Labs and Classrooms
Freshman Design Studio (HHS 2021 and HHS 2039)
The Freshman Design Studio includes a full classroom with hand tool cabinets for teams as well as a separate 600 square feet of shop area for construction activities. This space includes both hand and machine tools.
- Machine tools include:
- Combination mill/lathe, floor mounted drill press, pedestal mounted 6” grinder, band saw, combination belt/disk sander
- Hand tools include:
- Jig saws, saber saws, battery powered and corded powered drills, Dremel tools, belt sanders
- Hand saws that include: crosscut saws, rip saws, miter saws, and hacks saws
- Wrenches, screwdrivers, squares, and punches
Advanced Design Studio (HHS 0207 and HHS 0208)
The Advanced Design Studio includes a classroom with hand tool cabinets for teams as well as approximately 1200 square feet of shop area for construction activities. Equipment available includes all hand tools from the Freshman Design Student with the addition of:
- Industrial quality knee mill
- Industrial lathe
- TIG and MIG welding equipment
Engineering Science Laboratory (HHS1056)
Laboratory space to support Thermal-Fluids I & II where students follow basic applied problems, conduct experiments to explore thermal-fluids principles, and use software to simulate physical principles. Equipment available includes:
- Hydraulic benches and pumps
- Flow meters, pressure gauges, and transducers
Engineering Science Laboratory II (HHS 1027)
Laboratory space to support Statics & Dynamics, Instrumentation & Circuits, and Mechanics & Materials combined courses. Equipment available includes:
- National Instruments hardware for data acquisition
- Laboratory power supplies, function generators, and oscilloscopes
- Load frames for static analysis
- Fixtures for tensile testing
- Fume hoods
- Strain gauge readers
- Thermocouple welders
- Assorted mechanical hardware and electrical components to support student prototyping
Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory (HHS 0002)
NSF-funded, collaborative laboratory facility to support faculty research, advanced fluids courses, and capstone projects into aerodynamics, biological flows, cardiovascular fluid mechanics, etc. Facility houses four major pieces of equipment:
- Stereo particle image velocimetry system for three-dimensional flow characterization with high spatial and temporal resolution
- Flow visualization water tunnel with a circulating pump and variable speed drive assembly
- Open-circuit subsonic wind tunnel
- Versatile heart simulator system for cardiovascular applications
Announcements
- August 20-21
Residence halls open for freshmen on assigned days. - August 23
Opening Faculty Meeting.
Freshman Assessment Day.
Residence halls open for transfer and international students. - August 24
Residence halls open for returning students. - August 26
Classes begin.
