Contact Information
Robert A. W. Carleton Strength of Materials Laboratory
161 Engineering Terrace, MC4709
500 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: +1.212.854.3158
Fax: +1.212.854.4084
Email: carleton@civil.columbia.edu
Opening Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding university holidays.
Directions
The main entrance of the Carleton Laboratory is on the first floor of the Engineering Terrace Building, Room 161.
From the street, the lab can be reached via the Seeley W. Mudd Building entrance on 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. Once in the elevator lobby, walk through the automatic double doors and turn left immediately after the doors to find the main entrance to the Carleton Laboratory. Please note that street access is locked outside of the lab’s opening hours, at which point the lab must be accessed via the main campus entrance at 116th Street.
From campus, the lab may be accessed via the Seeley W. Mudd Building entrance (4th Floor entrance) in the northeast corner of the quad. Take the elevator down to the 1st floor. Turn left, walk through the automatic double doors, and turn left immediately after the doors to find the main entrance to the Carleton Laboratory.
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Deliveries
For freight deliveries, please park between 119th and 120th Street on the southbound curb of Amsterdam Avenue. Call in advance to announce delivery.

