Magnolia Park (Pacifica)
Magnolia Inter-University Research Park | |
| Межвузовский Научно-исследовательский Парк «Магнолия» | |
| Formation | February 19, 1991 |
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| Purpose | Research and development |
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Parent organization | West Stelossia Inter-University Research Council |
Staff (2023) | ~71,000 |
| Website | magnoliaresearchpark.org.pln |
Magnolia Inter-University Research Park, commonly referred to as Magnolia Park (Pelinese: モクレン公園, Mokuren Kōen; Stelossian: Парк Магнолии, Park Magnolii), is a large Pelinese research park located in Nishiyama, Stelossia and managed by the West Stelossia Inter-University Research Council as a cooperative establishment between the nearby research universities of Nishiyama State University, University of Stelossia at Sugikawa, and Yamaru University. It is a nationally significant center of research and technical development in Pelinai where many of its largest companies’ R&D facilities are located, as well as a major long-term employer of graduates from its parent universities.
Magnolia Park is the largest complex of research facilities in Pelinai, with a total developed area of approximately 30.1 km2 managed by park administration as of 2023. In addition to hosting workspace for faculty and students of its three managing universities, it also possesses R&D facilities of the Pelinese federal ministries of Energy, Science & Technology, Health, and Agriculture, and over 300 private companies of Pelinai. Many other science- and research-related events such as the 2022 National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics are also held at the site in buildings such as the Marukuto Petrova Convention Center. A total of approximately 71,000 workers are employed at Magnolia Park by site administration, support services, and the assortment of research departments and companies that utilize facilities at the complex.
Many types of research are conducted at the facilities in Magnolia Park, primarily including aerodynamics, atmospheric & meteorological, biomedical, botanical, electronics design, materials science, and nuclear physics. Many of the private companies working in Magnolia Park also use their departments to conduct product development.
Overview
Magnolia Park consists of a 30.1 km2 facility complex located on the eastern periphery of Nishiyama in west-central Stelossia, halfway between Korolyeviya and the region border with Sevaria. It was established in February 1991 by Nishiyama State University, University of Stelossia at Sugikawa, and Yamaru University under the West Stelossia Inter-University Research Council with regional and federal assistance as a cooperative project with the goals of consolidating research facilities, improving the efficiency of inter-university research work, and attracting companies to the site in order to better retain university graduates in the region. It possesses a large range of research and staff support facilities to support research in natural sciences, engineering, advanced technology, and biomedicine.
The park is operated by the West Stelossia Inter-University Research Council, a non-profit cooperative jointly operated by its three parent universities. It is funded by a combination of charitable donations, state funding, and budgetary contributions provided by the academic departments that use the site.
The list of entities that conduct research at Magnolia Park is extensive, containing a mix of universities, governmental organizations, and commercial companies. The three parent universities of Magnolia Park all conduct academic research of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels at the complex in buildings assigned to them while additionally retaining a variety of internship and work-study programs with several of the non-university organizations that work at the park. Governmental departments working at Magnolia Park include the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Science & Technology, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Agriculture. Finally, over 300 commercial entities operate in-house R&D facilities at Magnolia Park: the largest of these include Fuyumako Heavy Engineering, Pelektronik, and Shirame Electronics, each of whom employ approximately 5,000 workers at Magnolia, while other notable companies with a substantial presence include Aetherdyne, PelAl, Ishakamen Pharmaceuticals, Yunimashi, and Mediterranean Precision Manufacturing Systems.
History
By the conclusion of the Pelinese Civil War in 1982, many of the businesses and other employers of higher education graduates in the university-heavy Nishiyama-Sugikawa area of Stelossia, Pelinai had sustained significant damage and were employing many fewer personnel in knowledge-based positions than they were pre-war: this quickly led to a severe reduction in the proportion of university students that remained in the area after receiving their degrees, with many choosing to move to Mediterranean Pelinai or even emigrate abroad. The creation of a research park in the area was first proposed at the yearly Stelossian inter-university academic meeting in 1987 by Yuri Tomovich, the dean of the College of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Nishiyama State University, as a way to fix this problem and retain more graduates by providing a significant source of high-paying, degree-using jobs that were situated close by geographically. The idea quickly received the support of the leadership of both US-Sugikawa and Yamaru, who wanted to attract more students by offering a secure source of employment post-graduation. After several months of planning between the universities concerning items such as budgetary contributions, park layout, and park location, the current site in far eastern Nishiyama was selected and pitched to the governments of Nishiyama, Stelossia, and Pelinai to solicit the additional funding that was required to build the park. The Nishiyama and Stelossian governments agreed to provide funding in order to create jobs and attract investment in the region, while the Pelinese federal government was interested in preventing the emigration of skilled workers and developing venues that could perform advanced technology research to benefit the Pelinese economy.
After two more months of negotiation and detail planning, the Pelinese federal government under the Haruku administration agreed in March 1988 to provide ◎200 million hana to the West Stelossian Inter-University Research Council, which would be formed as the managing organization of the park, in order to facilitate its establishment and initial operation. The universities also secured an agreement from the Pelinese federal government to place the new R&D headquarters of Pelektronik and Fuyumako Heavy Engineering at the park to help attract private commercial interest. Construction on the first buildings and the pavement was announced in 1989 and proceeded for two years until the site officially opened with five laboratory buildings on February 19, 1991.
Facilities
Magnolia Park possesses a wide range of facilities and equipment used for academic research, product development, and prototyping in the fields of science, engineering, and biomedicine. In addition to floor space allocated to conventional laboratories, the complex also possesses, among other facilities, a convention center, a hospital, a research reactor, test ranges for small rockets and vehicles, fabrication shops for building prototypes and testing materials, enclosed and open gardens for growing plant cultivars, and several wind tunnels.
List of notable facilities
- Complex Prototyping Facility: A large machine shop and workspace containing machine tools, garages, and other facilities used to fabricate things from wood, plastic, metal, ceramic, and other materials. Research departments at Magnolia Park reserve space and equipment at the Complex Prototyping Facility in order to build testing platforms, use heavier fabrication equipment, and perform other related research and development activities that cannot easily be done within the confines of a normal laboratory.
- Magnolia Park Reactor: A 5MW research reactor installed in 2003. Its primary use is as a neutron source and a materials testing reactor to support biomedical, materials science, nuclear physics, and other research.
- Magnolia Park Aircraft Range: A small, paved airfield used to launch, control, and recover gliders and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Much of the aeronautical research conducted at Magnolia Park is tested and evaluated in real-world conditions here.
- Marukuto Petrova Convention Center: A dedicated building in the north of Magnolia Park’s central district used to host academic conferences and other large meetings of an academic or research nature. It is a regular venue for many academic conferences held in Pelinai, such as the National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, the Annual Pelinese Botanical Symposium, and the Medical Imaging Conference. It also occasionally hosts other events, such as trade shows showcasing new products developed by residents of Magnolia Park.