Engineering and Digital Innovation Center

Overview of Scope:

The Engineering and Digital Innovation Center (also referred to as the EDI Center) is envisioned to comprise two components. One would be dedicated to digital learning with active classrooms, teaching laboratories, student project studios, and e-sports. The other part would be dedicated to laboratories supporting experimental and computational research, core facilities, clean rooms, and flexible modular research units; and vibrant community spaces to support informal gathering and collaboration.

The new building will support an increase in enrollment of new undergraduate students in computational sciences and digital literacy disciplines and in graduate related programs; prepare MSU graduates with skills in computational sciences and digital literacy necessary for postgraduate success; and become MSU’s center for excellence in advanced manufacturing, materials science, ultrafast science, and quantum computing including heterogeneous micro-electronic technologies.

This investment will provide the foundation to respond to industry needs and student demand, support economic development in Michigan, leverage the opportunities provided by FRIB for heavy-ion radiation testing of integrated chip-based systems, and provide research infrastructure for growth in materials research and emerging initiatives such as semiconductor research. The anticipated location is in the central academic district, in proximity to the Engineering Building, near the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. Proximity to the functions that occur in these existing buildings in the central academic district is critical to the collaborative nature of the teaching, learning and research. Site evaluation will account for infrastructure requirements. Planning will set the stage for future demolition of infrastructure such as the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Building, the abandoned Water Reservoir, and adaptive reuse of release space for further thematic colocation in buildings including Engineering, thereby reducing capital renewal.

Further reading:

• Board of Trustees reaffirms support for Engineering and Digital Innovation Center (MSUToday, Oct. 25, 2024)
• Office of the Provost: Engineering and Digital Innovation Center

Phase

• Planning/Design

Budget

• $340M

Schedule

• Construction start: TBD

Capital project number

• CP22083