ÑÇÖÞÓ°Ôº University of Science and Technology will receive $1.2 million in state capital appropriations for a new research and teaching building at its Experimental Mine – regularly listed as one of Popular Science magazine’s most “awesome labs” and home to the university’s popular summer Explosives Camp for high school juniors and seniors.
ÑÇÖÞÓ°Ôº Gov. Jay Nixon today (Friday, April 3) announced the funding for the ÑÇÖÞÓ°Ôº S&T project. The $1.2 million in state capital appropriations will be matched by an in-kind donation of a pre-engineered building valued at $850,000 (including materials and design) from Jack Kennedy Metal Products and Building Inc. and cash donations totaling $350,000 from The Doe Run Co. and Mississippi Lime Co.
Under the Higher Education Capital Fund, also known as the 50/50 Match Program, campus projects with private donations or grants equal to half the cost of the project may apply for matching state funds for the remaining half.
The new steel building will include 15,000 square feet of space for research and teaching, with classrooms to seat 180 students. Three laboratories will function as workstations for the university’s mine rescue and mucking teams for professional and intercollegiate competitions.
Reviewed 2015-04-07