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
16
Mar
Stained Glass Demonstration
Mon Mar 16, 2026 12:30 pm
17
Mar
Cutting Board Workshop
Tue Mar 17, 2026 10:00 am
17
Mar
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Tue Mar 17, 2026 11:15 am
17
Mar
TIG Training
Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:00 pm
18
Mar
Craft World Training Demonstration
Wed Mar 18, 2026 10:30 am
19
Mar
Cutting Board Workshop
Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:00 pm
19
Mar
Stained Glass Demonstration
Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:00 pm