Padnos College of Engineering Facilities
The Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering (PCE) is proud to incorporate state-of-the-art facilities into our learning and teaching environments. Our programs and applied R&D centers are spread across all three GVSU campuses (Allendale, Health, and Pew Grand Rapids). GVSU is located in and around Grand Rapids; click here to learn more about the city!
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Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus Facilities
L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)
![L.V. Eberhard Center](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/20191018101611_img_0172[1602765281].jpg)
PCEC Units:
- Occupational Safety & Health Management Department
- Professional Science Masters Programs
- PCEC Advising Center's Grand Rapids Office
Highlights:
- Occupational Safety & Health Management Laboratory
- Private offices for individual student advising
- Large flexible space for group activities
- Auditorium and large event space
- Classrooms and faculty offices
- Connected to the John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering
![Confined Space Entry Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/39[1603117457].jpg)
![Engineering Students Co-op Panel](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/23[1603117591].jpg)
![OSH Practice Interviews](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/15[1603117760].jpg)
![PCEC Advising](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/14[1603117808].jpg)
![Students in Eberhart Center](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/19[1603117886].jpg)
![Fire Extinguisher Training in OSH Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/40[1603118606].jpg)
![Students in Eberhard Classroom](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/18[1603118635].jpg)
![STEPS Campers](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/36[1603118776].jpg)
Fred M. Keller Engineering Laboratories (KEB)
![Keller Engineering Laboratories](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/140603_pewtiltshift_10[1602693444].jpg)
PCEC Units:
Highlights:
- Alternative Energy Lab
- Plastics and Metal Forming Lab
- Fluid / Thermal Sciences Lab
- Metal Working Lab / Machine Shop
- Automotive Bay
- Design Bay
- Vibrations Lab
- Freshman Lab
- Computer Labs
- Classrooms and collaborative student work spaces
- Connected to the John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering
![Keller Labs](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/6[1603118853].jpg)
![Wooden Shoe Regatta](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/9[1603118884].jpg)
![Students in Keller Engineering Laboratories](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/7[1603119009].jpg)
![PCEC Project Day Demonstration in Keller](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/3[1603119214].jpg)
![Keller Engineering Building Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/35[1603119812].jpg)
![Students in Keller Engineering Laboratories](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/32[1603120204].jpg)
![PCEC Project Day](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/42[1603120245].jpg)
![Engineering Students in Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/34[1603120339].jpg)
John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering (KEN)
![John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/151022_kennedy_ext_5793[1602694250].jpg)
PCEC Units:
- School of Engineering (main office)
- Design, Optimization, Evaluation, and Redesign (DOER) Center
- PCEC Dean's Office
Highlights:
- Solid State Material Lab clean room for semiconductor materials
- Interdisciplinary Projects and Physics Lab
- Biomedical Engineering and Science Lab
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs
- High Performance Computing Center
- Large amphitheater, classrooms, and computer labs
- Close proximity to downtown Grand Rapids is convenient for corporate partnerships as well as student internship and co-op opportunities
- Connected to the Fred M. Keller Engineering Laboratories and the L.V. Eberhard Center
![Students Working in Kennedy Hall of Engineering](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/33[1603120614].jpg)
![Student in Kennedy Hall of Engineering Classroom](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/28[1603120839].jpg)
![Kennedy Hall Lecture Room](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/38[1603120877].jpg)
![Engineering Students Working on a Group Project](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/31[1603121141].jpg)
![STEPS Camper Shows Off Her Wings](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/37[1603121174].jpg)
![Kennedy Hall of Engineering](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/12[1603121210].jpg)
![Class in Kennedy Hall of Engineering](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/30[1603121248].jpg)
![Biomedical Engineering Students](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/5[1603121285].jpg)
Shape Corp. Innovation Design Center (IDC)
![Innovation Design Center](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/20200814_172604(2)[1602792711].jpg)
PCEC Units:
Highlights:
- Product Design Studio
- Digital Design Studios
- Machine Shop
- Undergraduate Student Project Space
- Graduate Student Project Space and Collaboration Room
- Rapid Prototyping Lab allows students access to a variety of tools and equipment including 3-D printers, laser cutters, and sewing machines
- Dedicated K-12 and Community Outreach space
- Practice field for FIRST Robotics teams
![Engineering Design Conference](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/24[1603121395].jpg)
![Innovation Design Center Event Space](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/1[1603121676].jpg)
![Students Working in the IDC](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/16[1603121971].jpg)
![Solar car](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/10[1603122012].jpg)
![FIRST Robotics Practice Field in the IDC](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/8[1603122054].jpg)
![Electromagnetic Compatibility Center](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/26[1603122084].jpg)
![IDC Classroom](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/17[1603122149].jpg)
![Project Day Presentations Line the IDC Hallway](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/44[1603122206].jpg)
Health Campus (Grand Rapids) Facilities
Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences (CHS)
![Center for Health Sciences](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/cook_devos_day_300dpi[1602702965].jpg)
PCEC Units:
Highlights:
- One of three GVSU Health Campus Buildings on the Grand Rapids' Medical Mile
- Conveniently located in proximity to Spectrum Health and the Van Andel Institute
- Classrooms and collaborative student work spaces
- Simulation Labs
- Biomechanics Lab
![President Mantella at aMDI](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/21[1603122681].jpg)
![Students Working on Project](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/13[1603122924].jpg)
![Students and Professor in Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/pcec_facilities_images_resized[1603123058].jpg)
![aMDI Students Watching 3D Printer](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/20[1603122885].jpg)
![Students Working in a CHS Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/48[1603123366].jpg)
![Students in CHS](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/47[1603123390].jpg)
![Reviewing X-rays](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/46[1603123412].jpg)
![Students in Lab](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/45[1603123461].jpg)
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH)
![DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/210513_dcih-vh-08691[1624385871].jpg)
PCEC Units:
Highlights:
- Classrooms and collaborative student work spaces
- Collaborative Practice Lab
- Physical Assessment Lab
- Anatomy Lab
- Operating Room Simulation
- Interprofessional Education Simulation Training Lab
- Standardized Patient Exam Rooms
- Model Living Suite
- Clinical Dietetics and Culinary Lab
![Students gather in the new facilities](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/49(2)[1624548951].jpg)
![Medical students participate in a training activity](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/50(2)[1624549058].jpg)
![A medical student works with a model of a hand](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/51[1624549240].jpg)
![Two medical students work with a digital training device](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/52[1624549461].jpg)
![Medical students work with a patient simulation](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/53[1624549527].jpg)
![Training space](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/54[1624549616].jpg)
![The outside of the Devos center for interprofessional health](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/55[1624549671].jpg)
![Study space in the Devos center for interprofessional health](/cms4/asset/844A4F69-9185-B2FD-E4F76840F6AB4759/56[1624549721].jpg)