The CEA facilities are located at the Campus Agricultural Center, in Tucson, Arizona, on Roger Rd. at Campbell Ave., 3 miles north of the University of Arizona campus

Mailing address:
Controlled Environment Agriculture Program
University of Arizona, 1971 E. Roger Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

The CEAC includes advanced technology greenhouses and growth chambers, as well as office, laboratory, and teaching facilities.

Training Greenhouse
A modern computer controlled greenhouse became operational in August 2000. The greenhouse is primarily dedicated to classroom teaching and demonstration, however, several research projects are in progress throughout the school year.

The facility is capable of producing approximately 1200 tomato, pepper, or cucumber plants within 5200 square feet (485 square meters). Irrigation is handled by an automated watering and nutrient proportioning system. The greenhouse is heated with a hot air heating system and cooled by natural ventilation or by pad and fan evaporative cooling systems. An interior shade cloth is automatically deployed for reducing solar radiation. The greenhouse has an Internet connection for campus-wide student access. A subsequent research greenhouse is now being planned.


CEAC Classroom & Office Building
Construction is complete on the new UA CEA headquarters. It is home to a large multimedia "Smart Classroom", two plant physiology & engineering laboratories, and several offices for the CEAC faculty and staff. The building will be the center for instruction, research, and extension activities of the CEA program.

SmartClassroom
The SmartClassroom will have high-speed Internet access and the hardware for web-based teaching and synchronous distance-learning. The Internet accessible Smart Classroom will provide a facility for local presentations, lectures, and meetings.

The greenhouse laboratory will come alive with the use of Web cameras within the existing hydroponic greenhouse, as part of the Tomatoes Live! research and education program. Distance learning classes, programs, meetings, and workshops will be capable of being broadcast live to other campuses within Arizona and around the world.

Hydroponic Growth Chamber
Dr. Choi is leading the construction of a new 10'x12'x8' high growth chamber at the CEAC for increased control and monitoring of hydroponic crops. For a full description, got to current research projects > design and construction of growth chamber for fda project.

Future Facilities
Additional greenhouses and growth chambers, dedicated to research in plant physiological studies, and engineering systems design and evaluation, are a part of the master plan for the CEAC.