The Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

The Henry W. Patton Center for Education Engineering and Practice (HP-CEEP) is housed in the new Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS) along with related engineering offices, specialized laboratories, research and teaching facilities, conference rooms and the BorgWarner Auditorium. These facilities, which are a component of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), are designed to advance the concept of an "interactive university". The strong external orientation that CECS has developed ensures that the University of Michigan-Dearborn will continue to have an impact on the regional economy through education of the "work force of tomorrow."

Inside the High Bay area of the IAVS Building. 

The IAVS building, opened in November 2006, houses the following laboratories and facilities that are available to support research funded by HP-CEEP and other sources. To view photographs, please click on the name of the facility.

Borg Warner Auditorium

Cray Supercomputing Lab

Design Lab

High Bay with Overhead Crane

IAVS Driving Simulator

PC Labs

Student Projects and Design Lab

Workstation Labs

For a complete list of facilities available at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, please click here.

Offices are available for industrial collaborators and sponsors of HP-CEEP.
For information, please contact:

John J. Cristiano,  Director
Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education and Practice
University of Michigan-Dearborn

2064 IAVS 

4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48128-1491
Telephone: (313) 593-0941
Fax: (313) 593-6790
E-mail:  cristiano@umich.edu