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University of Notre Dame Creates Turbomachinery Facility

Published 7/9/2014

The University of Notre Dame is planning to build the $36 million Turbomachinery Facility in collaboration with General Electric, Indiana Michigan Power, and other industry partners in South Bend, Ind. Supporting the development of advanced gas turbine engine technologies, the 43,000-sf research and testing center will feature full-scale simulated operating environments including a $7.5 million, 10-megawatt jet propulsion engine rig. Construction will begin in summer of 2014 with completion in March of 2015. The Turbomachinery Facility is expected to be fully operational by July of 2016.