Engineering grad life

boneh3ad
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:20:14 +0000

UIUC just recently finished a giant, brand new nanotechnology building that is a mix of the EE, ChemE, and ME departments (maybe a few more that I am forgetting). There is also NanoCEMMS, the Center for Nanoscale Chemical, Electrical and Micro-Mechanical Systems.

As far as the town goes, it feels a little less “college towny” than West Lafayette (in my opinion), but not by much. There are about 120,000 people living in the area, then surrounded by a depressing amount of corn. There are plenty of bars close to campus, but all of my favorites were off campus by a mile or so. The town has basically any basic amenity you might need. In my opinion, the only thing that West Lafayette has over Champaign was that Champaign is SOOOOOOO unbelievably flat compared to the area surrounding Purdue.