University of Missouri, Schweitzer Hall Addition and Renovation

University of Missouri, Schweitzer Hall Addition and Renovation

Clark & Enersen provided laboratory planning and engineering design services for an addition and renovation to the University of Missouri’s Schweitzer Hall. The project focused on consolidating all campus biochemistry research efforts into one building, which required renovating laboratory and support spaces and upgrading mechanical and electrical systems to improve ventilation, comfort, and lighting.

A major part of the project involved installing an 800-MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonator (NMR) to accommodate research requirements for the School of Medicine. Our team was critical to ensuring that all of the physical and system requirements relative to installation and operation of the new NMR facility were designed in a manner that was safe for the researchers, students, and the general public.

Safeguards included:

  • An emergency exhaust system that quickly evacuates helium and/or nitrogen gas during an NMR quench.
  • Natural gas generator to provide backup power in the event of a utility failure.
  • Careful placement of the NMR to control the potentially hazardous/disruptive magnetic fields produced during operation, or in the event of a failure.
Stats and Results
Location Columbia, Missouri
Square Feet 24,000

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