What others are saying about Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories

Allyn Brown, trustee, Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust
"The University of Oregon is an acknowledged world leader in green chemistry education. We are proud to support the construction of the Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories because it is a showcase for green nanoscience. Safe, responsible development of nanotechnologies and materials is crucial for environmental health and safety efforts around the globe."

David Lyon, chemistry director, Bend Research,  Inc.
"We collaborate with universities around the world because of their unique capabilities. Now the University of Oregon has a very special and unique capability, and we see this as a great new opportunity to expand our existing collaborations at the UO as well as to establish new ones. We would much rather spend our money at home."

Jeff Loomis, president and CEO, Loomis Group
"In the coming decades, America's economic strength will be closely tied to its ability to innovate in ways that cross traditional scientific borders. By bringing together students and researchers from many fields, and providing them with a world-class set of tools, the University of Oregon's Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories will make an essential contribution to our innovation economy and to the careers of everyone who participates in its programs."

Don Kania, president and CEO, FEI Company
"We are very excited to have FEI's flagship product, the Titan electron microscope, selected for the Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories at the University of Oregon. The combination of the new, state-of-the-art facilities and the Titan, the world's most powerful transmission electron microscope, will provide a world-class resource for advancing the work of University of Oregon researchers and their partners in ONAMI. This new building strengthens Oregon's leadership role in the global race to develop nanotechnology."

Sam Angelos, vice president and general manager, technology development operations, Hewlett-Packard
"Outstanding university education programs, scientific research and facilities have always been key considerations for Hewlett-Packard's site selection and investment decisions. This new world-class ONAMI nanoscience facility significantly boosts Oregon's ability to compete in the global innovation economy.”

Donggyun Kim, president and CEO, Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America, Inc.
"For our company to successfully compete in the semiconductor market worldwide, we have to recruit the best and the brightest in the field. With UO's Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories, Oregon is poised to be the national leader in nanotechnology training and research. Our competitive edge is having ONAMI in our backyard, being able to tap into the best minds in the field of nanotechnology to help manufacture the most cutting edge semiconductor memory in the world. Thank you, University of Oregon!"

Robert Chau, Intel senior fellow, director of transistor research and nanotechnology
"The UO's Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories catapult Oregon's nanotechnology training and research capabilities into a leadership position that will substantially benefit Oregon's students, businesses and the economy. The university has always been a strong Intel partner, producing top-tier students and research. Intel looks forward to the laboratories stimulating even more collaboration and technology advances."

Matt Pearson, senior project manager, Lease Crutcher Lewis
"Exceeding the vibration metrics sought for this project and thus creating an already coveted, nationally recognized research environment, is a phenomenal achievement. Leveraging the expert knowledge of UO scientists and the vision of SRG Partnership, Lewis excavated 5,000 cubic feet of solid rock to create the natural, vibration-dampening structure responsible for the facility's renowned performance."

Skip Rung, executive director, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI)
"It has always been true that there is no substitute for world-class facilities and infrastructure for science research. When combined with the outstanding professional service to academic and commercial users that the Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon (CAMCOR) has long provided according to the ONAMI shared facility model, the impact of this phenomenal new signature research facility is going to be felt worldwide."

David Chen, chair, Oregon Innovation Council
"Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories represents the powerful leverage inherent in Oregon's unique approach to creating a competitive advantage through partnerships for research and job creation. This new facility, housed at the University of Oregon, provides our region with a significant time and infrastructure advantage in the global race for innovation. ONAMI researchers and corporate partners will now have access to one of the world's largest and deepest collections of state-of-the-art equipment and technologies."

Jon Schleuning, architect for Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories and principal, SRG Partnership, Inc.
“This project dramatizes the intersecting needs of modern technology and human discovery. Our challenge was to develop a creative and collaborative environment in a highly sophisticated and technically demanding space 17 feet below grade. Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories is a people place, at a physical and intellectual crossroads joining science, research, education, and industry. It is a wonderful achievement for the University of Oregon.”

George Williams, president, Voxtel, Inc.
"As a small business, locating our nanotechnology development operations in the UO's Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories provides Voxtel, Inc. with a compelling competitive edge. This unique combination of resources allows Voxtel to conduct world-class research, to innovate and to rapidly develop and market new technology."

Governor Ted Kulongoski
"This facility is an example of the state's innovation-based approach to economic development and the crucial link of higher education research to the economy. Together, the state, the University of Oregon and ONAMI are not only creating the seeds for the economy of the future, but they are enhancing Oregon's economy today."

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
"This cutting-edge facility represents a tremendous addition to the students and faculty at the University of Oregon as well as Oregon's nanotechnology community. This state-of-the-art resource, with its ability to attract the best and the brightest, is exactly what I had in mind for the state when I wrote the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, which finances this vital research and helps keep Oregon at the forefront of this important new field."

U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.)
"It is especially gratifying to see that these facilities will be broadly available to support university and industry partners and to serve the growing cadre of enterprises in Oregon focused on the development and commercialization of nanotechnology."