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UO nanoscience center
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Taken together, the new Lokey building and its comprehensive array of ultrasensitive instrumentation are worth about $48 million. Funds for the $16 million building itself came from gifts and $9.5 million in bonds and lottery funds.
Frohnmayer emphasized that the facility and its special capabilities are available to all UO faculty members. “
Researchers in all fields, from art history to zebrafish, can use these powerful instruments to see things that haven’t been seen before, and to make discoveries that would not be possible without this building,” he said.
Architect Jon Schleuning said the biggest design challenge was balancing the highperformance demands of the equipment with the overall goal of facilitating interaction among scientists and students.
“This is a people place, at a physical and intellectual crossroads joining science, research, education, and industry,” Schleuning said. “It is a great achievement for the University of Oregon.”
