First-year and Sophomore Engineering Clinic Project Labs

Four First-year and Sophomore Engineering Clinic Project Labs are each outfitted with 6 project benches seating four students each, to support a collaborative learning community in which students are the center of highly interactive and engaging class activities.  The rooms are outfitted with two smartboard monitors and an accompanying sound system to bring the latest in teaching technology to the classroom. Rapid prototyping is at the fingertips with Ultimaker 3D printers and 3D scanners available in each lab. Students have access to data acquisition hardware (Vernier LabQuest 2, Ni myDaq and Virtual Bench), multimeters, calipers, thermocouples, hand tools and other project supplies. Project support is available with dedicated Engineering Technician offices and resource centers located within the lab space.

Popular FEC projects include: product reverse engineering, design for the other 90%, universal design, clean energy production and sustainable home design.

Popular SEC projects include: the entrepreneurial design challenge, drones for social good, rocket design team, wave energy converter, underwater remotely operated vehicles (UROV), bottle rocket parametric design and wind turbine modelling.

First-Year and Sophomore Engineering Clinic Wet Labs

Two First-Year and Sophomore Engineering Clinic wet labs are specially designed for experiments and projects using chemicals, drugs, and biological materials.  These labs have direct ventilation (fume hoods) and specialized piped utilities (compressed air, vacuum and optional project-specific gases).  The spaces are outfitted with six enhanced lab benches with seating for four students at each and a smartboard monitor for additional instruction. Additional resources include: material testing load frames (compression & tension), advanced material 3D & infinite Y printing capabilities, laser cutter, soldering stations, microscopes, centrifuges, spectrophotometer, turbidity meter, and water purification systems.

Popular projects using our wet labs include: algae grows the future, vehicle rubber component design challenge, water under the bridge (water quality and bridge design), reverse engineering of an aquarium, biomaterials development and testing.

Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) is a center dedicated towards helping students move their ideas towards commercialization.  The RCIE hosts student workshops, provides access to mentors through its “Entrepreneurs in Residence” program, and provides students with opportunities to obtain funding through participation in the Idea Challenge and New Venture Competition.  The RCIE is located in 209 Business Hall. 

More information about program offerings can be found at: https://academics.rowan.edu/business/cie/index.html