The Patrick Ferro Center for Materials Research (FCMR) at Gonzaga University is the product of significant and sustained investment through a combination of federal appropriations, grants, longtime benefactors and Gonzaga University.
Major donors and benefactors include:
- John and Joan Bollier Family
- John Hemmingson
- Herak Foundation
- Knife River Corporation
- Pearson Family Innovation Fund
- Reed Family Foundation
- The 2026 Federal Spending Bill
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
