North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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C State has big plans for its College of sors for better diagnosis and treatment of disease, high- speed microscopic switches and other important and technologically challenging devices are built. Engineering. The opening of the brand new Engineering Graduate Research Center (EGRC) on Centennial Campus will provide the College of Engineering with better facilities to work in, as well as hands-on research opportunities for students. This new addition on Centennial Campus is dedicated to graduate education and research. There are four departments within the complex: electrical, computer science, civil, and materials engineering. Students and faculty will now be able to do much-need- ed research there. The center will expand opportunities for the industry of engineering, said John Gilligan, the associ- ate dean of graduate education and research. The goal of NCSU is to move the entire College of Engineering to Centennial Campus in the next 15 to 20 years, which will allow easier access to state-of-the- art technology for the advancement of engineering, Gilligan said. It ' s a new philosophy, he added. We want to integrate new research areas with graduate education and industry. All equipment will be built by students and pro- fessors in the EGRC and will have an immense effect on the people of the state of North Carolina, as well as the rest of the world. The center will not only aid in the advancement of computer science, but it will also aid in benefiting the lives of all humanity. However, Gilligan is quick to point out that this is not the most important purpose of the facility. The faculty and students out there are the main focus of this building. Construction on the EGRC began in 1994 and the first tenants were ready to move in by the end of the school year of 1996. Dr. Nino A. Masnari, dean of the College of Engineering, presided over the dedication ceremony on October 24, 1997. The first state-funded engineering building at NC State in 30 years, the EGRC comprises a main lab- oratory building and the Constructed Facilities Laboratory. However, Gilligan said the project is still far from complete. We need about three or four more buildings the size of this one to complete the movement of the department to Centennial Campus. With adequate funding and good transportation, this dream can become a reality. We believe that, out there, the engi- neering department can expand as far as is necessary to satisfy the demand of engineers in this country. The complex houses a total of 20 research cen- ters. Within these center ' s large concrete beams, sen- Story by Lynn Allen Photo by Jamie Stevens NCSU OPENS 10 PROLI

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