The Michael R. and Marilyn C. Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center
The Department of Biology is housed in the state-of-the-art Michael R. and Marilyn C. Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center at Â鶹´«Ã½'s Lake Shore Campus. Major research instrumentation includes a complete microscopy facility with transmission and scanning electron microscopes and a histology laboratory.
At the Quinlan Life Sciences Center, the department maintains:
- Environmental rooms
- A digital-imaging facility
- Digital molecular analysis equipment
- Darkrooms
- Equipment rooms
- Greenhouses
- Insectary
- Herbarium
- Artificial stream system
Vans, diving equipment, and two research boats are also available for Lake Michigan studies.
Every office and laboratory in the Quinlan Life Sciences Center includes a Pentium IV or Macintosh (G4 or G5) desktop computer with high-speed T2 Internet access. Computers are equipped with word processing, digital imaging, statistical modeling, bioinformatics, and data management software. Several databases may be accessed by office and laboratory computers via Â鶹´«Ã½'s Internet and intranet servers.
Construction Facts
Construction of the Quinlan Life Sciences Center required:
- 20,347,200 pounds of concrete
- 168,500 pounds of sheet metal ductwork
- 258,840 feet of electrical conduit
- 1,230,000 feet of power wire
- 312,000 feet of low-voltage wire
- 26,000 wire nuts
- Building Construction Movie (SWF)
- The aquatic simulation laboratory is located on the penthouse floor of the Quinlan Life Sciences Center. This floor houses six ponds and artificial streams that allow students to replicate any weather environment and gain insight into the aquatic life response to these environments.