Carolina Physical Science Complex Now Under Construction
The Carolina Physical Science Complex marks a new beginning for Carolina Science. The largest construction project in the history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the $205 million complex will replace outdated, deteriorating buildings with state-of-the-art facilities. It will provide an innovative learning atmosphere for students and open the door for integrated collaboration among Carolina's world-renowned scientists.
The complex, which will be built in two phases, results from a public-private partnership driven by the 2000 Higher Education Bond Referendum. When North Carolina citizens voted for the referendum, they approved nearly $84 million for the complex. That was the referendum’s single largest allocation for any project across the 16-campus UNC system. The university is also raising more than $22 million in private gifts as part of the Carolina First campaign. And UNC scientists are helping finance the construction costs. Research grants awarded by the federal government and other sources bring with them overhead receipts — reimbursements for the cost of conducting research — that are part of the project's financing plan.
The Science Complex will house the university's departments of chemistry, computer science, marine sciences, mathematics, physics and astronomy, and a new Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology .
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This article was originally released by UNC News Services.