Makerspace Manager
What can I do with this equipment?
Several instructors at UCSB have incorporated the Makerspace into their class. You can view some examples below. To see assignments developed at other universities, we encourage you to take a look at the lesson plans available on the Maker Literacies website.
Project Gallery
3D Printed Spinning Top
Created for Experimental Physics (PHY 20BL) assignment in Winter 2025
Featured image submitted and created by undergraduate student, Yuanheng Liao.
3D Printed Replica of the "Mycenaean Lion Gate"
Created for Homer (GREEK 158) assignment in Spring 2025
Featured image submitted and created by undergraduate student, Isabel Cherwin
Laser Cut Wooden Press Fit Stool
Created for MAD Skills: Materialize: Prototyping and Fabrication (MAT 111PF) assignment in Summer 2024
Featured image submitted and created by undergraduate student, Lauren Dent
Open-Source Cultivation System
Created in Jean-Marie Volland's lab in the department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
3D printed cultivation system with open-source files accessible for anyone to reproduce through GitHub. Read more about the project in their published research paper.
Featured image submitted and created by undergraduate student, Erik Beahrs.
3D Printed Cell Samples
Teaching aide created for California Science Olympiad by DREAM Lab employee, Kristi Liu.