The Laboratory for Education and Applications Prototypes (LEAP) at º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is housed in the state-of-the-art $98.7 million LEED-certified Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Mathematics Center, opened in the fall of 2011. The 213,000 sq. ft. building provides state of the art teaching and research spaces, including ~$8M in new equipment and instrumentation.
The Massachusetts LEAP system, in partnership with the , connects educational, industrial and manufacturing partners to solve problems and boost economic development wherever light and photonics innovations and devices can help lead the way. LEAP at º£½ÇÂÒÂ× partners explicitly with LEAP at Stonehill College, establishing a Southeastern Massachusetts gateway to the entirety of the LEAP integrated network, which includes LEAPs at MIT, WPI/QCC and WNEU.
Building off of more than two decades as a driver of technical workforce in these areas for Massachusetts, º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and the LEAP at º£½ÇÂÒÂ× are delighted to offer access to expertise, equipment and next-generation graduates ready to lead in these new technology-based economies, highlighted by the state’s only public Photonics and Optical Engineering BS degree program.
