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Core Facilities
TLC2 offers a core of host facilities for its researchers and related Centers. Below is an abbreviated listing of these resources.


Conference Room
218 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
Seats up to 18 persons.

The TLC2 conference room is equipped for two-way video for distributed conferencing. The video and audio capabilities are integrated with the Access Grid system. The projectors in the room can also be driven by the visualization cluster allowing for presentations driven by simulations or remote applications in real-time.

  • Crosspoint Plus RGBH video conference switch.
  • 2 Audio Technica Mircrophones.
  • 2 Proxima ProAV 9410 SXVGA LCD video projectors.
  • 1 Extron Video Matrix switch (Covid).
  • 1 Polycom ViewStation 4000 H, 323 Codecs.
  • 1 Polycom BRI interface for video conferencing.
  • 2 Sony self-contained single CCD cameras.
  • 1 JVC SR-TS1U VHS video cassette recorder.
  • 1 Crestron remote touch screen to drive projectors and audio/video conferencing.
    Projectable, magnetic and writeable wall surface.
  • Sony 32” television.
  • Streaming video from visualization lab and linkage for Videoconferencing between Classrooms 232 and 200.


All scheduling for this room is done by Rosalinda Mendez. Please call or email 713-743-3361 or email rcmendez@tlc2.uh.edu

Core Facilities



Three Administrative Staff Offices
Housed in the core facility, these three administrative staff offices provide immediate support and assistance to research staff, visiting scholars and students.

Seven Faculty Offices and Ten Senior Scientist Offices
Faculty members supervise both students in research group offices and senior researchers. All offices are directly connected to the fiber network.

Six Group offices for graduate students
Each office houses 10-12 graduate students studying in various areas of computational and computer sciences. The offices are equipped with medium to high-end desktop workstations appropriate for the research being conducted. Each computer is directly connected to the fiber network for the fastest interaction available.