Well-equipped Labs

From digital oscilloscopes and a subsonic wind tunnel to robotics, universal test machines, and a strong floor to test large structures, Lafayette’s facilities are superb and are provided exclusively to support undergraduate. engineering education. Students use the laboratories as part of their course work from day one. They can also work in Lafayette’s well-equipped laboratories as part of an EXCEL student-faculty research team or on independent study research projects.

A special feature is the team of technicians who work with students to complete a design project or fabricate a device. Turning ideas into reality depends on the combined effort of engineers and technicians. At Lafayette, you have the opportunity to work with skilled technicians as your designs become working devices.

Students regularly conduct research with faculty members, often presenting papers at conferences or coauthoring articles for publication in professional journals. Very few engineering majors, particularly those at large research universities, have this opportunity as undergraduates and fewer still have a chance to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor.

Facilities and software are constantly upgraded. Students learn with the same equipment and state-of-the-art software used by practicing engineers in major industries.