New Engineering and Science Building at Vanderbilt underway as soon as graduation events conclude

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p><a href="http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/04/engineering-science-building/"&gt;http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/04/engineering-science-building/&lt;/a>
Very exciting news for engineering students and for students doing collaborative or team studies across disciplines. Open for students/faculty summer of 2016 at an estimated cost of $109 million. </p>

<p>"Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust has approved the construction of a seven-story tower on campus as part of an effort to further strengthen the institution’s growing reputation as a major producer of intellectual leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators.</p>

<p>The 230,000-square-foot Engineering and Science Building is designed to foster project teamwork and offer programs, instrumentation areas and core research space that will promote interdisciplinary work, particularly in engineering and related fields. It will connect to one of the School of Engineering’s landmark buildings, Olin Hall, through a double-height atrium that will lead to the new highly interactive learning and research environment. A key feature of the new building is an Innovation Center designed to connect students and faculty with technology transfer and industry mentors to accelerate the transfer of laboratory discoveries and student-developed concepts to the marketplace. Students participating in the center will experience the value of interdisciplinary teamwork and carry this model forward as they become leaders.</p>

<p>An Undergraduate Commons in the building will feature student-centered space designed to spark intellectual discussions and studies. Located next to the research laboratories and above the Innovation Center, the commons will help connect students with other researchers and innovators working in the building.</p>

<p>A cleanroom and advanced imaging facilities will provide capabilities that students and faculty need to advance discoveries in areas such as nanocomposites, smart materials, advanced energy storage and nano‐bio‐technology.</p>

<p>Five floors of the building can support a variety of research laboratories and new trans‐institutional programs designed to attract and retain top academic leadership in the School of Engineering, the College of Arts and Science and the School of Medicine."</p>

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<p>Summer of 2016-- Pretty ambitious! The engineering school (particularly ChemE & BME) really needed a new facility. Olin is a pretty ugly building, I think it’s pretty funny they’re connecting this new beautiful building to Olin with what is basically a glass tunnel. Sad that I won’t get to use it as an undergraduate. </p>

<p>Should give VUSE a lot of room to grow in prestige. I suspect Vandy will be recruiting some impressive new faculty with this facility.</p>