Engineering Facilities

Courses and laboratories are conducted in the modern Mathematics, Computing, and Engineering Center (MCEC), built in 1991.  The Engineering department expanded and renovated its lab facilities in 2004.  Lab facilities include a supersonic shock tube, subsonic wind tunnel, VLSI chip design workstations, biomedical animal surgery and recording facilities, material test lab, atomic-force, SEM and TEM microscopes, digital signal and image processing equipment, and well-equipped machine shops for student use.  Computing facilities include PC and UNIX workstations with wireless and Ethernet networking in all campus buildings, including dormatories.  Lab facilities are available 24 hours per day via identification card access.  Facilities are supported by a full-time technician.  Classrooms offer computer projection equipment, internet connections, and complete audio and video support.  Student library research is served by the newly completed Raether Library and Information Technology Center.