Engineering Student Design Center

EXCITEMENT AND FUN AT THE ESDC GRAND OPENING!

The Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center officially opened on May 5, 2023. Bryant '85, contributed $6.5 million to the project — the largest outright gift ever by an individual to the College of Engineering. Construction of the 23,000-square-foot space took just under two years at a cost of $22 million — all donor funded. The space houses new machinery and features a welding room, a carpentry and plastics room, a composites wet lab and more.

With 11 lathes and 15 mills, the expanded lab combines the best in traditional manufacturing with cutting-edge additive and composite manufacturing capabilities.

Various welding technologies, including but not limited to TIG welding, MIG welding and gas welding, and a hot works area for metalworking.