{"id":6386,"date":"2022-12-07T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T20:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/?page_id=6386"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:48:30","slug":"demo-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/education\/demo-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Demo Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Plant Sciences Building&#8217;s Demo Lab, located on the first floor, is a central component of the N.C. PSI. This state-of-the-art space is designed to showcase ongoing research projects to the public and serves as a hands-on educational area for students, teachers, extension agents and other groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also facilitates training and enables technology transfer from the lab to growers.&nbsp;The Demo Lab can house up to 12 people at work benches and accommodate up to 12 more when the retractable overhead door opens into the Field Workspace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-photo-gallery has-aqua-400-background-color\" id=\"ncst-photo-gallery-0\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__container\"><h2 class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__heading\">The Demo Lab in Action<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__description\">By providing a place for students and others to interact with faculty members and research, the Demo Lab is a key component of delivering the N.C. PSI\u2019s commitment to engaging the public in our work.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport\" aria-live=\"polite\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-reel\"><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768.jpg\" alt=\"Two people look at a a transparent plastic container with red liquid in it in our demonstration lab. \" data-id=\"82207\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768-300x200.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-82207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-9768-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685.jpg\" alt=\"Three people looking at  transparent plastic containers with red liquid in it in our demonstration lab. \" data-id=\"82206\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685-300x200.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-82206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/psi-7685-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Two students solder soil sensors\" data-id=\"6390\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Students examine items on a research worktable\" data-id=\"6391\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Student uses a petri dish for an experiment\" data-id=\"6392\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Three students confer about an experiment.\" data-id=\"6393\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Graduate students teach high school students to perform experiments\" data-id=\"6394\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-thon work in the Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6395\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1024x626.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1536x940.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-2048x1253.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-ton working in the Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1519\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope.jpg\" alt=\"Man and women conducting an experiment in a research lab\" data-id=\"81251\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope-296x300.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-81251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/marshall-microscope-768x778.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab.jpg\" alt=\"A man watches as students in lab coats engage in a science experiment\" data-id=\"80329\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab-300x169.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-80329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/12\/lamendola-in-demo-lab-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students in summer horticultural science institute make soil sensors\" data-id=\"6389\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two people look at a a transparent plastic container used to measure emission of greenhouse gases.\" data-id=\"81197\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-81197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/woodley-in-greenhouse-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">Alex Woodley (left) and Raine Lookabill study greenhouse gas emissions from soils in  the greenhouse as part of his efforts to find ways to lower them and mitigate their effects.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__container\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__navigation\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__controls\"><button class=\"prev\" disabled><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path 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\/><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sr-only speak-region\" aria-live=\"polite\">Two people look at a a transparent plastic container with red liquid in it in our demonstration lab. <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The N.C. PSI Demo Lab is an ideal place to engage with K-12 students and their teachers through youth development organizations such as 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and the NC&#160;State Science House.&nbsp;For K-12 students, this might be their only opportunity to make the connection that a career in agricultural science can be an exciting convergence between work in the field or greenhouse and lab-based research.&nbsp;This experience can be modified to inform K-12 teachers of career opportunities and give them ideas on lessons for the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-aqua-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">Interested in a field trip to our  Demo Lab?<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">Field trip experiences at the N.C. 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