Founders Hall and Innovation Hall

Founders Hall

Founders Hall was made possible following a naming gift from Elon alumnus Furman Moseley ’56 and his wife, Susan Moseley, who are among the university’s most generous donors. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot building is designed to enable engineering students and faculty to transform bold ideas into prototypes. It includes multiple laboratories for design, advanced prototyping, astrophysics, prefabrication, mechatronics and virtual reality.

Among its unique attributes:

The two-story grand atrium in the core of Founders Hall was made possible through the support of Elon Trustee Vicky Hunt and her husband, Sam. Featuring open collaboration spaces and assembly areas, tiered bench seating and meeting space for group events, the atrium is an inviting entry point to Founders Hall. It’s layout supports events such as guest speakers and receptions.

Innovation Hall

The three-story, 40,000-square-foot Innovation Hall is a hub for interdisciplinary studies, equipment and research in biomedicine, computer science, physics and robotics. The facility also features cutting-edge flexible classrooms for biophysics and physics, and laboratory space for core engineering courses, bioinstrumentation, environmental engineering research, biomedical and environmental labs.

Among its features:

This lab deepens courses and research led by Professor of Physics Ben Evans, particularly in biophysics and exploring microscale processes essential to life, and by Assistant Professor of Engineering Richard Blackmon, for the Bioinstrumentation and Imaging course examining the physical principles underlying diagnostic medical systems. Three dark rooms on the side of the building house lasers for greater research capability.

 

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McMichael Science Center

Elon’s Engineering students have the advantage of first-rate computer and electronics labs in the $17.2 million Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Science Center, which opened in the fall of 1998 to house Elon’s expanding science program and support a significant undergraduate research program.

The 81,000-square-foot facility, which houses biology, chemistry, and environmental studies, features teaching labs, student research labs, computers loaded with the most current software, faculty offices, reading and conference rooms, and high-tech instrument packages.

These spacious classrooms and laboratories allow students to interact with faculty and other students and work on projects in the same area. In addition, data projectors allow faculty to use technology to enhance their presentations.

Hampl Engineering Workshop

The Hampl Engineering Workshop allows Engineering students to gain practical experience by applying principles taught in the classroom.

Students are able to build prototypes of vehicles and structures and test basic engineering theories. The workshop contains basic tools for metal and wood works, such as hand drills, hacksaws and soldering equipment.

The workshop, which is located adjacent to the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Science Center, Founders Hall, and Innovation Hall, was made possible by a lead gift by Elon parents Bernhard and Carmen Hampl of New Canaan, Conn., and gifts from other parents.

To support Elon’s Engineering program, including the activities of the workshop and robotics lab, please contact the Office of University Advancement at 877-784-3566.