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Welcome to Make to Innovate

  • Make to Innovate
  • Students attending Rock talk 2018
  • 3D Printing area in the M:2:I Lab space
  • MAVRIC presenting to FIRST Lego students
  • Make to Innovate - Sponsored by: Boeing
  • The new M:2:I logo is unveiled with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg
  • Tool crib area in the M:2:I Lab
  • HABET Launching a High Altitude Balloon
  • M:2:I Students working on their projects in the M:2:I Lab
  • Students at the 2018 SmallSat conference
  • Make to Innovate Computer Lab

Make To Innovate (M:2:I) is an exciting program in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University which engages students in hands-on projects to augment their understanding of engineering fundamentals.

What is Make to Innovate?

In recent testimony to Congress, Regina Dugan, the DARPA Director, spoke of one of our nation’s biggest challenges – the decline in our ability to make things. Simply stated, “to innovate, we must be able to make”

We intend to revolutionize our approach to design by introducing “Make to Innovate”, in which students will learn how to design and operate aerospace systems.

About Make to Innovate

The M:2:I program allows for the free flow of design creativity to address real-world problems. In this environment, students will have the opportunity to build, to break, and to learn from their failures. We aim to introduce students to some of the complexity of systems and the concept of design optimization – skills they will carry forth throughout their career.

We encourage all students to sign up for projects through M:2:I and in certain cases, course credit can be obtained (AerE 294X and AerE 494X). Students can speak with their academic adviser for details.

These projects will be drawn directly from industry, from ideas developed within the department, and from external competitions. All students within the department are encouraged to get involved at any time during their educational program. We also encourage students outside of the aerospace department to participate in multidisciplinary teams.

M:2:I History

All sorts of interesting projects have spawned from M:2:I, but where did M:2:I come from? The group started in the Fall of 2011, but many of the projects in M:2:I have been around for five, ten or even fifteen years or more. M:2:I was formed to give students hands on experience and consolidated two existing programs into one unified program. This new program was then granted a newer and much larger facility for the students to us. M:2:I began with about 9 projects and 60 students. Today M:2:I has close to 15 projects and well over 200 students involved and continues to grow.

News and Events

MAVRIC competes in the 2017 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, UT

The MAVRIC team competed in the 2017 University Rover Challenge held in Hanksville, UT and organized by the Mars Society.  The competition took place from June 1st to June 3rd 2017.  This year a record of 82 teams from all over the world competed in the competition.  The URC then down selects teams based on [Continue Reading…]

CySat is featured in the ISU Daily

The CySat team was interviewed and featured in the ISU Daily.  The team was recently accepted by NASA into the Cubesat Student Launch Initiative (CSLI).  You can read the full article here. http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_7d922b16-0f89-11e7-9cc8-6fab8680c5fd.html

Spring Break Lab Hours

The 0620 lab will be closed after 3/10/2017 at 6:00 p.m. and will remain closed until 3:00 p.m. on 3/20/17.  There will be no lab monitors on duty during this time.  Enjoy your Spring Break!

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