Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall
Opened: 2007
Cost: $12.4 million
Address
Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall
203 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971
Major Funding
Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann
Space
25,000 assignable square feet of space for offices, conferences and research.
Programs
This facility is home to the Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and Purdue Policy Research Institute. The facility also houses the Purdue Center for the Environment, Purdue Center for Global Food Security, Purdue Climate Change Research Center and Center for Global Soundscapes. These centers lead research in biofuels, solar, wind, clean coal, nuclear, batteries, water and hydrogen, as well as biodiversity, climate change, the carbon cycle, hydroclimatology, weather extremes and food security issues. Mann Hall is also home to the Institute Accessible Science Lab (IAS), State Utility Forecasting Group (SUFG), Institute for Plant Sciences, Laboratory for Agricultural Sensing and Analytics Research and National Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure.
Unique Features
The building's architect and interior designer are from the first women-owned firm to design a Purdue facility. Design features include a flexible layout for new projects and contemporary, open spaces to foster collaboration. Mann Hall has videoconferencing capabilities in meeting rooms.
Contact
Steve Rudolph, Building Deputy
765-496-2380
sgrudolph@purdue.edu
