The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences—

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ly referred to as FCIEMAS (pronounced "eff-see-mas") —opened in August 2004 on the West campus of

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

Research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

facilities focus on the fields of photonics,

bioengineering Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number ...

, communications, and

materials science Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origins of materials sci ...

and

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. The aim of the building was to emphasize interdisciplinary activities and encourage cross-departmental interactions. The building houses numerous wet bench

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(highlighted by a

nanotechnology Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important in describing propertie ...

research wing), offices, teaching spaces, and an Irish themed café Twinnie's.About Pratt Facilities
/ref> FCIEMAS contains: a three-story, atrium; 206-seat auditorium; of laboratory space; of conference space; and the Duke Immersive Virtual Environment (one of seven in the world). The construction of FCIEMAS took more than three years and cost more than $97 million.

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* Duke University campus 2004 establishments in North Carolina {{DukeUniversity-stub

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