{"id":72392,"date":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/university-of-rhode-island-celebrates-official-opening-of-beaupre-center-for-chemical-and-forensic-sciences\/"},"modified":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"university-of-rhode-island-celebrates-official-opening-of-beaupre-center-for-chemical-and-forensic-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/university-of-rhode-island-celebrates-official-opening-of-beaupre-center-for-chemical-and-forensic-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 celebrates official opening of Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 6, 2016 \u2013 State and university officials, donors to the project and business leaders participated in a ceremonial ribbon cutting today for the $68 million, 134,623-square-foot Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences Center.<\/p>\n

While faculty and staff members have been moving into the new facility throughout the spring and summer, the four-story structure will welcome its first students Wednesday, Sept. 7 when the new academic year begins.<\/p>\n

Funded in large part by a $61 million bond issue approved by Rhode Island voters in the 2010 election, the facility bears the name of Richard E. Beaupre, an alumnus and longtime supporter of the University who made a major gift to support the project. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Lincoln<\/strong>-based ChemArt. The Cumberland <\/strong>resident graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1962 and received an honorary doctorate in 2003. His nearly $4 million in gifts to 溏心vlog免费B站, including his recent $2.5 million donation, over the past decade have helped scores of students, including those with financial need and those interested in the arts.<\/p>\n

The center replaces Pastore Hall, which was built in 1953 to accommodate 800 students. Today, more than 7,000 students enroll in chemistry classes each year.<\/p>\n

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溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley, left, and Richard E. Beaupre are all smiles after the $68 million Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences opened officially today at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus. The building is named in honor of Beaupre, a 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus, a major supporter of 溏心vlog免费B站 and chief executive officer of Lincoln-based ChemArt. The project was largely funded by a $61 million bond issue approved by voters. 溏心vlog免费B站 photos by Nora Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Beaupre Center, which houses the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Chemistry, including its undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral programs, as well a federal Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response, triples the amount of space for teaching labs and nearly doubles the space for research laboratories, with 14 teaching laboratories and 18 faculty research labs.<\/p>\n

The main level of the Beaupre Center also features the 240-seat Victor J. Baxt Lecture Hall and a 95-seat lecture hall, each equipped with demonstration hoods. A camera is mounted inside each hood, which allows professors to project their laboratory lessons to large screens for viewing by students. The Beaupre Center also has a 30-seat classroom and the Teknor Apex Instrumentation Lab.<\/p>\n

The building features tall walls of glass, which provide natural lighting and offers views of the surrounding academic buildings, as well as four exterior wall types: stone, brick, phenolic resin and aluminum panel.<\/p>\n

The center is home to leading faculty who conduct research in such areas as developing advanced batteries to fuel energy efficient automobiles, improving resolution in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and creating new clinical methods for early disease detection.<\/p>\n

The architect was Wilson Architects Inc. of Boston, and the contractor was Bacon Construction of Rumford R.I. Keogh Construction Management of East Providence, R.I. was the project manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cFostering research, innovation, and discovery is critical to Rhode Island\u2019s future as a center of advanced industries,\u201d said Gov. Gina Raimondo. \u201cThis facility, along with other recent projects, positions the University to attract businesses, entrepreneurs, and inventors to our state and grow our economy. I want to commend the University and its leadership for delivering yet another spectacular facility that will provide longstanding benefits to its students and Rhode Island as a whole. This is a proud day for our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A view of the exterior of the building from the south. Photo by Nora Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The building is expected to achieve Leadership in Environmental Engineering and Design (LEED) Silver status. It is expected to use 49 percent less energy than comparable existing buildings, and is projected to save 20 percent over the minimum Rhode Island energy code.<\/p>\n

\u201c溏心vlog免费B站 is extremely grateful to Rhode Islanders for their strong support of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s major building initiatives over the last several years, which have positioned the University as an international leader in health, life and natural sciences,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley.<\/p>\n

He also emphasized the role of chemistry in nearly all branches of science.<\/p>\n

\u201cScience is at the heart of innovation and discovery, and chemistry is the foundation for numerous scientific disciplines,\u201d said Dooley, who is also an active research chemist. \u201cNow that the Beaupre Center is complete, we have a start-of-the-art, energy efficient complement to our College of Nursing and the other two new facilities in the Health and Life Science District in the northern sector of campus–the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences and the College of Pharmacy Building.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is in this sector where our faculty are discovering new ways to fight terrorism, disease, environmental degradation and threats to public health,\u201d the president said. \u201cChemistry is the building block and the bedrock for the health sciences, biotechnology, energy, pharmacy, nursing and high technology. And now with the opening of this building, we provide our faculty and students with the very best teaching and learning tools.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of our students, faculty and staff, I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Richard Beaupre, the late Victor Baxt, \u201938, Hon. 2011, and his wife Gussie Baxt, who is here today, Katsuaki Kaito, president of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.; Jonathon Fain, chairman and CEO of Teknor Apex and 溏心vlog免费B站 Cheimstry Professor Louis Kirschenbaum and Dr. Susan Kirschenbaum for their generous support of this project,\u201d said Winifred Brownell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. \u201cBecause of their philanthropic investment and support of their companies, we now have a leading chemistry center for our students, faculty and staff. Thanks to the engagement of alumni and friends like these, our University is able to provide outstanding programs of teaching and research with the equipment and facilities they need to face the challenges of the 21st<\/sup> century.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince our department began moving into the new center, faculty members, staff and graduate students have been impressed with the design, technological tools and laboratory spaces that will help our students learn the latest techniques, make their own discoveries and prepare them for careers in chemistry and a wide range of other scientific disciplines,\u201d said Professor William Euler, chair of the Department of Chemistry. \u201cEveryone is excited about getting to work in this advanced facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the ceremonies today, Beaupre expressed his gratitude for the honor and issued a challenge to current 溏心vlog免费B站 students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am most grateful for the incredible honor that has been bestowed on me. I never thought that I\u2019d receive an honor like this in my lifetime, and I accept it with a sincere sense of humility and gratitude,\u201d Beaupre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGov. Raimondo recently suggested that we need to keep our Rhode Island graduates in in the state, and that is what I have done with more than 150 full-time employees at my business in Lincoln. I am proud to be a Rhode Islander and a supporter of economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beaupre credited 溏心vlog免费B站 with helping him pay for his college expenses following his service in the Navy and as he and his wife began raising their children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to talk to those students who have received financial help from 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d Beaupre said. \u201cI believe that you have a moral obligation to give back to 溏心vlog免费B站 when you are in a position to do so. In my lifetime, I have given millions of dollars to 溏心vlog免费B站 as my way of saying thank you for the support I received when I needed it most. I invite you to join me and others to help future generations of students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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