The space will also offer services such as project consultations and fabrication sessions, which are designed to assist students in developing and completing their projects. During the project consultations, students can present their projects for validation and booking time on the equipment.
The fabrication sessions vary in length depending on the project’s complexity and the availability of equipment and they are always supervised by a staff member.
Mourad Debbabi, dean of the Gina Cody School, highlights the educational significance of the makerspace.
“This facility is an excellent representation of our commitment to experiential learning,” he says. “It provides Gina Cody School students with practical, hands-on experience that is crucial in today’s engineering and technology fields.”
Materials for 3D printing projects, including filaments, resins and powders, are provided free of…