Discovery Park Centers & Facilities
Live Video Stream: Birck Nanotechnology Center
Facilities in the park will attract researchers and students from fields including electrical engineering, computer science, biology, economics,
management, and the liberal arts. The park will be developed on about 40 acres bounded by State Street on the north, Nimitz Drive on the south,
Airport Road on the west and South Intramural Drive on the east.
The Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurship Center, funded by a major gift from Burton D. Morgan, will serve as the central "gathering
place" for Discovery Park, providing meeting rooms, a reception area and a cafe. This $7 million, 31,000 sq. ft. facility will include a 72-seat
lecture room, a presentation room, several conference rooms, and space for entrepreneurial outreach.
The Bindley Bioscience Center, funded by a major gift from William Bindley, will include research laboratories and staff offices
to support interdisciplinary research in biosciences and biotechnology. This $15 million, 50,000 sq. ft. facility will serve as a focal point
for interdisciplinary life sciences research on campus, and will connect directly to the Birck Nanotechnology Center.
The Birck Nanotechnology Center, funded through major gifts from Michael and Kay Birck and Donald and Carol Scifres, will include
offices for 45 faculty, 21 staff, and 180 graduate students. This $58.3 million, 187,000-square-foot facility will include a 25,000 sq. ft.
Class 10-100-1000 nanofabrication cleanroom and over 22,000 sq. ft. of specialized laboratories for nanoscale research and student training.
In addition, a nanotechnology incubator facility is provided for interaction with industry. |
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