Ultra-modern engineering facility.
The space in the Engineering Building was designed to be both efficient and aesthetically pleasing, including the state-of-the-art, hands-on engineering labs where faculty and students work together on real-life projects.
There is a fabrication or ‘maker’ space where students can work with local companies, helping them develop possible new products. Unique features include study rooms, or ‘pods,’ where students can break out for individual or group study work.
The ultra-modern Engineering Building, both efficient and aesthetically pleasing, includes a mechatronics lab, mechanical engineering lab, pod-style computer lab, study pods for privacy and collaborative classroom spaces.
Study pods and seating area situated along the main corridor of the Engineering Building, has plenty of natural lighting.
View of the new Engineering Building from just off the O’Neill Highway.
View of the back of Engineering Building as seen from the pathway that leads from the Dawson Building and main parking lot.
The back entrance to the Engineering Building.
The front, Ridge View Drive entrance of Penn State Scranton's Engineering Building.
Classroom 103 in the engineering Building is a 25 seat classroom with moveable chairs that allow an instructor to configure the room in the best instructional layout for their needs. Desks can easily be moved into collaborative group configurations or be arranged in a more traditional lecture-style layout using rows.
Dr. Mizanoor Rahman, assistant professor of mechanical engineering instructs students on making a smart device in the Mechatronics Lab at Penn State Scranton. Mechatronics is a fusion of mechanical, electronics, coding, and artificial intelligence using equipment such as Arduinos, Robots, etc.
The latest robot arm located in the Mechanical Engineering Lab at Penn State Scranton is where engineering students learn about fluid mechanics, heat transfer, material testing and robotics.
Dr. Abraham S. Tchako, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and student chat before class while they wait for other students to enter the computer lab in the Engineering Building. The pod-style lab, for collaborative learning, is equipped with state of art ANSYS software, SolidWorks and MS Office.
Environmentally Friendly
Like any other University construction or renovation project, the Engineering Building features energy-efficient systems such as natural gas for the building automation system (BAS), occupancy sensors to adjust temperature outputs, and LED lighting with motion sensors.
See Engineering Building construction photos.
In addition to the Mechanical Engineering program, the Engineering Building at Penn State Scranton houses the Center for Business Development and Community Outreach and the University Police office.
