Grigg Hall
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Grigg Hall contains most of UNC Charlotte's Optical Communications and Optoelectronic research facilities, and is part of the Charlotte Research Institute
. It also houses the university's graduate level Physics and Optical Science programs. The building provides office space and laboratories for the study of Physics and Optical Sciences. The facility has a 1000 square foot cleanroom. Corporate partners include Vecco Instruments, Zygo Corporation
, Mitutoyo
, Digital Optics Corporation, General Dynamics
, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Northrop Grumman
, Alcoa
, and Dot Metrics.
Charlotte Research Institute
The Charlotte Research Institute is a partnership between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and corporations in the region. The goal of CRI is to develop technology-based academic and business partnerships, ranging from consultation to onsite collaborative research...
. It also houses the university's graduate level Physics and Optical Science programs. The building provides office space and laboratories for the study of Physics and Optical Sciences. The facility has a 1000 square foot cleanroom. Corporate partners include Vecco Instruments, Zygo Corporation
Zygo corporation
Zygo Corporation is a company that specializes in optical systems & equipment for areas such as optical metrology. Zygo's metrology systems are based on optical interferometry measuring displacement, surface figure, and optical wavefront...
, Mitutoyo
Mitutoyo
is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in measuring instruments and metrological technology, headquartered at Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa.Mitutoyo was founded in 1934 by Yehan Numata with one product, the micrometer...
, Digital Optics Corporation, General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
, Alcoa
Alcoa
Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries...
, and Dot Metrics.