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The P.D. 美林Makerspace

The P.D. 美林Makerspace is a fully equipped laboratory for creating and building, 把想法变成现实, 为现实世界的问题提供解决方案. 无论你是来创客空间上课, 作为学生研究者或创新者, 或者只是为了好玩, the Makerspace has something to offer every student — regardless of program or major.

The Makerspace comprises two labs, one for fabrication and one for digital design.

制造实验室

The P.D. 美林Makerspace’s 制造实验室 is a place where anyone can make (almost) anything. All planning, design, production, and fabrication processes are done in one place.

The laser cutter is a student favorite and can be used to engrave on and cut a variety of materials, 包括皮革, acrylic, and glass. 另外还有纤维美术用品, 木工工具, 乙烯基切割机, 还有一台缝纫机, 该实验室还拥有3D打印机和一个电子站.

Whether you need to create a physical device for a research project, 让你的家庭作业脱颖而出, or you simply want to come in to learn new skills and make something cool — the tools and materials in the 制造实验室 are available to all students. Our professional staff provides training on all the equipment, 开始工作不需要经验.

Design Lab

The Design Lab is a technology hub — a place where students can create a digital simulation or demo of a product idea. 在设计实验室, you’ll have access to powerful Alienware computers to work on application and software development so that you can create digital prototypes of the products you envision. You can use the Design Lab to develop apps, virtual games, GIS applications, 3D models, and more.

Whether you visit the Design Lab as part of class in business, 海洋科学, 水产养殖, 神经科学, 或者其他学科, 或者你带着自己的想法独立进来, your time here will help transform a concept into a reality while providing you with the opportunity to develop valuable technical skills that will boost your resume and your career prospects. 我们的专业人员提供所有软件的培训, 开始工作不需要经验.

探索学生创客空间项目

跟踪海洋状况

Sarah Piehler (’22) and Olivia Hardy (’22) create a prototype of a buoy that can remotely monitor oceanic conditions.

人工智能基础

Jessica Minieri (’23) and Calum Murray (’24) team up to create a fundamentals of AI curriculum to benefit fellow students.

监测珊瑚健康

Grace Frohock (’22) discusses her research in determining the health of ocean corals by measuring their fluorescence with advanced camera technology.

智能婴儿毯

Hannah Welch (’21) shows off the “smart baby blanket” she developed in the Makerspace. It calibrates the level of heat needed by each individual infant.

营业地点及时间

Join us! You are welcome to drop in at the Makerspace any time during open hours.

P.D. 美林Makerspace
44、51和52号房间
Decary大厅
Biddeford校园
(207) 602-2848

Drop in and a staff member or student will be there to assist you Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 周四上午11点开始.m.–4:30 p.m. 创客空间也在周五接受预约开放.

About P.D. 美林和慈善信托基金

The P.D. Merrill Charitable Trust has been a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives at the University of New England and has given several annual gifts, 从2013年开始, 来支持学生创新挑战赛, 这就是今天缅因州创意挑战赛的前身, an idea-stage competition that encourages innovative and sustainable solutions to social, 环境, 以及我们社会面临的健康问题.

P.D. Merrill was chair of Merrill Industries and a prominent business leader in the Portland community. He and his father established Merrill’s Marine Terminal in Portland, through which Maine gets its road salt and other industrial commodities, 包括《全球网络赌博平台》的新闻纸, 纽约时报, 《全球网络赌博平台》.

He was instrumental in the renovation of what is now Merrill Auditorium, 以他父母的名字命名. He chaired the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Business Alliance from 1998 to 1999, was a founder of the Maine Economic Research Institute and was active in both the International Forest Products Transportation Association and the Industrial Advisory Board of the Loeb Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics at the Maine Maritime Academy. He was also involved in a wide variety of other philanthropic endeavors throughout the state.

美林于1984年加入全球网络赌博平台董事会, serving as chair of the Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2000 when Westbrook College joined UNE.

The Merrill Trust made a significant gift in 2017 to expand the Makerspace with rooms and equipment to support digital application innovation and development. The most recent gift in 2019 provided further support for the Student Innovation Challenge, 资金增加专业人员, and funds to bring visiting innovators from other industry and academic institutions to UNE to share their expertise with students.