Harry Reid Engineering Laboratory - University of Nevada, Reno - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

The Place:
Named in honor of United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Harry Reid Engineering Lab Center is home to the James E. Rogers and Louis Wiener Jr. Large-Scale Structures Lab, Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research, U.S. Super Pave Center, as well as hydraulics, asphalt, optical fiber, microwave and robotics labs. It features the largest earthquake shake tables in the nation, and has conducted studies for the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project. ~source

The laboratory was built in 1992 based off an online article I read here and reads:

Harry Reid announces more than $12 million to expand earthquake research at UNR

September 29, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Harry Reid today announced the University of Nevada, Reno will receive $12.2 million from the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology to fund the expansion of the Center for Civil Engineering earthquake research facilities. The laboratory expansion project will make UNR’s earthquake research facility the largest and most versatile earthquake simulation facility in the nation.

“UNR’s earthquake research center is among the best in the nation, providing real-time data that is vital to maintaining safe roadways, bridges and buildings that can endure Nevada’s frequent seismic activity,” said Reid. “Thanks to this funding, UNR will have the facility and resources needed to build on the quality work they already perform and help keep Nevadans safe.”

The Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research facilities at UNR were formally established in 1984 and expanded in 1992 to include the Harry Reid Engineering Laboratory. Since its creation, the center has become well known for its work in increasing seismic safety, specifically in the area of highway bridges.

The Person:
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party serving since 1987. He has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.

Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 1st congressional district, and served in Nevada local and state government as city attorney of Henderson, a state legislator, the 25th Lieutenant Governor, and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

As Senate Majority Leader and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Reid has achieved a more senior elected position in the United States government than any other Mormon in history. Also, if he completes a full term as Senate Majority Leader of the 113th United States Congress, he will be one of only three Senators to serve at least eight years as Majority Leader along with Alben W. Barkley and Mike Mansfield. Reid's current term ends in January 2017 and is seeking re-election in 2016. ~source

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