The FDT laboratory houses a large wind-wave tunnel facility specifically designed for air-sea interaction and marine renewable energy studies, located at the WSTC (Waterview Science and Technology Center) of UT Dallas. The facility is affiliated with the Wind Energy Center at UTD (UTD Wind) and is central to the offshore wind energy research activities of the center. The tank of the facility is roughly 12 m long with a working test section of about 10 m long, 1 m wide, and 1.8 m high. The tank is equipped with a closed-loop wind tunnel capable of generating wind speeds up to 35 m/s. Further, the water tank is equipped with a programmable flap wave maker, which allows for the generation of mechanical wave packets within the range of 0.8–1.5 Hz. Slow-moving currents can also be generated in the tank using a recirculating pump. The facility is currently under construction by Airflow Sciences Corporation and is scheduled to be operational by Spring 2024.