting-edge research across the campus, with active in departments of Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Bioengineering.  We aim to enable new possibilities in a wide range of disciplines.

The Chen IPL welcomes researchers from any department on campus, and even researchers external to Stanford, accommodating project needs with a tiered service and support structure depending on how much expertise is needed – from independently using the tools to requesting a turnkey solution. Stanford researchers are able to design and build a system themselves, or collaborate with IPL's experienced engineers.

Equipment

Workbenches are equipped with basic assembly and test tools, as well as small electronics consumables to enable researchers to build their own PC Boards and systems.  In addition, the following instruments are available to member researchers.

Rates

IPL researchers are free to use the work benches in this space for projects.  Expertise is available to assist, from consultation to providing turnkey solutions. Rates effective 9/1/2024 are shown below.  For more information, including how to join the lab, contact snf-access@stanford.edu.  

*Stanford University charges additional Facilities & Administration for fees incurred. Current F&A rates are available on the DoResearch site.