Science & Technology

Reber Building, ME Knowledge Lab, The Pennsylvania State University

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s 9,420 SF Instructional Laboratory & Makerspace provides facilities where students can collaborate in a comfortable and flexible active-learning environment.

Convenient project storage is provided via oversized lockers and is adjacent to the 3D Commons where students can create and print three-dimensional projects using the latest modeling and printing technologies.

University Park, PA

Pattee Library Center for Immersive Experiences, The Pennsylvania State University

The Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) includes an area where several groups or individuals can work with virtual reality technology. Flexible partitions, furniture, and technology have been provided so the space can be rearranged to accommodate newer devices as they are developed.

University Park, PA

Pattee Library Media & Maker Commons at the Tombros & McWhirter Knowledge Commons, The Pennsylvania State University

This renovation created the new Media and Maker Commons Innovation Center adjacent to Pattee and Paterno Libraries’ Knowledge Commons. The Media Commons features multimedia production suites where users can record their own podcasts; the flexibility of the suites allows them to double as Group Study Rooms.

University Park, PA