Research Facilities
Where Ideas Thrive
Today, over 1,000 students participate in undergraduate research each year and over 3,800 graduate students are involved in research and scholarship across the University’s seven colleges and more than 70 research centers and institutes. Here are a few of the facilities where electrical and computer engineering students and faculty members can push the frontiers of knowledge.
iSuite
In the Innovation Suite (iSuite) teaching laboratory, student and faculty teams can brainstorm, collaborate, prototype, and build innovative solutions to society’s grandest challenges. The state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2017, includes the following components:
Cyber Range – a core discipline lab with a full suite of computer and networking capabilities to hold “live-fire” cyber defense and warfare training as well as electronic test and measurement instruments to allow integration of exercises with physical (e.g., Internet of Things, or IoT) devices.
Collaboration Hub – a casual, multi-use environment where teams can think creatively, brainstorm project ideas and present their work to on-site and remote collaborators.
Makerspace – an imagination laboratory equipped with 3D printers in which students can conceive, design, prototype and test their ideas and systems.
Nanofabrication Facility
The UD Nanofabrication Facility (UDNF) enables researchers in academia, industry and government to create devices smaller than a human hair, supporting scientific advances in fields ranging from medical diagnostics to environmental sensing to solar energy harvesting.
College of Engineering Machine Shop
The College of Engineering machine shop consists of a full-service research shop that provides machining, assembly and fabrication services in support of research projects and instructional laboratories for College of Engineering students, staff and faculty working on University projects.
Harker Lab
The Patrick T. Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (Harker Lab) is a hub of teaching and research on campus. The 194,000-square-foot facility brings together students and faculty from various disciplines to teach, learn and conduct research in a collaborative environment.