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Department of Energy Breaks Ground on Sensitive Instrument Facility

Published 6/16/2014

The U.S. Department of Energy broke ground on the $10 million Sensitive Instrument Facility at the Ames Laboratory in Iowa in June of 2014. Located in the Applied Sciences complex near Iowa State University, the 13,300-sf materials science research lab will house advanced electron and scanning probe microscopes in six laboratory bays built to mitigate vibration and electromagnetic interference. The design team includes M+W Zander, Sears Gerber Architecture, and Snyder & Associates. The general contractor is McGough Construction. Completion is expected in early 2015.

Organization Project Role
McGough Construction
General Contractor