Editing Jonsson Engineering Center (section)

=Modern Day=
Today the JEC is still home to the Engineering department. The building is 7 stories high and has 2 elevators. Each floor holds different disciplines within engineering. For instance, the 5th floor is for aeronautical engineering and the 4th floor is for civil engineering. The JEC contains a subsonic wind tunnel and several laboratories, including the mechatronics lab and the geotechnical centrifuge research center, home to the nation's third largest academic centrifuge. The building also houses the Engineering hub and the OT Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Lab, which is where various capstone and project based classes take place. 

The JEC is home to the Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC) (5). the HTEC is home to multiple HASS mills and lathes, as well as a paint booth and general manufacturing equipment. this facility is also part of the Manufacturing Innovation Learning Laboratory (MILL) which has other facilities in the LOW building. Students are able to use the manufacturing equipment in HTEC for making prototypes of their capstone and IED projects as well as for manufacturing parts for student clubs. students are also given the opportunity to learn how to operate the HASS CNC equipment as part of a computer aided machining class. Students taking Computer aided machined learn how to program CNC  mills and lathes by manufacturing  small train (6).

The student Machine shop is located on the first floor (7). The student machine shop is mainly used by engineering students  take engineering processes. In engineering processes students learn about basic manufacting using the mill and lathe, popular projects for Engineering processes (engr-1300) are a mini canon, a mini train and in recent semesters a mini lightsaber. the student machine shop is also open to  students for general prototyping and manufacting for club related activities.

== Trivia ==

-The JEC is connected to the DCC and JROWL via underground pedestrian tunnels.

-There is a steam engine on display in the 2nd floor lobby of the JEC.

-Rensselear Motorsport (RPI's FSAE team) has their 2004 car on display in the 2nd floor lobby. it is mounded to the wall. it was powered by a 4 cylinder Honda f4i engine.

- There is a statue of Erik Jonsson on a bench outside of the JEC near the 2nd floor entrance.