The latest thinking on facilities for advanced materials, 4D biomolecular science, quantum chemistry

The freshly-opened Chemistry Building at University of Maryland delivers state-of-the-art infrastructure to support research in sustainable advanced materials, 4-dimensional biomolecular science, quantum chemistry, and more. Chemistry Professor and Department Chair Janice Reutt-Robey was involved in every step of design, construction, and now occupancy, and in this session she examines rationales for decisions on programming, lab configurations, and future-facing flexibility across a variety of climate-controlled environments, vibration-mitigated spaces, and mixed-discipline research labs. She highlights key lessons learned along the way, and how the early planning projections on space needs have worked out, both through the project and after move-in.