Facilities

The School of Engineering occupies nearly 300,000 square feet of space, located in two buildings. West Hall was completed in 1998 and East Hall was completed in 2008.

West Hall

• Chemical and Life Science Engineering Department
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
• Dean's suite
• 50 faculty offices
• 24 labs
• 6 classrooms
• Student Study Lounge
• 200-seat auditorium
• Admissions Department

C. Kenneth and Dianne Harris Wright Virginia Microelectronics Center

• This unique laboratory features 7,500 square feet of Class 1000 cleanroom space for the fabrication of microelectronic chips, biochips, and micro electromechanical systems (MEMS).
• 4,500 square-foot Class 1000 educational cleanroom
• 3,000 square-foot Class 1000 research cleanroom
• W-VMC Cleanroom Virtual Tour

Institute for Engineering and Medicine

• Two story, 25,000 square feet of flexible lab space
• Nanomaterials and Characterization Center
• Collaborative research among engineering and other disciplines
• Scanning Electron Microscope

East Hall

• Biomedical Engineering Department
• Computer Science Department
• Mechanical Engineering Department
• 48 research labs
• 50 faculty offices
• Multiple student study spaces
• da Vinci Center for Innovation in Product Design and Development
• Student services

Parking

• 44 space ZZ lot adjacent to West Hall with entrance off of Cary Street
• Jefferson Street Parking Deck located across Cary Street from East Hall
• West Main Street Parking Deck located at Laurel and Main Streets