ME Computing Help Desk

Helpdesk Contact Info
Brennon Church - Senior Computer Specialist
MEB-256
Box 352600
churchb@uw.edu

General Office Hours:
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, Thursday - 7:30 AM - Noon
Call me at 206-616-1867 outside of these hours for assistance

Responsibilities:
Staff and faculty computer and network support. Application development for ME department.
Andrew Wachong - Student Helpdesk Assistant
MEB-264
mehelp@uw.edu

General Office Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 AM - 2 PM

Responsibilities:
Computer Lab Support.
Student Computing Support.

Additional Resources

Available Software

The Mechanical Engineering Department provides access to the following software to the designated people. All listed software packages are available for general use in the computer labs (MEB 232, ILF 101). Matlab, Mathematica, and Maple licenses are maintained by the College of Engineering. C&C maintains additional software site licenses. Available software can be picked up by contacting the ME Computing Help Desk

Software Title Students Grad Students Staff Faculty
Instruction Research
ANSYS Labs No Yes Yes No
COMSOL Yes/Labs Yes Yes Yes No
LabView Yes (Home) Yes (Home) Yes (Home) Yes (Home) Yes (Home)
Maple
Free Alternatives: Maxima and Mathomatic
Yes/Labs Yes (Home) Yes (Home) Yes (Home) Yes (Home)
Mathematica
Free Alternatives: Maxima and Mathomatic
Labs
UW Owned
Yes
Yes
Yes
Matlab
Free Alternative: Octave
Labs No No Yes No
Microsoft Office
Free Alternative: OpenOffice.org
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Office Mac OS X
Free Alternative: NeoOffice
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Visio, Project, Visual Studio Pro Labs UW Owned Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SolidWorks Labs No No Yes No
TecPlot 360 Labs UW Owned Yes Yes Yes