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About Keck DOPSL

Deep Ocean Power Science Laboratory was funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation in 2012 for studying unique hydrate science in deep ocean conditions.

Dr. Yu-Chien (Alice) Chien, is the current Director of the DOPSL and the Lasers, Flames and Aerosols (LFA) Research Group.
For more lab members information please visit the LFA site.

This is how we started.

2013 — 2016

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Keck Lab. initiated in E2115 and E1115 with the lead of Project Scientist, Sunny Karnani. 📷: Alice Chien

2013 — 2014

Previous Keck Lab.

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The Keck Lab. is transitioned during 2014 summer to Yu-Chien (Alice) Chien.
This photo is one iteration of the moving plan initiated on 8/25/14.

Aug — Oct 2014

Transition and move.

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Several projects were initiated with slow organizing in-progress. 📷: Alice Chien

Jan 22 2015


Before renovation.

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The renovation started with dismentaling the exisiting wall cabinets, work counter, and sink.
🛠: (from left) David Escofet-Martin, Andre Nodem, Andrea Biasioli. 🛠📷: Alice Chien

Jan — Feb 2015

Renovating — Old itmes out!

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Signage installation.

Feb 2015

Signage is up.

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New items installation included tool panel and cabinets, chemical work counter/sink, chemistry cabinets in Aug 2015.
🛠📷: Alice Chien

May — Aug 2015

Renovating — New items in!

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High pressure vessel delivery followed by the tank storage and cryogenic container. Flow loop engineering in-progress.
📷📷📷📷: Alice Chien

2015 — 2016

Key equipment engineering

This is how we started.

2013 ➔ now

, and extend beyond.

E1119/E1115
Engineering Gateway
Irvine, CA 92697

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