# Fitzpatrick Center

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Research center at Duke University

Fitzpatrick Center (also known as FCIEMAS) Interactive map of the Fitzpatrick Center area General information Type Research center focusing on biology, photonics, materials and integrated sensors Location West Campus, Duke University Coordinates 36°00′13″N 78°56′23″W / 36.003520°N 78.939599°W / 36.003520; -78.939599 Named for Michael and Patty Fitzpatrick Completed 2004 Design and construction Architect Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Website Duke Engineering

The **Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences**—[colloquially](/source/Colloquial) referred to as **FCIEMAS** (pronounced "eff-see-mas") —opened in August 2004 on the West campus of [Duke University](/source/Duke_University). [Research](/source/Research) facilities focus on the fields of [photonics](/source/Photonics), [bioengineering](/source/Bioengineering), communications, and [materials science](/source/Materials_science) and [materials engineering](/source/Materials_engineering). The aim of the building was to emphasize interdisciplinary activities and encourage cross-departmental interactions. The building houses numerous wet bench [laboratories](/source/Laboratories) (highlighted by a [nanotechnology](/source/Nanotechnology) research wing), offices, teaching spaces, and an Irish themed café Twinnie's.[1] FCIEMAS contains: a three-story, 10,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) atrium; 206-seat auditorium; 104,000 square feet (9,700 m2) of laboratory space; 10,000 square feet (1,000 m2) 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 [$](/source/USD)97 million.

Panorama of the $97 million FCIEMAS

## See also

- [Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy](/source/Duke_University_Institute_for_Genome_Sciences_and_Policy)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [About Pratt Facilities](http://pratt.duke.edu/about/facilities)

## External links

- [Official website](https://pratt.duke.edu/about/campus/facilities/fitzpatrick-center)

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