The Charlotte Research Institute at UNC Charlotte hosted nearly 100 people today to celebrate the grand opening of 14,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space in Grigg Hall. Grigg houses the Physics Department and the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications. Funding for the $2.8 million lab was jointly funded by the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and the State of North Carolina in a project that was approved in 2006. The lab provides an environment where regional businesses can collaborate with UNC Charlotte researchers in order to leverage talent, provide access to cutting-edge facilities, grow businesses and create new jobs.
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