Otterbein’s new state-of-the-art Science Center opened in October 2009. The $20 million project modernized and expanded the existing facilities and purchased new equipment. With over 96,000 square feet of brand new, discipline-specific laboratories, research space and classrooms, including a state-of-the-art greenhouse, the Science Center houses Chemistry and Biochemistry, Equine Science, Biology and Earth Science, Nursing, and Physics and Astronomy.