PRINCIPAL FACILITIES The Motorsport Engineering Research Center houses CSU’s thrust in Motorsport Engineering. The 10-acre Motorsport Engineering Campus includes four major buildings. The 14,000ft2 main research building houses the majority of the Motorsport-specific laboratories, as well as the Advanced Manufacturing operation and the Composite Materials, Manufacture and Structures Laboratory. The other buildings include the 5,000ft2 Office Complex, which includes the Conference and Education Center, the 2,000ft2 Structural Test Facility and a 3,000ft2 storage facility. Laboratories within the Motorsport Engineering Research Center include: Composite Materials,     Manufacture and Structures     Laboratory Vehicle Dynamics     Laboratory Floating-Liner Engine Friction     Laboratory Manufacturing and Process     Development Laboratory Brake Friction     Dynamometer Laboratory Engine Dynamometer Test     Cell Structural Testing     Laboratory Motorsport Research Bay Motorsport Computational     Facility Design Development Studio Office Complex and     Education Center Included on the campus as an integral component of the Motorsport Engineering activity is the Design Development Center. The Design Development Center is the test-bed for the design studio of the future, and is used in conjunction with the undergraduate design practicum, focusing on racecar design. AFFILIATED FACILITIES - The Engineering Research Center houses 4 major wind tunnels with section sizes up to 8 feet. - The Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory specializes in large-bore engine development, focusing on emissions and combustion studies.	Motorsport Engineering Research Center In September of 2002 the new Motorsport Engineering Program began to move into a scenic and spacious facility at the CSU Foothills Campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. Today the Motorsport Engineering Research Center houses faculty, graduate students and undergraduates involved in Motorsport-related research, design and development. The adjoining MERC-ANNEX Office Complex, which includes the Conference and Education Center opened in early 2004 allowing the program to offer on-site short courses and training. The Motorsport Engineering Research Center includes state-of-the-art computational facilities with a wireless network covering the majority of the 10-acre site, allowing data transfer directly from racecars in test areas to laboratories. In addition to housing the research infrastructure to support Motorsport-related research, the facility also includes advanced manufacturing research equipment, ranging from metal casting to injection molding to composite materials. The Composite Materials, Manufacture and Structures (CMMS) research laboratory is an integral part of the Motorsport Engineering site. By combining these activities into one facility focusing on the Motorsport and Performance Industries, Colorado State University can offer a wide range of research and service capabilities. The site offers spacious parking, and is designed to readily accommodate large trailers and transporters. A next generation design studio complements the research and manufacturing capabilities and all computers in the Computational facility can be used in real-time in the conference area through the SmartBoard projection system.
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