John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center

The John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center, also known as Lederle Tower or LGRT, is a building in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It contains research laboratories, conference rooms, and offices for many departments within the College of Natural Sciences. There is also a substantial amount of classroom space, formerly teaching laboratories, and a large seminar room. The building is also connected to the Lederle Lowrise and other surrounding buildings.

John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center
General information
Type	Academic offices, classrooms, research laboratories
Location	Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 United States
Coordinates	42°23′37.99″N 72°31′39.89″W
Current tenants	Dept. of Astronomy Dept. of Chemistry Dept. of Mathematics Dept. of Physics Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Completed	1970s
Height
Roof	64.01 metres (210.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	16
References
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The buildings adjacent Lowrise is home to the Science and Engineering Library,[2] one of the two Libraries at the UMass Amherst Campus, the other being the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.