Transforming ideas into the physical world is at your fingertips.
Hands-on learning, problem-solving and creative experimentation are all available at the University of Cincinnati Ground Floor Makerspace.
This 12,000-square-foot space inside the UC 1819 Innovation Hub is home to state-of-the-art tools and equipment to bring any idea or product to life.
UC faculty, staff and students can access the space for free. However, the Makerspace also is accessible to residents of Cincinnati through a membership, which provides community access for creating prototypes, works of art or everyday items.
Benjamin Jones is manager of the Makerspace. A sculpture artist whose commissioned works have been exhibited and installed across the country, Jones previously served as an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he built a smaller-scale makerspace before arriving at UC…