CIEMAS
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| Built | 2004 |
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| Namesake | Michael and Patty Fitzpatrick |
| Architect | Zimmer Gunsul Frascal Partnership |
| Cost | $97 Million |
| Location | West Campus |
| Major research initiatives | biology, photonics, materials and integrated sensors |
| Affiliations | Pratt |
| Website | http://www.pratt.duke.edu |
CIEMAS, officially the Fitzpatrick Center, opened in August 2004. The facility is a teaching and research center in the fields of photonics, bioengineering, communications, and materials science and materials engineering. The aim of the building was to emphasize interdisciplinary activities and encourage cross-departmental interactions.
[edit] About the Building
CIEMAS houses numerous wet bench laboratories (highlighted by a world-class nanotechnology research wing), offices, teaching spaces, and Twinnies café.[1] CIEMAS also feautres a three-story, 10,000-square-foot atrium, the 206-seat Schiciano auditorium, 104,000-square-feet of laboratory space, 10,000-square-feet of conference space, and the Duke Immersive Virtual Environment (one of seven in the world).
The construction of CIEMAS took more than three years and cost more than $97 million.
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