The $70 million Oklahoma State University Henry Bellmon Research Center provides cutting edge, flexible laboratory space and enables interdisciplinary research among the physical and biological sciences. The finished building is a mixture of unassigned and occupied lab space. Thematic areas are  defined for the new labs, including spaces for synthetic chemistry, biodiversity, biotechnology, sensors, photonics and biophysics. The state–of–the–art laboratory facilities establish an environment of interdisciplinary scholarship in the physical and biological sciences.