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CASIC Building
Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce - scheduled for
groundbreaking November 2011
- Funded by a competitive grant from the U.S. National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST), Auburn University will begin construction of the Center in
2012 in the Auburn Research Park across the street from Building 570.
- The 68,000 square foot building will house at least 21 research laboratories and
five multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs in the research areas of
standards and measurements, and marine and forecast sciences. More specific
research areas include ecosystem health forecasting and marine aquaculture;
biodiversity ecosystem maintenance; enhancement of commercially important
marine species; sensors for detecting biological and chemical contaminants in
water; biofuels that support large-scale commercialization; and advanced food
safety sensors, including those that monitor and forecast plant and animal health.
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