LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming has officially dedicated its new state-of-the-art research facility on the Laramie campus.
The $68 million High Bay Research Facility was built to for oil and gas research.
Gov. Matt Mead was among those who attended the dedication ceremony Thursday.
Mead says the facility represents a commitment to maintaining Wyoming’s leadership role in energy research.
UW President Laurie Nichols says UW researchers and students will be able to expand cutting-edge oil and gas research that benefits the state, as well as other engineering research important to industries in the state and region.
The facility houses the Center of Innovation for Flow Through Porous Media, the Improved Oil Recovery Laboratory, the Geomechanical/Petrology Laboratory and a Structures Research Laboratory.
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