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
28
Mar
Embroidery Demonstration
Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:00AM
28
Mar
Wood Shop Training Demonstration
Fri Mar 28, 2025 12:30PM
28
Mar
Router, Planer, and Jointer Demonstration
Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:00PM
28
Mar
Metal Shop Training Demonstration
Fri Mar 28, 2025 12:30PM
31
Mar
Sewing Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:00AM
31
Mar
Craft World Training Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 10:00AM
31
Mar
Meta Quest 2 VR Headset Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:15PM
31
Mar
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:00PM
31
Mar
Digital Prototype Lab Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:00PM
31
Mar
Laser Cutter Training Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:00PM
31
Mar
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:00PM
31
Mar
Powered Hand Saw Training Demonstration
Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:00PM
01
Apr
Basics of Blender
Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:30PM
02
Apr
Sewing Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:00AM
02
Apr
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:00AM
02
Apr
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:00PM
02
Apr
Basic Safety Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:00AM
02
Apr
Meta Quest 2 VR Headset Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 2:15PM
02
Apr
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 3:00PM
02
Apr
Wood Shop Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 02, 2025 1:00PM
03
Apr
Laser Cutter Training Demonstration
Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:00AM
04
Apr
Basics of Blender
Fri Apr 04, 2025 4:00PM
04
Apr
Embroidery Demonstration
Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:00AM
04
Apr
Meta Quest 2 VR Headset Demonstration
Fri Apr 04, 2025 2:15PM
07
Apr
Sewing Demonstration
Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:00PM
07
Apr
Embroidery Demonstration
Mon Apr 07, 2025 10:00AM
09
Apr
Sewing Demonstration
Wed Apr 09, 2025 10:00AM
09
Apr
Craft World Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 09, 2025 12:00PM
09
Apr
Electronics Shop Training Demonstration
Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:30AM