Our Facilities

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.

This large workspace with moveable tables offers students in the Senior Projects in Elon Engineering Design (SPEED) course room to design and prototype various projects.

Students working to prototype electronic projects use this space, which is equipped with a large range of electronic tools and equipment including an advanced 3D printer.

This lab with two distinct spaces offers students the opportunity to complete advanced prototypes using a range of materials.

Room 130 is a traditional manufacturing space with state-of-the-art machining equipment including a HAAS Super Mini Mill 2 CNC machine and a Wardjet A-Series Waterjet cutter. This advanced machining equipment increases the capability for students to develop sophisticated prototypes in hard materials like plastic and metal.

Room 128 is primarily used as a woodworking shop and is equipped with various power saws and a dust-collection system. The remaining open space is ideal for larger projects including composites work using concrete molds, carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass layups.

The VR Lab offers space for courses to come alive and the ability to research topics in previously unexplored ways as the technology advances. Engineering students can explore their computerized designs in 3D. Professor of Astrophysics Tony Crider requested the VR lab to enhance astronomy and technology courses through simulations such floating in the International Space Station.

Like other IQ spaces, the VR Lab is open to departments and disciplines beyond physics and engineering where students will benefit from experiencing course subjects in 3D.

This lab hosts courses previously taught in the Duke Robotics Lab, such as Circuits, Robotics, Signals & Systems, Microelectronics and Digital Systems. Equipment in the lab includes electronic wave form generators, oscilloscopes and robotics kits.

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.

This lab is designed and equipped for safe research of pathogenic and infectious organisms that pose health risks for people around the globe. Previous research has examined cost-effective and sustainable solutions for sanitizing wastewater in regions without readily available clean water and food.

The biomedical engineering lab is equipped with instruments and tools for students to devise, research and engineer solutions across a spectrum of medical realms, from research to design more accurate pulse oximeters to developing biodegradable cardiovascular stents. Additionally Associate Professor Scott Wolter and his students conduct research here involving technologies including carbon nanotubes and vacuum chambers.

The environmental engineering lab focuses on finding solutions to pressing environmental issues, including mitigating water pollution and increasing access to safe, clean drinking water. Equipment and instruments in this lab allow students to research methods to improve the water quality of stormwater run-off through constructed floating wetlands designs and test soil conditions. Additionally, Associate Professor Bethany Brinkman and Assistant Professor Will Pluer use this space for environmental engineering courses involving water and water quality research, with those courses offered through Elon’s environmental engineering concentration.