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Black Engineering Building

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Location
  
Ames, Iowa

Completed
  
1985

Owner
  
Iowa State University

Country
  
United States

Opened
  
1985

Black Engineering Building httpswwwfpmiastateedumapsbuildingsphotos

Current tenants
  
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Floor area
  
117,941 sq ft (10,957.1 m)

Similar
  
Iowa State University, Beardshear Hall, Catt Hall, Enrollment Services Center, Carver Hall

The Black Engineering Building is a research and teaching facility at Iowa State University that contains the mechanical engineering and industrial engineering departments. The first phase of the building was opened in 1985 for instructional purposes, and additions were completed in 1987. The building is named to honor Henry M. Black, the long-time member of the Iowa State faculty who served as professor and head of the mechanical engineering department from 1946 to 1972.

Map of Black Engineering, 2529 Union Dr, Ames, IA 50011, USA

The facility houses department administration, faculty, teaching classrooms, and research laboratories to support:

  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Biorenewable fuels and combustion engines
  • Laser-based flow diagnostics
  • Human-computer interaction and virtual reality; Multimodal Experience Testbed and Laboratory (METaL)
  • Bio microfluidic and optofluidic systems
  • Multiphase flow visualization using x-rays
  • Operations and production systems computing
  • Industrial design
  • CNC machining, welding, polymer processing, metal casting, and metrology
  • The grounds of the building also house a campus art sculpture titled "Carom" by Bruce White.

    References

    Black Engineering Building Wikipedia