The University Of Texas At Arlington, Chemistry & Physics Building

Arlington, Texas

The Science Building at UT Arlington provided new research and teaching space for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Physics. The two departments identified a need of approximately 125,703 gross square feet of space.

The chemistry research spaces include Electrochemistry, Biochemistry, Plasma Research, and Analytical Chemistry. Chemistry teaching spaces include Freshman labs, Advanced Synthesis/Organic lab, Quantitative/Instrumental lab and Physical Chemistry. Chemistry spaces also include a large stockroom, faculty offices and student spaces.

Physics research spaces include a Nano-materials lab, Surface Science lab, Scanning Probe and X-Ray lab, Magnetic Nanolayers lab, and a super-computing lab. A Main Shop featuring a high-ceiling area for a 10-ton crane was also provided. Sharing the crane with the Shop is the large High-Energy Physics area. Both of these areas generate considerable vibration which must be isolated from the research labs. Physics also includes a new Planetarium with a seating capacity of approximately 200 faculty offices and student spaces.

Owner: The University of Texas System
Project Size: 125,703 sf
Completion: 2005
Construction Cost: $43.7M

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