In support of its new “career-ready” curriculum, the Electrical Engineering Department is working to upgrade its current makerspace and create a “design corridor” for students to work on design projects and explore new ideas outside the lab during off hours.
Beginning in the Fall 2021 semester, the department will have equipment in place that will enable students to complete projects, develop prototypes for competitions and explore their entrepreneurial ideas. All lab spaces will become open labs for all EE students.
“This investment will bring unique and powerful capability to our students, providing them access to industrially-relevant equipment on par with more wealthy universities. Furthermore,…