The William Scandling, Hobart and William Smith's steel hulled, 65 foot scientific research vessel, has access to various lakes, including Seneca, Cayuga and Ontario, for student and faculty classroom and research activities. The vessel, berth in Seneca Lake, is used regularly by Biology, Geoscience and Chemistry students and is a fully equipped for sediment, water and biota studies. The equipment list includes radar, GPS, cellular phone, radios, depth finders, MicroBT, CTDs, high-resolution subbottom profiler, side-scan sonar, current meters, temperature loggers and computers.