CASEE, iNSPIRE are open for business

College of Engineering & Science students are learning in two new state-of-the-art facilities thanks to a generous gifts and funds from a major grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Both were completed in early fall and are being used by students nearly every day since they were officially dedicated.

  • The William L. Kozyra Center for Automotive Systems Engineering Education (CASEE) was named for alumnus William Kozyra ’80, who gave a leadership gift of $1 million for the center. Kozyra is chairman, chief executive officer and president of Auburn Hills-based TI Automotive. CASEE features three overhead cranes and several heavy isolated and slotted plates for mounting equipment; an engine room with an engine dynamometer; a control roomfor data acquisition and to enable automotive sub-system level instruction; a temperature-controlled systems room to house larger size, floor-mounted sub-systems; and collaborative space with writeable vertical surfaces, computers, and flat-panel monitors for presentation and visualization.
  • The Innovative Space for Research and Explanation (iNSPIRE) Lab was funded by donors and the grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) ReBUILDetroit program designed to increase diversity in biomedical research. In addition to being a state-of-the-art facility where undergraduate students will learn and perform authentic research, it will be a hub for collaboration, and will become a place to build and strengthen relationships for ReBULDetroit scholars and their faculty mentors.

So much has been written about these two projects that now is the time to see it in action. Alumni and future students are always welcome to come visit and see the spaces.

 

Collaborative spaces help students think through and talk over issues and plans with other students.
Collaborative spaces help students think through and talk over issues and plans with other students.
New tools and equipment help create industry-ready engineers.
A breadboard is one of the new learning tools, it includes the entire electrical system of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ.
A breadboard is one of the new learning tools, it includes the entire electrical system of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ.
Students work on a vehicle they hope to enter in a ultra-high mileage competition.
Students work on a vehicle they hope to enter in a ultra-high mileage competition.
iNSPIRE Lab was once a storage area in the Chemistry Building. Today it's inspiring students and professors alike.
iNSPIRE Lab was once a storage area in the Chemistry Building. Today it’s inspiring students and professors alike with state-of-the art equipment and learning tools.
Students fill the lab most days.
Students fill the iNSPIRE lab most days.

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