CEMAS Expansion to Create Agile Research Environment
In 2019, CEMAS expanded its footprint by 5,000+ square feet to include an agile workspace for our researchers. This new space includes 70 workstations for permanent and visiting users at our facility. When we opened our doors in 2013, the previous Research Office space included 30 workstations. We are thrilled to say that within six years, we outgrew that space due to the overwhelming growth of our talent.
With this new space, we were committed to enhancing the collaborative culture that we pride ourselves on. With this in mind, we’ve added two huddle rooms, a Wellness Room, a lounge, and a kitchenette. We also now have two rooms dedicated to Export Controlled Research.
Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow, Catrina Wilson, is one of the many individuals who are utilizing the new space. "CEMAS is a community of people who bond over coffee and microscopy, the new expansion enables this to go one step further", Catrina said. "Collaborations are fostered here between people from diverse scientific backgrounds, giving people different lenses to analyze their research through to find novel solutions."
The addition of the new lounge area has proved very useful for our regular coffee hours, a lunch break, and even impromptu meetings. Alejandro Hinojos, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Research Associate, is thrilled to see the lounge as part of the design. "The new space in CEMAS has been an uplifting and refreshing change of scenery from since starting. The space has made collaborations with internal and external members easier," stated Alejandro.
Special thanks to all those involved with making this vision a reality.
