Marshall University commissioned Edward Tucker Architects, Inc. to design a facility for their growing Forensic Science program. The project is the culmination of an 11 year phased construction process that began with the firm developing a master plan for the campus. Phase I was completed in 1999 and the program located in the renovated locker room building at the north end of Fairfield Stadium, Marshall’s former football stadium. Phase II was completed in 2004 with a two-story addition to the existing building providing computer forensics, digital evidence lab and administrative spaces. Phase III was completed in 2009 with a three-story addition providing a biotech business incubator, forensic science instruction and research laboratory spaces. The architects coordinated all aspects of the project including lab and equipment design.

Marshall’s Forensic Science program offers a Master of Science in Forensic Science, making it one of only seven such graduate programs in the country, and one of only a few which is accredited by the Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission. The program’s CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) Laboratory is one of three in the nation to receive ISO accreditation from the National Forensic Science Technology Center. The biotech business incubator was developed in partnership with Huntington Area Development Council (HADCO.)