Project Space

The following list shows the available project space. The University is constantly growing and evolving so the designated spaces may change with time.

    • The first step is to talk to your project advisor. Your project advisor might have lab space or know of other available space that is best suited for your project.
    • The next step is to talk to Professor Walter (m.walter@uci.edu). It will be important for Professor Walter to know, among other things, the following:
      • How large a space do you need? Do not over-estimate. Space is limited commodity at universities. If you ask for too much, there is a good chance you will receive nothing.
      • What kind of work will be happening in the space?
      • During which hours do you think the team will need access?
        Be sure to involve your advisor in these discussions.
    • Be prepared to share space with others. Be prepared to receive space that is outside of the School of Engineering.
    • Three rooms on the 3rd floor of Engineering Tower have laboratory space available for transient project work (i.e., set-up and clean-up in the same session). Open-lab hours will be posted here. These rooms have hand tools, electronics tools, and some power tools.
    • One room on the 3rd floor of Engineering Tower is available as shared project space. Project can remain on work-benches, but the overall space will be shared by up to 6 project.

There are labs that are dedicated to certain projects. They are described as follows:

  • Flight Projects Lab: ECT 101
    • Hours: 24/7
    • Restricted to students enrolled in DBF, CubeSat, and UAV Forge
  • Racecar Lab: ET 101
    • Hours: 24/7
    • Restricted to students enrolled in Racecar Projects
    • Rules for after-hours access to adjacent Engineer Tower facilities must be followed or all use-privileges will be lost.
  • SDP Lab: ET 303
    • Hours: 24/7
    • Restricted to projects that are approved to work in the space
    • Contact Professor Walter (m.walter@uci.edu) for more information
  • UCI Rocket Lab: ET 110
    • Hours: 24/7
    • Restricted to UCI Rocket Project
    • Rules for after-hours access to adjacent Engineer Tower facilities must be followed or all use-privileges will be lost.
  • For all Labs, appropriate safety and fabrication training and an approved safety supervisor on site are required.
  • The labs are to be used for PROJECT SPECIFIC design and fabrication, NOT FOR class project fabrication such as MAE 106, MAE 108, MAE151, or Engineering 7A/B