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
03
Jun
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:00AM
03
Jun
MIG Welding Training Demonstration
Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:10PM
04
Jun
Wood Shop Training
Wed Jun 04, 2025 1:30PM
04
Jun
Water Jet Training Demonstration
Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:00AM
05
Jun
Manual Mill Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:00AM
05
Jun
Basic Safety Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 05, 2025 1:00PM
05
Jun
Craft World Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:30PM
09
Jun
Wood Shop Training
Mon Jun 09, 2025 1:30PM
10
Jun
Craft World Training Demonstration
Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:00PM
10
Jun
Machine Shop Training Demonstration
Tue Jun 10, 2025 12:00PM
12
Jun
Craft World Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:30PM
12
Jun
Machine Shop Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:00PM
17
Jun
Craft World Training Demonstration
Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:30PM
19
Jun
Craft World Training Demonstration
Thu Jun 19, 2025 1:30PM