Plant Sciences Building Areas

First Floor

Davenport Farms Lounge

Have a seat and visit with a colleague while taking in views of the beautiful outside landscape or observing the inside collaborative ecosystem in action.

Administrative Suite

The N.C. PSI administrative team is based in this suite of offices. This includes the executive director and the operational team members.

Albert and Paula Corbett Elevator

Bioretention Garden

Enjoy the diversity of plant life in this perennial garden of plants that artistically and horticulturally capture the theme of the building.

Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc. Seminar Room Lobby

An inviting gathering space to cultivate collaborations with seminar attendees before and after scheduled events.

Culpepper Family Lobby

A welcoming, two-story entrance that invites the public to learn more about the N.C. PSI story, recognizes its donors, and highlights N.C. PSI research and North Carolina’s network of 18 research stations. The Culpepper Family Lobby will be the social hub of the facility.

Deloatche Family Elevator

Demo Lab

This state-of-the-art space is designed to showcase ongoing N.C. PSI research projects to the public and serves as a hands-on educational area for students, teachers, extension agents, and other groups. The STEM Studio can be viewed by audiences from the Culpepper Family Lobby.

Executive Director’s Office

This office is home to the N.C. PSI executive director, Adrian Percy. This renowned leader and accomplished scientist guides the vision for the N.C. PSI and manages the world-class science being conducted in the building.

Farm Credit Lawn

A beautiful public lawnscape to sit and enjoy the day or that can be used for formal activities such as recognition events, graduations and donor appreciation gatherings.

Main Staircase

With a featured art wall behind the staircase, these open-air stairs lead to the second floor of an open two-story hearth with magnificent views of Centennial Campus.

North Carolina Farm Bureau Learning Commons

An interactive, high-tech convergence space where visitors can learn about North Carolina agriculture and NC State’s work in plant science teaching, research and extension.

Executive Director’s Conference Room

This formal meeting room supports small- to moderate-sized groups for scheduled meetings, discussions or team gatherings, and primarily serves the N.C. PSI leadership team and their stakeholders.

Plaza

The Plaza is the grand pathway leading into and out of the building and is a great spot to enjoy a beautiful day outside of this world-class facility.

Porch

Drawing from a rural theme, the N.C. PSI Porch welcomes students, faculty, partners and the general public into the building, and functions as a common place to meet and enjoy being outside.

Seminar Rooms

A flexible meeting and lecture space that can accommodate up to 135 partners, students or stakeholders for seminars and workshops, with technology to support global connectivity.

Terrace

Flowing out from the Seminar Rooms, the Terrace is great for outdoor receptions or if guests just need some fresh air between meetings.

Test Planting Plots

Test planting areas showcase plant varieties that are being used or are under development by plant scientists from around the state. The areas are rotated regularly to demonstrate various research activities. Thank you to the donors who made these Test Planting Plots possible: Anderson Farms, Dale C. and Genia Tyson Bone, Pam G. Marrone and Michael J. Rogers, William Reid, and the Vick Family Farms.

Second Floor

2nd Floor Breakroom

Overlooking the front lawn, this break space is equipped with unique amenities to support informal team meetings, lunches or spontaneous exchanges.

2nd Floor Connecting Corridor

2nd Floor Lounge

Have a seat and visit with a colleague while taking in views of the beautiful outside landscape or observing the inside collaborative ecosystem in action.

BSC Lab 1

This lab provides a biosafety cabinet for safely and securely working with hazardous materials or disease-causing microbes, and is available for use by researchers.

CMIF Suite

The Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility (CMIF) is the flagship microscopy core for the University. This lab provides cutting-edge equipment for imaging that not only serve the needs of the Plant Sciences Building, but also the general NC State research community.

The suite includes two large imaging rooms for confocal microscopy and three smaller rooms configured to be flexible in size to accommodate changing needs of future generation microscopy equipment. A preparation area, enclosed manager’s office, two technician stations, and a digital analysis and instruction area for educational demonstrations are all part of the CMIF suite.

Leaf Wall Staircase

Spanning from the ground floor to the fourth floor, the Leaf Wall Staircase is the spine of the building, with a unique plant-theme design on the wall to connect people from the public floor to the research floors above.

Genomic Sciences Laboratory

The Genomic Sciences Laboratory (GSL) is an NC State core facility that offers the latest equipment and infrastructure required to support plant science researchers in the areas of sequencing and genomic prediction technologies. The GSL also has a secondary shared equipment analysis lab, which provides space for shared equipment for researchers working across key core lab functions.

Growth Suite

A key lab support space for research teams in the building, this set of rooms includes two walk-in plant growth chambers, a cold lab and a cold storage room.

Huddle Rooms

The second floor of the Plant Sciences Building has four Huddle Rooms. The Huddle rooms are small, enclosed rooms where up to four people can collaborate or where individuals can work in a quiet space.

Open Labs

The open labs in the building provide flexible research space with the ability to accommodate a range of research team sizes and adapt to future research project needs. The second floor houses 2 open lab areas.

Open Office Conference Rooms

There are two small conference room on the second floor, which are primarily used to support the research teams in the local office neighborhood. Ideal for lab team meetings, these room can accommodate approximately 10 people.

METRIC Lab

The Molecular Education, Technology and Research Innovation Center (METRIC) is another NC State core facility that is housed in the Plant Sciences Building. The METRIC lab provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and cutting-edge analytical instrumentation for molecular and OMICS-based research.

Study Rooms

There are four Study rooms on the second floor. These study rooms are designed for individuals to have a quiet place to work on research results or other “heads down” work. A special thank you to William K. and Ann T. Collins, whose donation made one of the second floor Study Rooms possible.

Third Floor

3rd Floor Breakroom

Overlooking the front lawn, this break space is equipped with unique amenities and comfortable seating to support informal team meetings, lunches or spontaneous exchanges.

3rd Floor Connecting Corridor

The corridor connects the two wings on the third floor of the Plant Sciences Building.

3rd Floor Conference Room

This large conference room can accommodate meetings of 12 to 14 people.

Atticus Conference Room

This large conference room can accommodate meetings of 18 to 20 people.

Biosafety Cabinet Lab

This lab provides a biosafety cabinet for safely and securely working with hazardous materials or disease-causing microbes and is available for use by researchers.

Growth Suite

A key lab support space for research teams in the building, this suite of rooms includes a pair of walk-in plant growth chamber rooms, a cold lab and a cold storage room.

Huddle Rooms

The third floor of the Plant Sciences Building has five Huddle Rooms. These Huddle Rooms are small, enclosed rooms where up to four people can collaborate or where individuals can work in a quiet space. A special thank you to Jack and Gladys Lee, whose donation made one of the third floor Huddle Rooms possible.

Lounge Area

The third floor lounge area offers comfortable seating to enable collaboration with colleagues in an open, casual environment.

Makerspace and Flex Labs

The Makerspace is a 1,050 square-foot laboratory environment for rapid
prototyping of low-cost custom hardware and software solutions for monitoring plant and cropping systems across agricultural scales. Supported by the Makerspace director, this space is a routine resource for development of new techniques and for training faculty, staff, students, and research station personnel. There are two smaller Makerspace Flex labs located next to the main Makerspace area.

Open Labs

The two open labs on the third floor provide flexible research space with the ability to accommodate a range of research team sizes and adapt to future research project needs.

Optical Sensing Lab

This lab provides key equipment to supports plant science researchers in the areas of fiber optics and related imaging technologies.

Transformation Media Prep Lab

This lab provides key equipment to support plant science researchers in the areas of plant transformation, sterile media preparation and related technologies.

Open Office Conference Rooms

The third floor has two small conference rooms, which are primarily used to support the research teams in the local office neighborhood. Ideal for lab team meetings, this room can accommodate approximately 10 people.

Study Rooms

There are seven Study Rooms on the third floor of the building. These study rooms are designed for individuals to have a quiet place to work on research results or other “heads down” work. A special thank you to Richard C. and Marcia H. Reich, whose donation made one of the third floor Study Rooms possible.

Think Tank

The “Think Tank” is an enclosed workstation area provided to staff requiring a quiet area for focused work. This space is particularly suited for data scientists.

Fourth Floor

4th Floor Breakroom

This break space is equipped with unique amenities to support informal team meetings, lunches or spontaneous exchanges.

4th Floor Connecting Corridor

4th Floor Greenhouse Mechanical Area

This area houses the air handling units and other mechanical infrastructure to support the greenhouse compartments above.

Board Room

Spectacular views of Centennial Campus and downtown Raleigh are visible from this high-tech boardroom.

Breakroom Seating 4A and Breakroom Seating 4B

Breakroom seating is a place to sit with colleagues and enjoy conversation and beverages or snacks.

Dr. Alan R. Ayers Study Room

Study rooms are designed for individual use to have a place of relative quietness for working on research results or other “heads down” work.

E. Allen and Ann B. James Study Room 6

Study rooms are designed for individual use to have a place of relative quietness for working on research results or other “heads down” work.

Huddle 5, Huddle 7, Huddle 12, and Huddle 14

Huddle rooms are small, enclosed rooms where one to three people can collaborate or where individuals can step into for personal calls or work in a quiet space.

Lounge Area 3

The lounge area is casual seating area to enable collaboration with colleagues in an open, comfortable environment.

Open Lab 6 (Floor 4, Oval Drive wing)

The open lab provides flexible research space with the ability to accommodate a range of research team sizes and adapt to future research project needs.

Small Conference Room 5 (Floor 4, Oval Dr wing)

This small conference room is primarily intended to support the research teams in the local office neighborhood. Ideal for lab team meetings, this room can accommodate approximately 10 people.

Study Room 2, Study Room 13, and Study Room 14

Study rooms are designed for individual use to have a place of relative quietness for working on research results or other “heads down” work.

Think Tank 2

The “Think Tank” is an enclosed workstation area provided for staff requiring a quiet area for focused work. This space is particularly suited for data scientists.

Greenhouse (Fifth Floor)

Greenhouse 11 and Service Area

This BSL-3 greenhouse is designated for research that must be conducted with strict environmental controls and safeguards needed for working with and containing plant diseases and insects not currently present in the United States.

Greenhouse 2, Greenhouse 3, Greenhouse 4, Greenhouse 5, Greenhouse 6, Greenhouse 7, Greenhouse 8, Greenhouse 9, and Greenhouse 10

A fully conditioned rooftop greenhouse provides individually controlled light, temperature and humidity growth environments to replicate many different climates for focused research.

Mary C. and David M. Peele Greenhouse 1

A fully conditioned rooftop greenhouse provides individually controlled light, temperature and humidity growth environments to replicate many different climates for focused research.

Greenhouse Conference Room

This small conference room supports the greenhouse management staff. Ideal for team meetings, this room can accommodate approximately four people.

Greenhouse Operations Area

Greenhouse management staff will occupy and manage the greenhouse operations from this area.