Specifications include, but are not limited to: New construction of approximately 100,000 SF Interdisciplinary Research and Instructional building on KSU’s Marietta campus. The building’s research space modules will include a mixture of highbay and low-bay areas and wet and dry laboratories that will provide maximum flexibility and adaptability to new projects and activities. In addition to the research labs, the building will have instructional labs, flexible classroom space and collaboration spaces to promote interaction between faculty researchers and students. The building will serve as KSU’s foundation for supporting innovative research and education activities in the 21st century through advancement of KSU’s strategic goals and mission in recruiting world-class faculty, elevating the quality of graduate education, and strengthening its research innovation. The facility is intended to bring together educators and researchers from the STEM disciplines, primarily based on Marietta campus, to tackle university-wide research themes including Biomedical and Health Services, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Human Development and Well-Being, and Computing and Technology.
