RICE RECEIVES $11.1 MILLION STIMULUS GRANT FOR PHYSICS BUILDING

HOUSTON — Rice University has received $11.1 million in federal stimulus funding for the Brockman Hall of Physics, a new research facility that is currently under construction at the school’s Houston campus. The building will total 110,000 square feet, and it will provide space for research and education in fundamental and applied physics. Faculty from the Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering will occupy the facility, which is slated for a spring 2011 completion and will be applying for LEED-Silver certification. The funding was awarded by the National Institute of Standards & Technology. Philadelphia-based KieranTimberlake Associates has serving as project architect, with Gilbane Building Co. providing general contracting services.