New building construction
to convert Purdue Village
to research complex
Research center to eliminate
some student housing
By Kurt Esposito
Summer
Editor
Parts of the Purdue Village will soon be converted
into a research complex.
"This will be used for research that involves most
of the parts on campus," said Richard Schwartz, dean of the Schools
of Engineering.
The complex will house a $5 million nanotechnology
research center. The funds for the nanotechnology center were received
from Indiana General Assembly's 2001-2002 budget.
The field involves the study of building miniature
devices and systems one atom at a time. Some of its applications include
medical treatment and communications.
The University has not decided what facilities
the other buildings will hold.
The construction of the complex will eliminate
a total of 350 apartments located in the village, which was formerly
known as Married Student Housing.
The first phase of construction will take place
in the northern part of the village and will eliminate eight buildings,
which hold126 apartments.
"The University is looking for additional land
for the building of academic facilities and (the Purdue Village) has
been identified as an ideal location," said John Sautter, vice president
for housing and food services.
Construction for the first phase is scheduled to
begin in June of 2002 and end in the fall of 2004.
Notices about the construction were sent out to
everyone living in the village, said Sautter. He said everyone living
in a building to be torn in phase one, have been informed they need
to relocate before June 2002.
"We expect to house all the folks impacted by this,"
he said.
Carolyn Newlin, manager of the Purdue Village,
the buildings that will be affected in phase one contain married couples
and families. She said buildings containing undergraduate students will
also be affected in the future.
The following four phases will raze14 buildings,
which include 224 apartments.
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