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The University of Kansas’ EEEC project will enhance geology and other scientific research.
By Jim Harris
The University of Kansas’ science program will soon receive a major boost thanks to a state-of-the-art academic and research facility now under construction.
General Contractor Turner Construction started work last September on the university’s $80 million Earth, Energy and Environment Center (EEEC). When it opens in December 2017, the center will offer faculty, staff, students and researchers laboratory and classroom space as well a conference center with collaborative spaces. Groundbreaking was last September.
The 145,000-square-foot complex is designed to serve those pursuing several scientific fields including
geology, physics, and chemistry. “The EEEC will promote the kind of cross-disciplinary research that has the ability to shape our energy- and water- hungry future,” the university says.