Tennessee Tech University’s College of Engineering is constructing a new $62 million building to create active learning labs and collaboration spaces for students pursuing engineering degrees. The 100,000-square-foot Ashraf Islam Engineering Building will anchor Tech’s engineering corridor and fuse innovation, smart building technology and a living water laboratory to foster interdisciplinary learning while inspiring new generations of engineers.
The facility will apply the most advanced teaching technologies available, while a dozen flexible spaces enable students to collaborate across their majors on solving real-world problems. The building also features:
• additional space for Tech’s championship Baja SAE team, the award-winning Formula SAE team, and vehicle-related mechatronics.
• a hydraulics lab for students from different majors to study fluid dynamics.
• significant space for computer science and computer engineering.
• a living, outdoor laboratory for environmental engineering students, harnessing Tech’s natural water resources.
The building is scheduled to open in 2024. Learn more: tntech.edu/engineering/watchusgrow