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Where all Cyclones
are invited to innovate

Welcome, This is your center!

You have big ideas. Ideas that can make the world a better place. You want to start making a difference. The Student Innovation Center at Iowa State University is designed with innovators like you in mind. It’s the nexus on campus where all Cyclones are invited to innovate through experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the free exchange of ideas. It’s where you can see your dreams make an impact.

Makerspaces

Learn how to use machines, equipment, and software in wood, metal, 3D printing, electronics, textiles, virtual reality, digital media production, and so much more.

Innovation staff interviewing a student at Flagship Friday

Student organizations

Collaborate with other student groups and use the Center’s meeting rooms, event spaces, and assembly bays to create.

Innovation Programs

Increase your innovation capacity! Activate your imagination, create for a better future, and collaborate with other innovators in the making.

services

Grab a coffee from SPARKS Cafe, shop at Innovate 1858, and print that 20-page research paper you spent all night on.

Three students working on tires in a makerspace.

Room reservations

Whether you’re studying solo or holding a large meeting, this is where you can gather, have fun, and work.

general university classrooms

Peek into the Center’s classrooms, where instructors hold some of the campus’s most innovative and creative courses.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Making 101: Metalworking – 04/03/2023 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Making 101: Podcasting – 04/04/2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Making 101: Wood Lathe Demo – 04/04/2023 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Making 101: Photography – 04/05/2023 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Making 101: Woodworking – 04/05/2023 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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27 Mar
03/27/2023    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Explore Embroidery
03/28/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Learn Laser Cutting
03/29/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Photography
03/29/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
30 Mar
03/30/2023    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Making 101: VR Demo
03/30/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: 3D Printing
03/30/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
Making 101: Metalworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the metalworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll learn the steps of cutting and bending and [...]
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Wood Lathe Demo
Have you seen wood chips and dust flying around the makerspace and wondered what was going on?  Someone was probably using the wood lathe, and [...]
Making 101: Woodworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the woodworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll walk away with a cut & finished piece [...]
Making 101: Photography
04/05/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2023    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Making 101: VR Demo
04/06/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: CNC Mill Demo
Is machining for me? Let’s find out! This 2-hour demo supplies an introduction to operating the Kent CNC Mill in our makerspace.  You’ll see the [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Explore Embroidery
04/11/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Learn Laser Cutting
04/12/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Photography
04/12/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
13 Apr
04/13/2023    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Making 101: VR Demo
04/13/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: 3D Printing
04/13/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
Making 101: Metalworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the metalworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll learn the steps of cutting and bending and [...]
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Wood Lathe Demo
Have you seen wood chips and dust flying around the makerspace and wondered what was going on?  Someone was probably using the wood lathe, and [...]
Making 101: Woodworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the woodworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll walk away with a cut & finished piece [...]
Making 101: Photography
04/19/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
20 Apr
04/20/2023    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Making 101: VR Demo
04/20/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: CNC Mill Demo
Is machining for me? Let’s find out! This 2-hour demo supplies an introduction to operating the Kent CNC Mill in our makerspace.  You’ll see the [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Explore Embroidery
04/25/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Learn Laser Cutting
04/26/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Photography
04/26/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
Making 101: VR Demo
04/27/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: 3D Printing
04/27/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn something new in 2222!  The Electronics, Textiles, & 3D Printing Makerspace is located on the second level of the Student Innovation Center in room [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
Making 101: Metalworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the metalworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll learn the steps of cutting and bending and [...]
Making 101: Podcasting
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Do you have a story to tell, topics to discuss or fascinations you want to share with [...]
Making 101: Wood Lathe Demo
Have you seen wood chips and dust flying around the makerspace and wondered what was going on?  Someone was probably using the wood lathe, and [...]
Making 101: Woodworking
This 2-hour workshop supplies preliminary training as an introduction to the woodworking capabilities of our makerspace.  You’ll walk away with a cut & finished piece [...]
Making 101: Photography
05/03/2023    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Photography 101 will introduce you to the fundamentals of camera settings for both photo and video. We [...]
Ignite - Innovation Showcase
05/04/2023 - 05/06/2023    
12:00 am
Making 101: Creative Recess
At this recess we will play and storm in the studio. A studio is a room where chaos and order co-exist. Where thought and creation [...]
Making 101: VR Demo
05/04/2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (Room 2261) provides virtual and augmented reality resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and [...]
Making 101: CNC Mill Demo
Is machining for me? Let’s find out! This 2-hour demo supplies an introduction to operating the Kent CNC Mill in our makerspace.  You’ll see the [...]
Making 101: Video Editing
Aim to grow in the Digital Media Studio! Video Making 101 introduces the post-production process of video editing. Through Blackmagic Design’s video editing software Davinci [...]
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Be Creative. Make something. Leave your mark.

Makerspaces for all Cyclones to learn something new.

INNOVATION IN ACTION

See how Iowa State University innovators create, share knowledge, experiment, work together, and challenge themselves to make a difference in the world!

  • Olympian Turned Innovator, Allyson Felix Visits Iowa State University

    Olympian Turned Innovator, Allyson Felix Visits Iowa State University

    Community members, Iowa State students, and track and field lovers gathered inside the Memorial Union on March 27th to learn what innovation and entrepreneurship are all about through the eyes of Allyson Felix as part of the Student Innovation Center Speaker Series.

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  • Wrap-Up on the College-by-College Pitch-Off Finale

    Wrap-Up on the College-by-College Pitch-Off Finale

    Passionate students exploring their innovation capacity competed in the College-by-College Pitch-Off Finale on March 2nd to a panel of judges. The Pitch-Off functions similarly to an episode of Shark Tank, where contestants have 90 seconds to pitch their idea and answer questions from the judges after. 

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  • So What is the Metal and Wood Shop?

    So What is the Metal and Wood Shop?

    Have you ever been interested in working with saws or mills? Has learning what you can create with metal and wood been on your mind? Well, the Metal and Wood shop inside the Student Innovation Center is a one-stop shop for all your wood and metalworking interests. Our shop supervisors are excited to teach you how to work safely with these state-of-the-art machines. 

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  • So What is the Electronics, Textiles, and 3D Printing Shop (AKA Room 2222)?

    So What is the Electronics, Textiles, and 3D Printing Shop (AKA Room 2222)?

    Have you ever been curious about what you could sew or 3D print? About engraving wood or using a laser cutter? The Electronics, Textiles, and 3D Printing Shop can do all that and more while igniting your imagination–the possibilities are endless. 

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Part of
something bigger

Since August 2020, the Student Innovation Center at Iowa State University has worked to encourage and support the next generation of innovators as they work to leave their mark on the world. And while the Student Innovation Center is the central hub, innovation and entrepreneurship is happening in every corner of the Iowa State campus.