{"39683":{"#nid":"39683","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Marcus Nanotechnology Building Formally Dedicated","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree years after breaking ground, Georgia Tech is set to dedicate the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, one of the most ambitious and expensive projects in the Institute\u0027s history. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 24, at 3 p.m.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 190,000-square-foot complex poises Georgia Tech to be a global hub for nanotechnology research and development while igniting an environment that could potentially transform both local and state economies.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The opening of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building positions Georgia Tech as the premier facility for nanotechnology in the U.S.,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President Dr. G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson.  \u0022The invaluable research and activities taking place at our Nanotechnology Research Center (NRC) will affect the lives of every individual, from health care advances to green energy development and personal technology. Georgia Tech and Atlanta are now sufficiently equipped to be the nanotechnology hub of the southeast and the U.S.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Marcus building, coupled with current nanotechnology research facilities at the Pettit Microelectronics Building, creates an unparalleled complex for the development of nanotechnology enhanced by world-class researchers, faculty and student talent.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe $90 million facility was made possible in part by a grant from philanthropist Bernie Marcus, founder and chairman of the Marcus Foundation, who made a $15 million commitment to the project. Marcus views nanotechnology as a driving force in innovation and economic development for the 21st century and beyond.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There isn\u0027t anything that nanotechnology will not touch or influence in the future,\u0022 Marcus said. \u0022It will enhance medicine, high-technology and consumer products. I hope that nanotechnology will do for Georgia Tech, Atlanta and the region what the \u0022chip\u0022 did for Silicon Valley.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EForemost among the new facility\u0027s attributes is 30,000 square feet of clean room space, which provides the sterile environment and sophisticated equipment necessary to maximize the potential of nanotechnology. Companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, SanDisk and Kimberly-Clark have utilized the current NRC facility and clean room space for product research and development.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the addition of the facilities in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Georgia Tech\u0027s nanotechnology efforts could potentially be an economic boon for the Institute and metro Atlanta. Last year, nearly 600 users from academia, private enterprise and government utilized the existing facilities. The new facility will allow for significant growth in external users.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The NRC aims to be the hub of nanotechnology research and development nationally, delivering Atlanta the recognition in this field that the San Francisco Bay area earned for silicon chip development,\u0022 said Dr. James Meindl, director of the Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center founding director of the Nanotechnology Research Center.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dedication of the Marcus building will be followed by a reception and tours of the facility. Speakers at the event will include Marcus, Dr. Peterson, Dr. Meindl and Erroll B. Davis, Jr., chancellor of the University System of Georgia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a video tour of the new facility, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grover.mirc.gatech.edu\/nanohighres.mov\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/grover.mirc.gatech.edu\/nanohighres.mov\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/grover.mirc.gatech.edu\/nanohighres.mov\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Three years after breaking ground, Georgia Tech is set to dedicate the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, one of the most ambitious and expensive projects in the Institute\u0027s history. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 24, at 3 p.m.\n\nThe 190,000-square-foot complex poises Georgia Tech to be a global hub for nanotechnology research and development while igniting an environment that could potentially transform both local and state economies.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New complex promises to position Georgia tech as nanotechnology"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2009-04-23 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:25","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39684":{"id":"39684","type":"image","title":"tnk95073.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449174110","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:50","changed":"1475894258","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:38","alt":"","file":{"fid":"189667","name":"tnk95073.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnk95073_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnk95073_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61471,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tnk95073_0.jpg?itok=G_9Uhnrf"}}},"media_ids":["39684"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"833","name":"Nanotechnology; Engineering; Marcus"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=dfernandez8\u0022\u003EContact Don Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}