The
Innovation
Shop
About Our Team
Comprised of four individuals spanning backgrounds in engineering, medical devices, accounting, architecture, precision machining, electronics and more, students can gain skills in varied fields on their way to a complete engineering education.
Anthony Beatty
Mechanical Engineer
anthony.beatty@uconn.edu
Peter Glaude
Manufacturing Engineer
peter.glaude@uconn.edu
Joe Luciani
Design & Manufacturing Instructor
joseph.luciani@uconn.edu
Ken Premo
Electrical Engineer
kenneth.premo@uconn.edu
About Our Space
The Innovation Shop is composed of a 6,000-square foot space with key manufacturing equipment like CNC mills, 3D printers, and welding tools. Students and Innovation Shop employees proceed through the space from ideation, prototyping, and finally creation.
What's Happening @
University News
- Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held For Connecticut Hall September 13, 2024The first residents of the 652-bed residence hall moved this semester to the building, which is part of South Campus and features suite-style rooms typically housing four people each
- UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin Delivers the W. Montague Cobb Distinguished Lecture at the 2024 National Medical Association Meeting September 12, 2024Laurencin was honored at the opening ceremonies of the National Medical Association 2024 Meeting
- Plans for UConn’s Food Innovation Center Heat Up September 9, 2024With need confirmed by industry, the Food Innovation Center would aim to support new and existing businesses in the state
- Services For Off-Campus and Commuter Students Re-Established September 5, 2024Off-campus and commuter services will be available to students at UConn Storrs, regional campuses, and all professional schools
Engineering News
- UConn to Host Workshop on Digital Twins for Manufacturing September 12, 2024The Digital Twins workshop, held mid-November on the UConn campus, will standardize approaches to DT development and deployment in manufacturing
- Mission Complete: Lee Spends 45 Days in NASA Simulated Journey to Mars September 5, 2024By participating in the mission, College of Engineering's Jason Lee contributed to NASA’s efforts to study how future astronauts may react to isolation and confinement during deep-space journeys
- Professor Cato T. Laurencin Discusses Regenerative Engineering and his Autobiography for Elsevier Distinguished Lecture September 4, 2024Dr. Laurencin of UConn is Elsevier’s MRC Distinguished Lecturer of the Year.
- Create and Succeed: Werth Institute Program Building Record of Success Engaging, Uplifting First-Year Women Entrepreneurs September 4, 2024'Self-confidence develops from doing'
Community News
- Connecting for Sickle Cell September 12, 2024September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Meet Dr. Oladipo Cole on a Mission to Connect with and Cure More Patients Just Like His BrotherLauren Woods
- Engineering Future Success, One Student at a Time August 29, 2024Stephany Santos, named to the newly established Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion, sees her role as helping students build successful engineering futures, no matter the challengesIra Morrison
- Governor Lamont Visits UConn Health to Celebrate Connecticut’s Innovative Collaborations Reducing the State’s Carbon Footprint August 28, 2024Connecticut collaborators with Gov. Ned Lamont include Budderfly, Connecticut Innovations, UConn Health, and UConn.Lauren Woods
- Protecting People and Animals from Eastern Equine Encephalitis August 28, 2024With this mosquito-borne disease currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt ’20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn’s Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science share information to keep Connecticut residents and their animals safe.Jessica McBride, PhD