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The '''Engineering Campus''' is the colloquial name for the '''Bardeen Quadrangle''' and the '''Beckman Quadrangle''' at the [[UIUC College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].
== Bardeen Quadrangle ==
[[Image:UIUC Bardeen Quad.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Panorama of the Bardeen Quad (left to right: MEL, MSEB, Engineering Hall, Everitt Lab, Talbot Lab, Grainger Library]]
The Bardeen [[Quadrangle (architecture)|Quadrangle]], named for [[John Bardeen]], is the central part of the Engineering Campus and home to most of the [[undergraduate]] facilities. The [[Boneyard Creek]] runs through the middle of the quad.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/bardeenquad/ Bardeen Quad]
=== Engineering Hall===
[[Image:P1010002.jpg|thumb|right|Engineering Hall]]
Engineering Hall is the administrative center for the College of Engineering and prominently faces the Illini Union across Green Street. In addition to dozens of administrative offices and conference rooms, there are numerous classrooms and a pair of computer labs for student use. Many engineering-related student organizations are based in Engineering Hall as well, including the professional societies such as [[IEEE]], [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers|ASME]], and others. The rear side of Engineering Hall includes a veranda overlooking the Boneyard Creek toward Grainger Library. Engineering Hall is the only building on campus to fully sport university colors with its recognizable orange brickwork.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/enghall/ Engineering Hall]
=== Everitt Laboratory ===
[[Image:Uiuc everittlab.jpg|thumb|right|Everitt Lab]]
Everitt Lab is home to the [http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering], with state-of-the-art facilities for computational [[electromagnetic]]s; computational, optical and discharge physics; [[optical physics]] and engineering; power and energy systems; and [[thin film]]s and [[charged particles]]. The building is named for renowned ECE professor [[William Littell Everitt|William L. Everitt]].
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/everitt/ Everitt Lab]
=== Talbot Laboratory ===
[[Image:Uiuc talbotlab.jpg|thumb|right|Talbot Lab]]
*Named for [[Arthur Newell Talbot]], Talbot Laboratory holds classrooms and small lecture halls, as well as extensive structural mechanics and fluid mechanics laboratory equipment.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/talbot/ Talbot Lab]
=== Grainger Engineering Library ===
{{main|Grainger Engineering Library}}
=== Mechanical Engineering Laboratory ===
The Mechanical Engineering Lab (MEL) is one of the buildings used by the [http://www.mechse.uiuc.edu/ Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering].
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/mechenglab/ Mechanical Engineering Lab]
=== Materials Science and Engineering Building ===
The Materials Science and Engineering Building (MSEB) is home to the [http://www.mse.uiuc.edu/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering]. This building has been named a National Historic Physics Site by the [[American Physical Society]].<ref>[http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/?xId=071508960742 News | Engineering at Illinois | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/mseb/ MSEB]
== Beckman Quadrangle ==
[[Image:Beckman Institute.jpg|thumb|right|The Beckman Institute]]
The Beckman Quadrangle is north of Springfield Avenue from the Bardeen Quad and is home to numerous undergraduate facilities as well as graduate facilities. The quad gets its name from [[The Beckman Institute]], which towers over the quad at its northernmost point.
=== Beckman Institute ===
{{main|The Beckman Institute}}
* [http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/department/beck.html Research the Beckman Institute]
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/beckman/ Background]
=== Coordinated Sciences Laboratory ===
[[Image:Csl.jpg|thumb|right|CSL]]
{{main|Coordinated Sciences Laboratory}}
* [http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/research/brochure/csl.html Research at CSL]
=== Hydro Systems Laboratory ===
The Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory is home of the [http://cee.uiuc.edu/hydro/EHHEhome.htm Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering] group of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It is named after the venerable Dr. Ven Te Chow. It houses an 11,000 sq. ft. research laboratory complete with, among others, flumes, a rainfall generator, and a hydraulic model of the Chicago River.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/hydro/ Hydro Systems Lab]
=== Digital Computer Laboratory ===
[[Image:Digital Computer Laboratory.jpg|thumb|Digital Computer Laboratory]]
The Digital Computer Laboratory (DCL) was the original home of the Computer Science department. The two-story building was constructed in [[1958]] and was expanded in [[1967]]. In [[1989]], another addition added a third floor and enclosed the old building on three sides. The Computer Science department offices moved to the Siebel Center upon its completion in [[2004]]. Much of the now vacant office space in DCL is occupied by '''Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)''', the campus's central [[information technology|IT]] department which had previously shared the building with Computer Science.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/dcl/ Digital Computer Laboratory]
=== Kenney Gym ===
{{main|Kenney Gym}}
Kenney Gym is a [[gym]]nasium on the corner of Springfield Avenue and Wright Street with a large selection of athletic equipment. It was home to the [[basketball]] team until the construction the [[Huff Hall]] and is currently used by the [[gymnastics]] team.
=== Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory ===
[[Image:Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory.jpg|thumb|right|Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory]]
The Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory is used primarily for cutting-edge research in the field of [[nanotechnology]] and has recently undergone a major renovation to greatly expand its facilities.
* [http://www.micro.uiuc.edu/ Micro and Nanotechnology Lab]
* [http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/department/micro.html Research at the Micro and Nanotechnology Center]
=== Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory ===
Named for [[Nathan M. Newmark]], this lab is home to the [http://cee.engr.uiuc.edu/ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering].
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/newmark/ Newmark Lab]
== Other Buildings ==
Separate from the two quads are numerous additional buildings that are affiliated with the College of Engineering.
=== Siebel Center for Computer Science ===
[[Image:Siebel2.jpg|right|thumb|Siebel Center for Computer Science]]
The Siebel Center is home to the [http://cs.engr.uiuc.edu/ Department of Computer Science]. Officially opened on [[April 29]], [[2004]], the Siebel Center began with the initial contribution of $32 million to the University by [[alumnus]] and successful technology [[entrepreneur]] [[Thomas Siebel]] in [[1999]]. The project's final cost came to roughly $80 million, with more than half ($48 million) having been paid for by the state of [[Illinois]].
The Siebel Center houses the Department of Computer Science, which currently shares the distinction of being one of the top five [[Computer Science]] departments in the nation with [[Stanford University]], the [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Carnegie Mellon University]], and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].
The center has over 225,000 square feet (21,000 m²) of research, office, and laboratory space, an undergraduate population of 1,100, over 450 graduate students, and 100 faculty and research members. The Siebel Center claims to be the first "Computing Habitat", featuring a fully interactive environment and intelligent building system. The facility is equipped with computer controlled locks, proximity and location sensors, cameras to track room activity, and other sensory and control features.
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/siebel/ Siebel Center]
=== NCSA ===
{{Main|National Center for Supercomputing Applications}}
=== Transportation Building ===
The Transportation Building is home to the [http://www.iese.uiuc.edu/ Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering]
* [http://www.uiuc.edu/navigation/buildings/tb.hist/ History of the Transportation Building]
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/transportation/ Transportation Building]
=== Mechanical Engineering Building ===
The Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) is one of the buildings used by the [http://www.mechse.uiuc.edu/ Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering].
* [http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/engineering/mechengbld/ Mechanical Engineering Building]
=== Ceramics Building ===
The Ceramics Building is part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. There is a separate [[kiln]] building nearby.
=== Nuclear Engineering Laboratory ===
The Nuclear Engineering Laboratory houses classrooms and laboratories, as well as faculty and graduate student offices for the [http://www.ne.uiuc.edu/ Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering]
=== Nuclear Radiation Laboratory ===
The Nuclear Radiation Laboratory is used by the [http://www.ne.uiuc.edu/ Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering]
=== Loomis Laboratory of Physics ===
Loomis Lab is home to the [http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/ Department of Physics].
=== Seitz Materials Research Laboratory ===
* [http://www.mrl.uiuc.edu/ Materials Research Laboratory]
* [http://cmm.mrl.uiuc.edu/ Center for Microanalysis of Materials]
=== Engineering Sciences Building ===
=== Superconductivity Center ===
=== Laboratory for Optical Physics and Engineering ===
* [http://lope.ece.uiuc.edu/ LOPE]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/ College of Engineering]
* [http://www.uni.aps.anl.gov/ UNICAT]
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