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Statistics
Number of Stories: 4
Total Sq. Ft.: 113,000
Total Cost: $35,000,000
Fume Hoods: 200
Workstations: 240
Offices: 60
Elevators: 2
Electrical Conduit: 26 miles
Concrete: 12,000 cu. yd.
Glass Pipe: 1.5 miles
Polypropylene pipe: 2.5 miles
Dedicated: September 9, 1997
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Illinois State University's Science Laboratory Building (SLB) was designed
as a state-of-the-art facility to support teaching and research
in the Departments of Chemistry and Biological
Sciences. The building provides a number of features that will shape
research and education in the sciences for decades to come.
The undergraduate teaching laboratories
are equipped with innovative fume hoods that provide optimal ventilation
as well as improved visibility for students and teachers. These hoods,
designed by Dr. Sol Shulman, chemistry professor emeritus, provide an
important advance in undergraduate instruction, an innovation being
replicated throughout the country in new science buildings.
To equip the new building, scientific
instruments worth $6,000,000 were purchased. In the new
laboratories, students gain experience with the most advanced
scientific equipment, helping them to build skills that will support
scientific careers in medicine, research, and industry. The
facility has enabled faculty to continue to expand their nationally recognized research programs.
A suite of laboratories, equipped in part
with support from the Arnold
and Mabel Beckman Foundation, supports a new biochemistry/molecular
biology major.
In addition to its outstanding laboratory
and teaching design, the SLB is aesthetically arresting. Its four-story
atrium provides a stunning entry, and the open spaces on each floor
provide places for interaction and conversation. The atrium has
wireless internet access, providing a comfortable, relaxed
atmosphere for students and faculty to work. |
