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Case Study: Oak Ridge National Labs Advanced Materials
Characterization Laboratory
Jeff Schantz, Jim
Nicolow,and Larry Allard,
Lord Aeck Sargent
Abstract:
At Oak Ridge National Labs, currently operated for the Department
of Energy by UT/Battelle, Lord Aeck Sargent has designed the Advanced
Materials Characterization Laboratory (AMCL). The companion building
to the High Temperature Materials Lab (HTML), the AMCL will house
the world's most powerful microscopes. These instruments include
the Aberation Corrected Electron Microscope (ACEM), with resolutions
to .5 Angstroms, the aberration-corrected VG-603 STEM presently
under construction, and house six other selected microscopes that
require optimal environmental conditions.
Other Facts:
- Size about 10,000 square foot floor space
- Estimated to cost $5 million
- Be single story over the instrument labs
- Be completed in Summer 2003, in time for delivery of the ACEM
- Be designed for remote instrument operation and virtual tours
The building is being designed as an extension of the instruments,
and will provide vibration, thermal, air movement, electromagnetic
interference and acoustic isolation. More information can be seen
at the ORNL web site at http://www.ms.ornl.gov/htmlhome/mauc/aml.htm.
This project has been designed in collaboration will Paula Logan,
ORNL's LEED™ Engineer for LEED™ silver rating. DOE requires
a LEED™ process for all projects. This project is the first
project for ORNL to undergo an integrated design/on board review
process for LEED™.
Biographies:
Jeffrey L. Schantz has a Bachelor of
Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art, and a Master of Architecture
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has over 16 years
of experience designing education, research and science facilities
for leading colleges and universities, research institutions, and
biopharmaceutical clients. Prior to joining Lord, Aeck & Sargent,
Jeffrey worked at Jenkins Peer Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina,
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, P.C., Albany, New York, and Ellenzweig
Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jeff is currently employed as a Principal by Lord, Aeck & Sargent
Architecture. He has served as Senior Project Manager and Principal
in Charge on projects for bio-tech and pharmaceutical companies
throughout the United States as well as for Oak Ridge National Labs,
the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Jim Nicolow received his Bachelor of
Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan, and his
Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan. Jim serves
as a facilitator for the incorporation of integrative Sustainable
Design strategies for Lord, Aeck & Sargent, as well as serving
as the firm's environmental advocate, keeping us abreast of the
latest Sustainable Design technologies and trends.
He is a "LEED™ 2.0 Accredited Professional" and
has worked on a wide range of projects including educational and
research facilities, student housing, historic rehabilitation and
adaptive reuse for clients such as Oak Ridge National Laboratories,
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Darton College and Georgia Institute
of Technology. Jim is also a member of the Planning and Development
committee, Winnona Park Neighborhood Association in Atlanta, Georgia.
Larry Allard is the user center leader.
He received his PhD from the University of Michigan. He has studied
numerous materials systems during his career, using primarily TEM.
His professional interests include all aspects of EM, implementation
of aberration correctors for TEM, and development of facilities
for housing advanced microscopes. He is the primary technical contact
for user activities in the MAUC.
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