The groundbreaking ceremony for Argonne’s new Materials Design Laboratory will be held Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Bldg. 241 Parking Lot. All employees whose schedules permit are welcome to attend.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is expected to speak at the ceremony, and a reception will follow.
Parking will be very limited; continuous shuttle will be provided to the event site beginning at 10:15 a.m., with stops at Bldgs. 362, 401, 212, 201, 203, 200 and 205.
The Materials Design Laboratory will provide more than 100,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, and will be built adjacent to the Energy Sciences Building (Bldg. 241).