Facilities

Ferris Hall | Claxton Complex | Science and Engineering Research Facility

Ferris Hall is representative of the many classically beautiful buildings on The University of Tennessee's campus. Built in 1930, it was named after Dr. Charles E. Ferris, the first dean of the College of Engineering and the founder of the COE's cooperative engineering education program. In addition to Ferris Hall, the department occupies a significant amount of space in Claxton Complex and the Science and Engineering Research Facility.

Through the efforts of the faculty and generous support from alumni and friends, the EECS Department benefits from a number of laboratory facilities, which support the undergraduate teaching program. The laboratories are used for practical work in circuits, communications, computers, digital systems, electronics, image processing, robotics, machinery, plasma, and power electronics and drives. Furthermore, computer facilities are provided for student use in the Department. In addition to laboratories, Ferris Hall has classrooms on the fifth floor. You will receive most of your electrical and computer engineering instruction in these classrooms. Most of the faculty offices are on the third and fourth floors. Vending machines (snacks and soft drinks) are also located on the second floor. The Student Activities Area on the first floor has well equipped study space, meeting space, and offices for the student organizations.

Ferris Hall is built on the side of a hill. When you enter in the front entrance at ground level (on the up-hill side) you are already on the fourth floor of the building. The back-door service entrances are on the downhill side, on the first and second floors. The building has been furnished with access ramps for disabled persons on the second and third floors, and an elevator to other floors is provided inside. Every effort is made to keep the building clean and tidy. We hope you will be proud enough of your chosen major that you will help us keep it that way.

Ferris Hall | Claxton Complex | Science and Engineering Research Facility

CS faculty, researchers and graduate students have offices in Claxton Complex. A $8.6M renovation of Claxton Complex was completed in the summer of 2000. CS moved from Ayres Hall to the new building just in time for the fall 2000 semester. The building is shared by CS and the The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and is formally known as the “Philander P. Claxton Education Building”.

Ferris Hall | Claxton Complex | Science and Engineering Research Facility

Constructed in 1997, the Science and Engineering Research Facility (SERF), is a 230,000 square foot facility dedicated to research laboratories utilized by both the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences.

108 UT/ORNL VLSI and Sensor Lab 109, 109A
115-117 Plasma Lab
112A, 209 A-J Lab for Information Tech.
211 Dr. Kong's Lab
338A, 339 & 339A Dr. Bouldin/ Dr. Peterson's Lab
401, 402, 410 & 426 IRIS Lab - Dr. Abidi
407 CISP Lab
518 Dr. Islam's Lab
537 & 538 Dr. Tolbert / Dr. Chiasson's Lab