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
22
Jan
Sewing Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 8:00 am
22
Jan
Laser Cutter Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 8:30 am
22
Jan
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 11:15 am
22
Jan
Craft World Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 12:45 pm
22
Jan
Craft World Training
Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:00 pm
22
Jan
Water Jet Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:00 pm
22
Jan
Plasma Cutter Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:00 pm
23
Jan
Craft World Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:00 am
23
Jan
Basic Safety Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:00 am
23
Jan
Laser Cutter Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:00 am
23
Jan
TIG Welding Training
Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:00 pm
23
Jan
Machine Shop Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:30 pm
23
Jan
Metal Shop Training Demonstration
Fri Jan 23, 2026 1:00 pm
23
Jan
Wood Shop Training
Fri Jan 23, 2026 2:00 pm
26
Jan
Craft World Training Demonstration
Mon Jan 26, 2026 11:30 am
26
Jan
3D Scanner Training Demonstration
Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:00 pm
26
Jan
TIG Welding Training
Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:00 pm
26
Jan
Manual Lathe Training Demonstration
Mon Jan 26, 2026 2:00 pm
27
Jan
CAM Training Demonstration
Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:30 am
27
Jan
Manual Mill Training Demonstration
Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:00 am
27
Jan
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:15 am
27
Jan
Craft World Training Demonstration
Tue Jan 27, 2026 1:00 pm
29
Jan
Wood Shop Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:00 am
29
Jan
Machine Shop Training Demonstration
Thu Jan 29, 2026 11:30 am