That'd be cool. I've never been to an online meetup before.
And with regards to SEC Phase III, or the
South Engineering Research Complex, as it's been officially entitled now, looks like UA beats up both to the punch. These were posted to the UA Engineering Alumni Facebook group and are credited to UA.
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The College of Engineering's newest buildting, the South Engineering Research Facility, opened in Jan. 2012. This view is from on top of Shelby Hall looking across the forming Science and Engineering Quad. Campus Drive used to cut through this space.
Inside one of the two entrances to SERC, looking to the third floor.
Shelby Hall as seen from inside one of SERC's main entrances.
The first floor hall between the two main entrances of SERC. The Science and Engineering Comples is seen through the window.
The third floor concourse, which allows visitors an impressive view of Shelby Hall and, below, the second floor. The third floor is home mostly to faculty and graduate student offices.
The second floor concourse. This will likely be a heavily used area by students since instructional labs and research lab offices take up most of the second floor.
A closer look of one of the main entrances. SERC's classical design features brick and limestone as the pirmary materials, matching Shelby Hall and the Science and Engineering Complex.
The entrance to SERC from Seventh Avenue, roughly across from Ferguson Center. Houser Hall is seen in the back. Though the side of the building, this s a heavily used entrance by students.
One of nine flexible use instructional labs in SERC. The labs can hold up to 36 students and can be used by any of the College's seven departments.
One of two 90-seat lecutre halls in SERC. Including the lecture halls, SERC has seven large multimedia classrooms that hold 40, 50 and 90 students. Faculty from all seven departments teach in SERC.
The Large Structures Laboratory. Research labs were still being set up when pictures were taken in January. On the right is a Reconfigurable Reaction Wall, sort of a large building block set that allows faculty and students to rearrange as needed for structural testing.
The view of the Large Structures Lab from the second-floor lobby. Windows allow people to view the research labs, highlighting the theme of the building, "engineering on display."
The second-floor view of the Electromechanical Systems Laboratory, which used to be in East Engineering. The new lab is bigger and more functional. One lab test station is more powerful than the old lab.
Inside the Electromechanical Lab.
Inside a test cell in the Engines and Combustion Laboratory. This cell will house the chassis dynamometer that can test vehicles of up to 630 horsepower and can accommodate vehicles of up to 14,000 pounds with a nominal operating speed of 110 mph.
The hallway to test cells in the Engines and Combustion Lab. The lab is essentially a separate building within SERC with its own HVAC and ventilation. It can do EPA-rated emmissions testing, and has a detached fuel storage area next to the building.
The back of SERC. The large bay doors to the Structres Lab can be seen on the right. Houser Hall is on the left.
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