NORTH ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (NERC)
Building ID: 1236 | Abbreviation: NERC
251 Shelby Lane
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
The fourth and final phase of the four-building complex surrounding the Shelby Engineering and Science Quad, the North Engineering Research Center opened in fall 2013. The four-story building has about 206,000 gross square feet that includes 59 research laboratories, five instructional labs and a 7,000-square-foot clean room, home to the UA Microfabrication Facility. Used by five of the seven departments in the College of Engineering, the North Engineering Research Center focuses on research in materials characterization and technology, specifically in structural characterization, composite and nanocomposites, coating and corrosion, materials processing, welding and joining, as well as electronic, magnetic and photonic devices. The first floor contains a large meeting room and open meeting space used by students and the faculty dot the entire building. Offices for graduate students and faculty members are on all three floors along with faculty labs.