There are many things changing this fall at Iron Range
Engineering, and here are some highlights:
First, we must welcome three new people to IRE. We have a new
business instructor, Elizabeth McBride, a new laboratory supervisor, Noel Olander, and a new technology coordinator, Jim
Boyd. Welcome to our program, and we look forward to working with you!
This fall our new building located on the Mesabi Range
Technical College campus is going up before our eyes. As of today, the concrete
foundations have been poured and back-filled, and several walls have been
constructed. Hopefully by this spring the new project rooms and laboratory
spaces will be completed and ready for our use.
In our old spaces, a model building and laboratory room has
been created and outfitted over the summer, along with a large classroom and a
common space. All are located within a short distance of project rooms and faculty
offices for ease of access. Additionally, the Blandin Foundation has generously
donated a large sum of money allowing us to outfit our new spaces with state of
the art tools and equipment.
Finally, thanks to our friends at the Eveleth campus, new
facilities are available to us for construction of project related material.
These include a wood working and metal shop. We also have use of their overhead
gantry crane and forklifts if needed. The availability of these facilities allows
us to build high quality experiments and project models.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this program, and we
look forward to even more changes in the future.
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