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Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 4/11/22
On April 12, 2022, NC State University officials and
stakeholders will dedicate the NC State University Plant Sciences
Building. The dedication event is free and open to the public, media and the
NC State campus community. For photos, videos, quotes and other background
materials, visit the N.C. PSI Media Kit. The soon-to-be-occupied NC State Plant Sciences Building is in the heart of NC State’s Centennial Campus. Design firm Flad Architects and
construction company DPR Construction collaborated
with NC State to turn the vision for a world-class plant sciences facility
into a five-story, 185,000-sq. ft. reality. Among the building’s features: rare growth chambers, 25-foot greenhouses that can house any crop and several core labs that specialize in mass spectrometry, measuring volatiles or chemical compounds that plants use to communicate, and machinery that can quickly sequence not only plants but also the microbes and other living organisms on them. The NC State Plant Sciences Building will bring together
researchers from diverse disciplines to support collaborations within the
university, and external collaborations with industry, government and other
academic research institutions. Dedication Ceremony DetailsThe program starts at 11 a.m. with featured speakers, including:
- U.S.
Department of Agriculture Research Service Administrator Chavonda
Jacobs-Young
- N.C.
Senator Phil Berger
- NC State
University Chancellor Randy Woodson
- Farmer
and Golden LEAF Board Member Lawrence Davenport
- NC State
University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Interim Dean John
Dole
- N.C.
Plant Sciences Initiative Executive Director Adrian
Percy
- NC State
University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Graduate
Student Shelly Hunt
Location: The NC State
University Plant Sciences Building is at 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606.
Business casual attire is recommended, but please dress for the weather as the
ceremony will be in the green area outside the building. Complimentary parking
will be available inside the Partners Way Deck (851 Partners Way). Visit the NC State University Plant Sciences Dedication webpage for detailed event information.
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