The center, which will be the largest academic building on campus, is scheduled for completion in spring 2003.
Departments in the new building include chemistry, biology, physics and marine and environmental sciences. The center will include six classrooms, a laser lab, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facility, aquariums, a hydrodynamics lab, an astronomy deck, and a greenhouse and aviary.
Coca-Cola has donated $250,000 to the effort, while Darlene Shiley has offered a $1 million gift as a tribute to her husband Donald, who founded Shiley Inc. in 1964 to manufacture the original artificial heart valves. The Fletcher Jones Foundation, which honors the late Fletcher Jones, who co-founded Computer Sciences Corp. in 1959, has contributed $1 million.
USD is a Catholic institution that overlooks Mission Bay. Although the campus is noted for its liberal arts programs, the new buildings will shore up its science and technology programs.
Carrier Johnson is the architect and Rudolf and Sletten Inc. is the contractor for the Center for Science and Technology, which broke ground in May.
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