LABRIOLA INNOVATION HUB: THE CROWN JEWEL OF CREATION AT MINES
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Naming a space in the Labriola Innovation Hub is your chance to leave a legacy while supporting the future of entrepreneurship and innovation at Mines.
Mines is building an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem to prepare business-savvy thinkers to flourish in a global workforce. Coupling this know-how with unsurpassed STEM education positions our graduates as tomorrow's leaders.
The E&I Ecosystem includes the Labriola Innovation Complex, which combines dynamic programming and leading-edge facilities to inspire student entrepreneurship and innovation.
At the Complex's heart: the Labriola Innovation Hub, where students can bring ideas to life. The InnoHub centralizes many campus makerspaces and adds:
• Specialized spaces for experimenting and learning through hands-on projects and iterative design
• Much-needed spaces to meet up, transform ideas and maybe even start a business venture
We envision every student using the InnoHub through academics, clubs or just to nurture their own ideas.
campaign.mines.edu/labriolacomplex
CORNERSTONE PROJECT SPACE
$2,000,000
Serving about 600 students per semester, the Cornerstone Project Space is where hands-on work begins for incoming undergraduates. Cornerstone Design@Mines (formerly EPICS) brings students together in teams to learn practical and creative problem-solving skills, as well as technical and communication skills, they can start applying today.
MACHINE/METALS LAB
$1,500,000
The Machine/Metals Lab helps students forge their futures. Here, they will gain hands-on experience with machines and metal work and learn critical safety skills. The lab offers direct professional support alongside easy access to materials and equipment such as a CNC lathe, metal laser cutter, welding stations and digital fabrication.
WOOD/PROTOTYPING LAB
$1,500,000
Student innovation will thrive in the Wood/ Protyping Lab, where they can hone their handcrafting skills and pursue passion projects. The lab includes advanced tools like band scrolls and saws, drill presses, sanders, planers and wood lathes.
CAFÉ
$1,000,000
The Café is a bright and welcoming space within the InnoHub's main lobby that adds to the inspiring, sleek and modern aesthetic. It is a perfect spot for students, faculty and visitors to meet up and discuss concepts that students can build just a few rooms away.
ELECTRONICS LAB
$250,000
The Electronics Lab supports campus-wide student electronics projects. The workspace includes facilities and equipment needed for innovation, including circuit board printers and soldering stations.
COMPOSITES LAB
$200,000
The Composites Lab is a project workspace where students can join, test, manufacture and work with a variety of materials and technologies that have experimental evaluation and structural applications.
TOOL CRIB
$100,000
The Tool Crib is key to a thriving hands-on shop. Here, students will access the hand tools and equipment they need to design, prototype and build their projects in the InnoHub's specialty labs.
2D/3D PRINT LAB
$1,000,000
Designing and creating innovative products has never been easier thanks to state-of-the-art printing technology. The 2D/3D Print Lab supports student projects with 3D printing, Markforged printers, resin printers, scanners and large format 2D printing. Students can use the lab to create almost any project they can imagine.
SOFTWARE MAKERSPACE
$500,000
The Software Makerspace provides everything students need for coding, especially on team projects, hackathons and collaborative events. The flexible workspace is equipped with large monitors and plug-in capabilities, glass dividers, dropdown screens and projectors for data visualization.
CLASSROOM
$500,000
The flexible classroom is not just for classes and workshops. It is perfect for events that bring students, faculty, alumni and businesses together, such as recruiting events, info sessions, networking and community engagement. It is also a shortcut to other buildings in the Innovation Complex.
LABRIOLA INNOVATION FUND
OVERLOOK CONFERENCE ROOMS
$150,000
Highly visible Overlook Conference Rooms provide bird's eye views of Level One Makerspaces. They offer students a place to collaborate, meet with clients and have a variety of small-group interactions.
CONFERENCE ROOMS
$100,000
Conference Rooms are conveniently located, quiet spaces where students can brainstorm, collaborate and focus, then seamlessly move to nearby labs to create their projects.
Running a high-demand enterprise like the Labriola Innovation Complex requires a flexible source of funding. The Labriola Innovation Fund gives Mines crucial resources to tackle facility maintenance, repair and upgrade equipment, replace shop supplies and create programming for student-led projects.
STUDENT PROJECT SPACES
$2,000,000
The Student Project Spaces in the Labriola Innovation Shop are designed to enhance students' large-scale project-building experiences. The dynamic and spacious rooms have lots of storage for project materials. Students can access their dedicated space for two semesters, giving them plenty of time to complete their projects for classes and competitions, plus first-year and senior design coursework.
The Shop lets students flow freely to the InnoHub next door, where they have room to collaborate on concepts, design and prototypes.
The project spaces are ideal for leveling up innovation and technical skills and for elevating engineering education in general.
For opportunities to name an individual project space, please see your Foundation representative.
ENGINES & TESTING LAB
$2,000,000
The Engines & Testing Lab in the Labriola Innovation Shop provides dedicated research space and hands-on facilities for traditional and alternative engine research.
New construction and lab upgrades allow students to operate and test large-scale equipment and engines for research about diesel engines, alternative fuels and advanced combustion strategies.
The lab has in-ground infrastructure and insulation to minimize the vibrations and noise caused by large-scale engines. These improvements maximize safety and effectiveness and reduce distractions for all students working in the Shop.
04/04/23
By funding an area of the Labriola Innovation Hub, you are not just putting a name on a space. You are honoring the Mines tradition of top-quality STEM education, giving present students a new set of tools and resources to translate what they learn into real businesses and providing endless possibilities for Mines to impact the global marketplace.
