Although it's on the ground floor, the Design and Innovation Center is arguably the crown jewel of the Brown-Kopel Student Achievement Center. Featuring a woodshop, a prototype shop, an electronics shop, a metal shop and a machine shop with some of the fanciest fabrication equipment money can buy, this 11,000-square-foot, student-run toy box open to students from all engineering disciplines offers more opportunity for hands-on learning — and more freedom to do it — than any other campus makerspace in the country. Want to make your own diamond-turning lathe? Your own engagement ring? Go for it — you wouldn't be the first. 

"I was offered an internship during my sophomore year. The company didn't care about my grades. They cared about my experience in the Makerspace" — Anya McDaniel, '24 chemical engineering



Upcoming Events
23
Jan
Laser Cutter Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:00PM
23
Jan
Basic Safety Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:30AM
23
Jan
Router, Planer, and Jointer Demonstration
Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:00PM
23
Jan
Metal Shop Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:30PM
23
Jan
Machine Shop Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:30AM
24
Jan
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:00AM
24
Jan
Wood Shop Training
Fri Jan 24, 2025 2:30PM
27
Jan
Wood Shop Training Demonstration
Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:00PM