SCI brings hands-on, interdisciplinary learning opportunities that connect making, design, and innovation.
A space designed for you
A community makerspace located inside the Engineering Student Success & Research Building, 201 Engineering Drive
Positioned in the heart of the Speed Student Success and Research Building, this 10,000 sq. ft. makerspace is dedicated to cross-curricular and interdisciplinary collaboration. Open to all UofL students regardless of major, experience, or background, it supports exploration, innovation, and hands-on learning.
The Speed Center for Innovation (SCI) serves as a campus hub for STEAM and innovation, featuring a 2,500 sq. ft. shop, additive studio, capstone center, and dedicated competition team bays. It provides shared access to tools, technology, mentorship, and collaborative spaces while supporting personal projects, coursework, making, prototyping, creative exploration, competition teams, and entrepreneurial development across disciplines.
Learn more about the SCISCI is an evolving communityPeople make SCI what it is. As a member of the SCI Community, you have the power and responsibility to perpetuate the improvement and evolution of this space.
Pursue your passion Where classmates become teammates
"It gives us the places to work, the tools to build and the support to thrive.” Kayla Lancaster, Speed School Student Council President, 2025-26
From Foundational Makerspace Skills in 3D Modeling & Printing (ENGR 141), Laser Cutting & Engraving (ENGR 142) to Foundational Makerspace Skills in Shop Tools (ENGR 143), these new courses taught in the SCI will help students gain hands-on experience and earn skill certification(s) project-based learning with 3D printing machines.