Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design

We had a wonderful time last week connecting with the Yale community, past and present, during the 2024 YAA Assembly and Convocation!

Under the program theme “Leading for a Better World: Advancements in Health, Historical Inquiry, and the Environment at Yale,” we welcomed alumni back to explore some inspiring student projects, celebrate CEID milestones, and dive into our shared passion for innovation.

It was an honor to host alumni leaders in a space that has evolved so much since some had last visited — from the Engineering and Applied Science Library to today’s hub of creativity and progress. We can’t wait to see where future Yale alumni take us next!

Want a chance to win a free Lego Imperial Probe Droid set? Swipe for instructions to enter the raffle! The winner will be notified on Friday, May 6th to pick up their prize at the CEID. Good luck and may the fourth be with you!

Last night, we partnered with .on.ecosia for a moisture sensing planter workshop! CEID design aides first taught participants how to program a microcontroller that lights an LED when plants need watering. Then, participants learned how to make and decorate their own upcycled planters!

CEID members had a jam-packed evening at the miniature prop making workshop last night! After using Onshape to model a robot, participants learned how to paint their 3D printed models to create a rusted metal effect. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

CEID members making cement lamps at yesterday’s concrete workshop! Hope to see you at next week’s Wednesday Workshop!

Coming up next week is a discussion panel on Positive Sum Design. Join us at the CEID for an open discussion about the ways we might develop new design strategies that transcend zero-sum assumptions about the immutability of constraints, and the perception of scarcity that zero-sum bias produces! Discussants include Joseph Zinter, Assistant Director at the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design; Ruth Schmidt, Associate Professor at the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech; Arthi Krishnaswami, Adjunct Professor of Practice at the School of Design, Carnegie Mellon; Will Rutter, MA ‘21 in Design from the Carnegie Mellon School of Design; and Ian Gonsher, Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering and Computer Science, Brown University.

Here at the CEID, we are proud to support tape measures of all shapes and sizes! Come by to celebrate the 104th day before National Tape Measure Day! You will be able to measure a diverse assortment of objects and take home your very own tape measure!!

We hope you’re all having a lovely spring break! For everyone still around: the CEID will continue to be open 24/7 this week with shortened staffed hours 10am-6pm. No workshop this week, but here are some photos from last week’s polymer clay study break/workshop!

Happy Pi Day! Did you know that Albert Einstein was born on this day in 1879? Swing by the CEID for a slice of take-home pie from at 5:30pm today! Supplies are limited and will be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis, so don’t be late!

Last night, CEID members learned their way around the warp and the weft at the inkle loom workshop! Using their laser cutting, sanding, and drilling skills, they were able to assemble their own personalized looms! Keep an eye on the newsletter for more programming next week :)

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s workshop! We hope you had a blast learning about tools and making your own planter boxes! Stay tuned for more programming :)