Building Conceptual Renderings courtesy of H+K Architects.
University of Nevada, Reno
College of Engineering Building
The College of Engineering has seen unprecedented growth in its student enrollment, and is attracting top-quality faculty who are engaging students and conducting cutting-edge research. The University of Nevada, Reno has a well-established engineering complex with the Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering, Paul Laxalt Mineral Research, Palmer Engineering, Scrugham Engineering and Mines, Harry Reid Engineering Laboratory, and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory. The addition of a new 87,000 square foot, state-of-the art Engineering Building would catapult the College of Engineering’s research capacity and provide students with the opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder with faculty who are solving real-world problems. The new Engineering Building will feature research laboratories, teaching laboratories, and collaborative spaces, promoting interaction between faculty and students while accommodating future growth and providing high-tech spaces to develop nationally competitive research programs for each of the five departments in the College of Engineering. The addition of this new facility to the buildings already in place will create a full engineering complex that will support the College’s five key research areas: sustainable energy, including energy storage technologies; autonomous systems, robotics and advanced manufacturing; cybersecurity; infrastructure improvement, including earthquake engineering; and environmental and health applications.
The new Engineering Building will provide the high-tech space needed to educate the workforce and meet the increasing demands of an emerging knowledge-based economy, to strengthen our economic diversity and to improve the resiliency of our communities.
The University of Nevada, Reno embraces its role of enhancing the economic development of Nevada The University serves as an engine for economic growth for the community, region, and state, producing almost 4,000 graduates each year who contribute to the workforce that is vital to the development of a knowledge-based economy. Over the past ten years the number of students enrolled in the College of Engineering has nearly doubled. Enrollment in the College of Engineering is the fastest growing on campus. Graduate and undergraduate degree
Governor Brian Sandoval and Governor’s Office of Economic Development Director Steve Hill have both clearly communicated that Nevada’s emerging economy will be built upon a foundation of diverse companies that make use of “advanced manufacturing.” They have also emphasized the importance of education – from K-12 to community colleges to universities – in providing the educated workforce and innovation resources that these high-technology industries will require.
College of Engineering Enrollment Totals by Degree*
80 168
83 161
96 138
109 148
1,330
1,326
1,349
1,392
2006
2007
2008
1,519
2009
1,681
2010
2,062 134 121
124 141
121 151
2,520
1,946
1,791
1,649
1,583
1,570
1,578
2,815
1,807
2011 Ph.D.
M.S.
2,266
137
141 111
141 105
2,020
2012
156
2,268
2013
2,522
2014
2015
B.S.
Demand for academic programs in the College of Engineering has increased dramatically over the last ten years. Given a rise in regional demand for engineering graduates, enrollment is expected to accelerate in the coming years. *Fall terms
programs are available in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy and Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS). These disciplines are vitally important to the success of the University’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Initiative. The State of Nevada is pursuing economic growth through diversification into advanced manufacturing and the University of Nevada, Reno is a major driver of the innovation ecosystem in northern Nevada. The University is committed to the creation of a pipeline of skilled leaders in advanced manufacturing, and building robust and sustainable partnerships with established and emerging industries not only in northern Nevada, but the entire region.
Building Conceptual Renderings courtesy of H+K Architects.
These companies and many more hire our graduates, expanding the workforce of not only the region, the state, but the nation: ________________________________________________
Apple Arrow Electronics Bechtel Corporation GE Oil & Gas Google Granite Construction Hewlett Packard Enterprise IGT Innova Technologies Intel Corporation Intuit McClelland Laboratories Micromanipulator Micron Technology Nevada Nanotech Systems Inc. Northrop Grumman Corporation NV Energy Q&D Construction Raytheon Server Technology Sierra Nevada Corporation Terracon Unimin Corporation Valley Tech Systems Yahoo
College of Engineering Graduate Totals by Degree* 310
302 265
253 20 57
217
7 73
21 35
19 49
28
69
77
17 54
16 53
9 58
15
254
240
21
327
318
303 57
185 176
150
2005-06
171
2006-07
2007-08
183
2008-09
210
2009-10 Ph.D.
220
2010-11 M.S.
218
2011-12
250
2012-13
271
2013-14
2014-15
B.S.
The number of graduates from the College of Engineering has increased 29% over the past 10 years. These skilled graduates are vital to high-tech employers in the region. *Certificates excluded
Research laboratories
Teaching labs and classrooms
Offices and workstations
The building features 45 research laboratories. All but three of the labs do not currently exist in the College of Engineering. The mix of wet and dry labs are for use by four of the five departments in the College:
Instructional spaces in the building include three shared teaching labs and one large computer lab to accommodate classes of 50 students. These spaces do not currently exist in the College of Engineering.
The building includes 50 offices for faculty who are eager to partner with private industry to develop and implement new technologies that will provide a competitive advantage to Nevada companies.
• Chemical and Material Engineering • Computer Science and Engineering • Electrical and Biomedical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering
Collaboration spaces are located throughout the building to promote interaction between the various departments within the college.
Workstations will be provided for 150 graduate students who will conduct research in the laboratories.
The research enterprise at the University of Nevada, Reno will support and stimulate Nevada’s emerging advanced manufacturing economic sector by responding to the State’s innovation and workforce needs. Summary H+K Architects, founded in 1994, has provided predesign services for this project including the new Engineering Building and renovations for both Palmer Engineering and Scrugham Engineering and Mines. H+K has designed other buildings on the University of Nevada, Reno campus including the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the Davidson Mathematics & Science Center and the new William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center. H+K Architects focuses on creating beautiful structures that not only provide spaces that meet the needs of our faculty and students but also enhance the campus’ architectural theme.
Current College of Engineering Research and Academic buildings
Contact Information Marc Johnson, President University of Nevada, Reno
John Carothers, Vice President Development and Alumni Relations Executive Director University of Nevada, Reno Foundation
(775) 784-4805 marc@unr.edu
(775) 784-1352 jcarothers@unr.edu
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The College of Engineering is building research strengths in emerging areas that unlock exciting possibilities for innovation and commercialization, such as unmanned autonomous systems and big data. The new Engineering Building provides both additional space critically needed by the College and the modern facilities capable of supporting high-tech research and laboratory space. This building will allow the College to pursue its strategic vision, serve Nevada and educate future generations of engineering professionals.
College of Engineering Building
Project Details
• The four story Engineering Building is approximately 87,000 square feet.
Class 100 clean room – a highlight of the new Engineering Building, a clean room is a specialized laboratory space that minimizes the airborne particles in the air allowing for research where tight control of contaminants is essential. The air in a typical office building contains 500,000 to 1,000,000 particles per cubic foot of air while a Class 100 clean room is designed to never allow more than 100 particles per cubic foot of air. Additional vibration control, fume hoods, and piped utilities are also included in the clean room to support the widest range of research.
• The building is envisioned as two separate wings, one running parallel to Evans Avenue and the other perpendicular to the first along the north side of the site, creating a ‘gateway’ into campus from the east between the two wings.
This clean room will enable the College to recruit top-caliber faculty in fields such as chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, and mechanical engineering and will be available for use by all members of the College.
• The new Engineering Building will be constructed on the east edge of campus along Evans Avenue just south of the Earthquake Engineering Laboratory.
• The building is connected on the first, third and fourth floors, with the second floor providing exterior access from Evans Avenue down to a new plaza on the east side of Palmer Engineering. • A sculptural stair provides the transition from Evans Avenue into the campus. • A new plaza at the base of the stairs will form the heart of the new Engineering Complex. • Due to the elevation change across the site, the four stories are open to the University, but only three stories are visible from Evans Avenue. • The exterior of the building is proposed to be constructed of brick, metal wall panels, and curtain wall glazing to complement the adjacent campus buildings. • The total estimated project cost for the new Engineering Building is approximately $86 million.
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College of Engineering Building First Level (subject to revision)
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