Facilities
Our facilities provide the tools, spaces and technical expertise researchers need to explore ideas from concept to large-scale validation.
The Faculty of Engineering offers one of the most extensive collections of engineering research facilities in Canada, spanning micro and nanoscale fabrication, advanced manufacturing, structural and materials testing, hydraulics, construction automation, mining systems, biomedical engineering and large-scale pilot environments.
Students, faculty and partners work in specialized labs, cleanrooms, makerspaces, computation and AI hubs, incubators and field-scale testing sites that support research across every discipline. These spaces enable experimentation, prototyping, modelling and full-scale validation, giving researchers at all levels the tools they need to advance new technologies and methods. Together, they form a comprehensive infrastructure that drives hands-on learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and high-impact engineering research.
Core Facilities
nanoFAB Semiconductor Fabrication
Open-access micro and nanoscale fabrication centre with cleanrooms and tools for lithography, characterization, microelectromechanical systems and photonics research.
nanoFAB Advanced Characterization
Open-access micro and nanoscale fabrication centre with cleanrooms and tools for lithography, characterization, microelectromechanical systems and photonics research.
Industry Sandbox & Artificial Intelligence Computing (ISAIC)
High-performance computing hub supporting AI, machine learning and data-intensive engineering research in collaboration with industry.
Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship (ICE) Engineering Incubator
Provides mentorship, workshops and startup support that help students and researchers develop and launch technology-driven ventures.
IOSI Laboratory
Offers bench-scale and analytical tools for research in extraction, tailings treatment, upgrading and molecular-level characterization.
Elko Engineering Garage
A student-centred makerspace offering prototyping tools and hands-on support for design, robotics and product development projects.
Faculty Central Services
Engineering Technical Services
Provides machining, electronics, and materials testing support for designing, fabricating and maintaining research equipment across engineering.
I.F. Morrison Structures Laboratory
Full-scale structural testing facility enabling advanced research on materials, components and infrastructure performance under static and dynamic loads.
T. Blench Hydraulics Laboratory
Large-scale hydraulics facility supporting advanced modelling and experiments on water flow, sediment transport and aquatic environments.