Space

The CEID is designed to provide students and faculty tools and resources for classes, design projects, and collaborative activities. It features multiple spaces: a lecture area and meeting rooms for the exploration of new ideas, a machine shop, a sheet metal area, a wood shop, a wet lab, and a studio for the creation of physical prototypes. We encourage you to come into the space and talk to a staff member to get an idea of the tools we have available.

FIRST FLOOR

The Studio:

The CEID studio features rapid prototyping equipment, a cutting and sewing area, hand tools, electronics work stations, 3D printers, a vinyl cutter, sheet metal equipment, and much more. There is also a wide variety of prototyping materials (plywood, cloth, foam core, cardboard, etc.), electrical components, and fasteners, all of which available to our members 24 hours a day. Power tools are available to our members during hours that the CEID is staffed.

Lecture Hall:

The lecture hall is a fully equipped, configurable classroom that seats up to 40 people. It has multiple projection surfaces, ample whiteboard space, and a variety of presentation equipment. The lecture hall is used by our courses and can also be reserved by student groups for events, info sessions, and workshops. 

Machine Shop:

The machine shop contains standard metal working equipment (drill presses, sanders, grinders, band saws, etc.) as well as 3 CNC mills, two lathes, a 36” x 48” 200W laser cutter, and a 24” x 24” 80W laser cutter. Use of the machine shop is coordinated by senior staff.

Wood Shop:

The wood shop contains basic woodworking equipment, in addition to a 4’ x 4’ ShopBot, a 2’ x 2’ ShopBot, a CNC router and a vacuum former. The wood shop may be available by special arrangement with staff. As a note the woodshed has some specialized equipment to work with wood certain standard items such as a table saw, router, planer, and joiner are not apart of the inventory.

SECOND FLOOR

MEZzanine:

The upstairs level of the CEID includes meeting rooms, biological wet lab, bathrooms, an elevator, and the offices of our director and assistant director.

Meeting Rooms:

Each of the five meeting rooms in the CEID seat up to eight people and is equipped with a computer, large format monitor, and white board space. Multiple rooms can be combined via collapsible walls, which separate the rooms. Rooms can be reserved by courses and CEID-affiliated student organizations and are available on a first come basis for studying, gaming, or just hanging out.

Wet Lab:

The CEID wet lab has equipment designed to support chemical, environmental, and biological work, and provides a clean and isolated workspace for contaminant sensitive processing. The lab contains standard equipment such as incubators, refrigerators, ovens, microscopes, and an electrophoresis gel reader, in addition to a suite of tools to develop microfluidics. Used primarily by CEID staff, permission to use the lab may be granted in some circumstances.