"The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences\u2014colloquially referred to as CIEMAS (pronounced \"see-mas\") \u2014opened in August 2004 on the West campus of Duke University. Research facilities focus on the fields of photonics, bioengineering, communications, and materials science and materials engineering. The aim of the building was to emphasize interdisciplinary activities and encourage cross-departmental interactions."@en . "2004" . . . . . "(also known as CIEMAS)"@en . "Fitzpatrick Center"@en . .