> SFU unveils new science and tech building
SFU unveils new science and tech building
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Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.3210; cell (on Monday) 604.209.5770
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.3210; cell (on Monday) 604.209.5770
April 27, 2007
Simon Fraser University will officially open its new science and technology building – considered one of B.C.’s most complex building projects — on Monday, April 30 at 2 p.m. in the building’s atrium.
The Technology and Science Complex 2 (TASC2) is home to 4D Laboratories, a major project funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund.
The lab will bring together chemists, physicists and engineers to conduct research in the forefront fields of molecular electronics and the use of nanomaterials (smaller than the eye can see) in medicine, including drug delivery and therapeutics.
Other research groups housed in TASC2 study a wide range of issues — from greenhouse gas reduction to the monitoring and analysis of global media.
Researchers will be available for tours at 3 p.m. (See backgrounder for details)
Unique features of TASC2 include vibration-free floating floors for ultra-high resolution microscopes and lasers, a huge clean room for creating advanced materials, an environmental toxicology lab and a fully equipped recording studio, to name just a few.
Located on the southeastern corner of campus, the building houses MITACS (mathematics of information technology and complex systems) and PIMS (Pacific institute for the mathematical sciences) facilities, as well as numerous specialized labs and offices.
“These magnificent new facilities put SFU on the front lines of fields like nanomedicine and industrial mathematics,” says SFU President Michael Stevenson.
“These developments result equally from the excellence of our faculty and students, and from the generous financial investments of the B.C. government and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.”
Mario Pinto, SFU Vice-President, Research, says TASC2 is a state-of-the-art building that promotes the concept of interdisciplinary research. “It is our hope that cross-disciplinary research that is not contrived will result naturally from contact between the different researchers.”
Bill Krane, associate vice-president and chair of the TASC2 building committee, says funding arrangements for the $59.9 million project are unique in SFU’s history, with funds primarily coming from the proceeds of SFU’s bond issue, along with contributions from the federal and provincial governments and other sources.
Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will speak at the opening.
The Technology and Science Complex 2 (TASC2) is home to 4D Laboratories, a major project funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund.
The lab will bring together chemists, physicists and engineers to conduct research in the forefront fields of molecular electronics and the use of nanomaterials (smaller than the eye can see) in medicine, including drug delivery and therapeutics.
Other research groups housed in TASC2 study a wide range of issues — from greenhouse gas reduction to the monitoring and analysis of global media.
Researchers will be available for tours at 3 p.m. (See backgrounder for details)
Unique features of TASC2 include vibration-free floating floors for ultra-high resolution microscopes and lasers, a huge clean room for creating advanced materials, an environmental toxicology lab and a fully equipped recording studio, to name just a few.
Located on the southeastern corner of campus, the building houses MITACS (mathematics of information technology and complex systems) and PIMS (Pacific institute for the mathematical sciences) facilities, as well as numerous specialized labs and offices.
“These magnificent new facilities put SFU on the front lines of fields like nanomedicine and industrial mathematics,” says SFU President Michael Stevenson.
“These developments result equally from the excellence of our faculty and students, and from the generous financial investments of the B.C. government and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.”
Mario Pinto, SFU Vice-President, Research, says TASC2 is a state-of-the-art building that promotes the concept of interdisciplinary research. “It is our hope that cross-disciplinary research that is not contrived will result naturally from contact between the different researchers.”
Bill Krane, associate vice-president and chair of the TASC2 building committee, says funding arrangements for the $59.9 million project are unique in SFU’s history, with funds primarily coming from the proceeds of SFU’s bond issue, along with contributions from the federal and provincial governments and other sources.
Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will speak at the opening.