Below is a list of research centers and institutions that Arizona's technology business community can utilize when determining the viability of a product.
- Adaptive Intelligent Materials and
Systems Center (AIMS) at Arizona State University
The AIMS Center's mission is to establish a national center of
excellence in the area of adaptive materials and intelligent systems. This
is being accomplished by integrating a variety of multidisciplinary research
areas spanning mechanical, material, electrical and computational
engineering, and developing a solid foundation in the area of integrated
intelligent system design. Research in this area will solve large-scale
problems in industry and government that have direct benefit to society as
well as a significant impact on aerospace and mechanical systems and civil
infrastructures. The Center houses state-of-the-art equipment, including the
MTS unique biaxial-torsion fatigue testing machine, which is currently the
only one of its kind nationwide. The AIMS Center has recently launched an
industry/university cooperative research consortium to increase technology
transfer; this will greatly benefit the state of Arizona and its economy at
large. Consortium members have access to the state-of-the-art equipment as
well as DoD sponsored workshops at ASU. For inquiries, please contact the
AIMS Center at 480-965-2053.
- Advanced Technology Innovation Center (ATIC)
at Arizona State University
ATIC provides an environment for specialists in the computer
sciences, engineering, and other aspects of technology to communicate and
work with others in varying fields and provide the ability to accomplish
what would not be possible working alone. Our projects include a wide array
of specialty areas from the medical field to research for instrumentation on
Mars. For example, we are working on a technology that will allow an
incident commander (fire/police) at the scene of a major emergency to view
the interior of the building in three dimensions on the screen of a laptop
or handheld computer. In addition, we are working on developing software
that will assist with accurate weather forecasts; as well as a project to
perfect proton exchange membrane fuel cells as alternative power sources for
automotive, stationary and portable applications due to their higher power
densities and environmental benefits. ATIC encourages ASU collaborations
between faculty and students and small and medium enterprises in the greater
Phoenix area and Arizona. We feel collaboration between the university and
industry is the best way to have an technological impact on society.
- American
Indian Research Center for Health (AIRCH)
Its mission is to encourage practical research to improve
American Indian peoples’ health status, increase the number of American
Indian scientists and health professionals engaged in research, educate
non-Indians about the need for culturally appropriate health research within
American Indian communities and research institutions, and to ensure Tribe’s
status as stakeholders in the processes of conducting research on their
reservations and dissemination of the data generated. For more information
plase call 520.839.6525.
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium is the nation’s leading
model of statewide collaboration in Alzheimer’s disease research. It
includes seven members: Arizona State University, Banner Alzheimer’s
Institute, Barrow Neurological Institute, Mayo Clinic, Sun Health Research
Institute, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN), and the
University of Arizona. The Consortium capitalizes on the state’s
complementary resources in brain imaging, computer science, genomics, the
basic and cognitive neurosciences, and clinical and neuropathology research
to promote the scientific understanding and early detection of Alzheimer’s
disease. The mission of the Consortium is to find a way to end Alzheimer’s
disease. For more information contact us at
www.azalz.org or 602.839.6525
- Arizona Cancer Center at
University of Arizona
The Center is one of a small, prestigious network of
comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Comprehensive status is the highest ranking the NCI gives to cancer centers.
This special designation means that the center focuses not only on basic science
research and clinical (patient-oriented) research, but also on prevention,
control, and population sciences. In addition, comprehensive centers serve a
role in their communities and regions, usually through outreach, education, and
information activities.
The Cancer Center is one of six centers in the nation with an NCI Specialized
Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for gastrointestinal cancers and it
is also one of six centers in the nation with a SPORE for lymphatic cancers.
With primary locations at the University of Arizona in Tucson, the Cancer Center
has more than a dozen research and education offices in Phoenix and throughout
the state and affiliate sites in Mexico and Colorado.
- Arizona Center of Innovation
at University of Arizona
The Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI) is a business
incubator designed to meet the needs of developing technology companies,
particularly in the areas of: aerospace, advanced composites and materials,
information technology, environmental technology, life sciences and
optics/photonics. AzCI provides a structured program of business development
that includes access to first-class facilities plus coaching, networking and
other services. Each company receives assistance in preparing a business
plan, developing products and services, securing financing, and executing a
marketing program.
- Arizona Institute for
Nano-Electronics (AINE) at Arizona State University
The Arizona Institute for Nanoelectronics (AINE) is a
coordinated network of research centers focused on ASU research in
nanoelectronics, including nanophotonics, molecular electronics, nanoionics
and computational nanoscience. AINE’s goal is to strongly impact future
technology areas related to ultra-low power/ultra-high speed electronics,
and hybrid biomolecular electronics at the interface between the biological
and electronics worlds. The focus of AINE is not only to compete for
federal funding, but also on strategic partnering with the semiconductor
industry, which has a strong base in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and on
collaboration with emerging companies in the nanotechnology field, the
biotechnology field, as well as in intellectual property development and
spin-offs from ASU-derived research.
- Arizona State University
Research Park at Arizona State University
The ASU Research Park, a 324-acre business and industrial park,
is committed to facilitate technology transfer through university-industry
research relationships, and serves to further its development as a
nationally recognized Carnegie Foundation Research I University. Its mission
is to enhance Arizona's high value research based economic development and
to build ASU's capacity to educate and advance knowledge.
- Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE)
at Arizona State University
AzTE operates as the exclusive intellectual property management
and technology transfer organization for ASU. AzTE conducts its activities on
behalf of ASU in accordance with policies of the Arizona Board of Regents
and ASU. AzTE also collaborates with other universities on technology
transfer.
- Arizona Water
Resources Research Center at University of Arizona
The Water Resources Research Center promotes understanding of
critical state and regional water management and policy issues through
research, community outreach and public education.
- ASU Technopolis at
Arizona State University
ASU Technopolis is a business accelerator for technology
entrepreneurs at Arizona State University. Its signature program, Launch
Pad, offers rigorous one-on-one coaching to refine an entrepreneur’s
business concept and strategy. Additional course offerings, including the
Launch Prep Entrepreneurship Course, the Mentoring Program, Strategic
Alliances Workshop and the SBIR/STTR grant writing workshops, provide
entrepreneurs the necessary elements to successful growth.
- Barrow Neurological
Institute
Part of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix,
Arizona, Barrow is a worldwide leader in neuroscience diagnostics,
pioneering treatments and research into complex neurological diseases and
conditions. The Institute attracts patients, students and medical staff from
all over the United States and more than 100 different countries. Barrow is
a leader in graduate medical education, and directs the largest neurosurgery
residency program in the country. Now led by Dr. Spetzler, the Institute
continues to unlock the mysteries of the brain and spine through innovative
clinical care, intensive postgraduate medical education, and pioneering
research. It also is consistently recognized by U.S.
News & World Report as one of the country’s top hospitals for neurology and
neurosurgery.
- BIO5 Institute at University of
Arizona
BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona brings together
some of the world's best scientists in five disciplines (agriculture,
medicine, pharmacy, basic science and engineering) to collaborate on complex
problems such as how to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease; how to feed a
hungry world; and how to sustain our environment. BIO5 equips researchers
with state of the art equipment in a setting that allows interaction on
important research issues and provides the infrastructure necessary to
translate scientific discoveries into tangible human benefit, increased
economic development and a better-educated society.
- Biodesign Institute at
Arizona State University
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University pursues
research to create personalized medical diagnostics and treatments, outpace
infectious disease, clean the environment, develop alternative energy
sources, and secure a safer world. Using a team approach that fuses the
biosciences with nanoscale engineering and advanced computing, the Biodesign
Institute collaborates with academic, industrial and governmental
organizations globally to accelerate these discoveries to market. The
institute also educates future scientists by providing hands-on laboratory
research for more than 200 students per semester.
- CAPS Research at Arizona
State University
The Center for Strategic Supply Research is a non-profit,
independent research organization co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of
Business at Arizona State University and the Institute for Supply
Management. CAPS adds competitive advantage to organizations by delivering
leading-edge research globally to support continuous change and breakthrough
performance improvement in strategic sourcing and supply. It is dedicated
to supply chain issues. For more information, visit
www.capsresearch.org.
- Center for Adaptive Neural Systems
at Arizona State University
Engineers and scientists at this Center are designing and
developing technology to offset the effects of traumatic injury or
neurological and movement disorders, such as spinal cord injury, orthopedic
injury, or Parkinson's disease. The multi-faceted approach seeks to
investigate the effects of trauma and disorders of the nervous system, to
replace damaged or lost functionality, or to repair the system using
advanced adaptive devices and therapeutic techniques.
- Center for Advancing
Business Through Information Technology (CABIT) at Arizona State
University
CABIT drives its strategic research agenda in close
collaboration with partners from the government and business sectors. With
Knowledge Management as a core competency, CABIT drives research projects
that augment IT for domains like Security, Healthcare, Manufacturing and
Supply Chain Management. The success of this is founded on a collaborative
value proposition shaped by stakeholder sponsors. Sponsors provide the
principal source of funding for the Center, guide research directions and
provide an evaluation and validation of the research efforts.
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Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at Arizona State
University
This Center's research focuses on interfacing three advanced
technologies: nanomaterials, biomaterials and electronic transducers, with
the goal of developing enhanced biosensors and chemical sensors. These
sensors are used to assist in diagnosing disease, ensuring the safety of our
food products and providing surveillance and environmental monitoring. The
novel devices deliver pertinent information in a fast, simple, and
inexpensive manner, facilitating point-of-care medical diagnosis and field
deployable monitoring and control systems.
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Center for BioEnergetics at Arizona State University
The health of every living organism is dependent on metabolism,
a basic process of life that captures and releases the energy contained in
foods we eat to help fuel the body. Within nearly every cell type in the
body are tiny, pill-shaped structures called mitochondria. These are the
powerhouses for the cells, allowing proper growth, enabling the organs and
muscles of the body to function effectively, and providing us with the
energy needed for good health. Defects in mitochondrial function can result
in serious, often fatal, diseases. The Center will focus on improved
diagnoses and treatments for diseases caused by impaired energy metabolism.
- Center for Biology and
Society at Arizona State University
The Center for Biology and Society explores conceptual
foundations of the biosciences and their diverse interactions with society
through Bioethics, Policy, and Law. By bringing together dispersed
activities, the Center expands opportunities for intellectual ferment and
increased impact by creating synergistic collaborations and communication.
- Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous
Computing at Arizona State University
The Center is an inter-disciplinary research center that is
focused on cutting edge research targeting a variety of applications. Most
ubiquitous computing research takes a technology-centric view in solving
real world problems. It is our belief that a balanced technology and
problem-centric view is required in tackling challenging application
domains. We also believe that by targeting applications that require
ubiquitous computing solutions, in contrast to applications with a
ubiquitous computing flavor brings out the underlying challenges that need
to be addressed. In keeping with this spirit, we have chosen to serve the
needs of physically challenged individuals by empowering them with
ubiquitous and pervasive computing technologies to enrich their lives.
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Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation at Arizona State University
The Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation serves as a
headquarters to the Microscale Life Sciences Center (MLSC), a National
Institutes of Health Center of Excellence in Genomic Science. Its researchers
study different types of cell models to link cell genomics to metabolic and
biochemical characteristics. Traditional population-averaged physiological
measurements on large numbers of cells do not adequately capture the mechanisms
of disease because gene expression is highly heterogeneous and diseased cells
are aberrant.
The center also houses a portion of the work conducted by NEPTUNE, a project to
construct a cabled underwater observatory in the northeast Pacific Ocean with
high bandwidth and power for real-time oceanographic observations and
experiments. The research team is developing sensing devices and other
instruments to gain knowledge of the biological, chemical and physical
environments at microbial levels on the sea floor and in the overlying water
column.
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Center for Evolutionary Medicine and Information at Arizona State
University
This Center is focused on understanding how the genes and
genomes of human and other organisms change over time. Its researchers are
exploring how genes interact with each other to enable a single fertilized
egg cell to develop into a complex adult animal with trillions of cells. The
team is developing new methods and easy-to-use computer software for the
analysis of genomic databases in this quest.
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Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at Arizona State
University
This Center's researchers are focused on basic bacterial and
viral infectious disease processes and the design and use of vaccines and
protein therapeutics to combat infectious diseases. These include
newly-emerging pathogens and potential biowarfare agents. The goals include
devising new and effective ways of producing advanced vaccines and
therapeutics, such as through the use of recombinant attenuated bacteria and
viruses and genetically modified plants and then transferring this
technology to the developing world to help fight diseases.
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Center for Innovations in Medicine at Arizona State University
The Center focuses on developing the most advanced technologies
in biology and chemistry that apply to basic problems in medicine. The
initial focus areas will be on drug targeting, vaccine technology, cancer
treatment and presymptomatic diagnosis (biosignatures).
- Center for Meteorite Studies (CMS)
at Arizona State University
Home to the world's largest university-based meteorite
collection, creates new knowledge about the origin of our planetary system
through the study of meteorites so that we may understand the pathway to
forming habitable worlds.
- Center for Microbial Genetics
and Genomics (MGGen) at Northern Arizona University
Focused on understanding the evolution, ecology and
epidemiology of a number of disease causing bacteria including Bacillus
anthracis (anthrax) and Yersinia pestis (plague) among other organisms
important from a Biodefense standpoint, as well as bacteria involved in
hospital-acquired infections.
- Center for Nanotechnology in Society
at Arizona State University
Designed as a boundary organization at the interface of science
and society, CNS pursues scholarship on and methodological and theoretical
approaches to the social studies of nanotechnology. The guiding conceptual
goals of CNS-ASU are two-fold: to increase reflexivity within the
nanotechnology enterprise and to increase society’s capacity to engage in
anticipatory governance of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies.
Through improved contextual awareness, CNS-ASU can help guide the path of
nanotechnology knowledge and innovation toward socially desirable outcomes,
and away from undesirable ones. ASU is one of two centers funded by the
National Science Foundation to study nanotechnology in society; the other is
at the UC Santa Barbara.
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Center for Single Molecule Biophysics at Arizona State University
Single molecule biophysics lies at the confluence of molecular
medicine and nanotechnology. The Center uses nanotechnology to study
physical processes on which life is based using the simplest model systems -
those that exist on the level of a single molecule or several molecules. By
doing this, researchers plan to gain a better understanding of gene
regulation, molecular signaling and molecular transport in cells that will
lead to improved biosensors and other new technologies.
- Center
for Solid State Electronics Research at Arizona State University
The mission of the Center is to conduct research, develop
technology and provide educational programs that will engender international
leadership in solid state electronics. The microelectronics research is
focused in five main cross-disciplinary efforts; Nanostructures; Molecular
Beam Epitaxy and Optoelectronics; Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEM) and
BioMEMS; Low Power Electronics; and Bio and Molecular Electronics. In March
2009 the Center joined the National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network
(NNIN) supported by the National Science Foundation. As the southwest
regional node of the NNIN, the Center provides access to state-of-the-art
micro- and nano-fabrication facilities to both internal and external users,
including industrial users and government laboratories.
- Center for Solid State Science
at Arizona State University
The Center provides a wide range of laboratory facilities for
materials synthesis, processing and analysis. The laboratories are used for
graduate research, interdisciplinary education, and undergraduate
instruction in materials science. They are also used to provide a
stimulating introductory view of contemporary materials research for Arizona
elementary and secondary school students and other ASU visitors. These
laboratories provide a valuable resource for use by local high technology
industry through industrial outreach or affiliates programs. To see a list
of the available facilities, visit
http://le-csss.asu.edu/.
- Connection One at
Arizona State University
A National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative
Research Center working closely with industry and the federal government on
various projects in RF and wireless communication systems, networks, remote
sensing and homeland security. The Center's mission is to develop the
technology to enable end-to-end communication systems for a variety of
applications, ranging from cellular to environmental and defense
applications.
- Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
at University of Arizona
C-Path is an independent, non-profit organization that focuses
on conducting research and offering programs enabling the pharmaceutical
industry to safely accelerate the development of and access to new
medications. Its three founding partners are the University of Arizona (UA),
SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) and the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). Fast Path initiatives are aimed at
accelerating the process of drug development. C-Path's second program area -
Safe Path - is aimed at developing strategies to identify side effects of
new drugs early after they enter the market. C-Path's third program area -
Ed Path - is its educational component.
- Drug Discovery Initiative
at University of Arizona
Capitalizing on its highly innovative basic biology and
genetics programs to provide drug targets for potential disease treatments.
BIO5's medicinal chemistry faculty combines academic and pharmaceutical
industry expertise in drug discovery. They work in close association with a
strong cancer center faculty that has an excellent record of drug
development. DDI at BIO5 will work closely with
C-Path (a tri-agency partnership among the UA, the FDA and Stanford
Research Institute). C-Path will investigate safer and more efficient
mechanisms for getting new drugs to market.
- Economic & Business Research
Center at University of Arizona
The Economic & Business Research Center's mission is to provide
the Arizona community of business and public-sector decision makers with
economic forecasts, applied research, and information on economic,
demographic and business trends in the State, its metro areas, and the
Western region.
- Flexible Display Center at
Arizona State University
A university, industry, government collaborative venture
designed to advance full color flexible display technology and flexible
display manufacturing to the brink of commercialization, The principal goal
of the FDC is to develop high performance, commercially-viable, conformal
and flexible displays that are lightweight, rugged, low power, and low cost.
- Genome Structure and
Function Consortium at University of Arizona
The new technologies of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and
bioinformatics have begun to generate knowledge that will revolutionize
healthcare and agriculture. Deciphering genomes and determining the
functions of tens of thousands of genes are tasks that scientists can only
tackle by joining forces in multidisciplinary and often multinational teams.
The results are fed into large public databases on genome sequences, gene
expression patterns (at the RNA and protein levels), and metabolism. The
shared databases provide a foundation that makes the broad field of genomics
a highly unified endeavor, despite its interdisciplinary nature. GSFC is
building on strong, nationally and internationally recognized UA research
programs in genomics (especially plant and microbial genomics), evolutionary
biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, to focus on the six subareas
detailed below.
- Global Institute of
Sustainability at Arizona State University
The Global Institute of Sustainability is the hub of ASU’s
sustainability initiatives. The Institute advances research, education and
business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability,
the first of its kind in the US, offers transdisciplinary degree programs
that advance practical solutions to environmental, economic, and social
challenges. For more information visit the Global Institute of
Sustainability at
http://sustainability.asu.edu.
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Innovation Advancement Program (IVP) at Arizona State
University
A partnership between two new and innovative student groups
(Technology Ventures Legal Clinic & Technology Ventures Consulting) to
provide essential services to Arizona's innovators, entrepreneurs, small
business and technology transfer professionals. TVSG will only work on
projects referred by TVSG partners, including local professional firms, ASU
Technopolis, and other community partners. Contact
Eric Menkhus, the Director of the Technology Ventures Services Group for
more information.
- International Genomics Consortium
(IGC)
A nonprofit genomic research institute with the mission to
revolutionize the treatment and prevention of cancer and complex diseases by
rigorously developing and applying post-genome science to advances in human
health.
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Mayo Clinic - Collaborative Research Building
The Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building is a 110,000
square-foot facility specifically devoted to developing and supporting
medical research that will help patients in Arizona and beyond. The Building
opened in the Spring of 2005, and compliments the activities housed within
the adjacent Samuel C. Johnson Medical Research Building. The MCCRB, as the
new building is called, houses Mayo Clinic cancer research laboratories on
the 3rd floor, and the Mayo Clinic Research Services, Campus Development,
and Legal Department offices on 1st floor. In addition, the 1st and 2nd
floors of the MCCRB house laboratories and support staff space for the
several organizations that employ scientists who are research collaborators
with Mayo Clinic: the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Translational Drug Development team, the TGen Cancer Drug Development
Laboratory (CDDL), InNexus, and Arizona State University.
- National Center of Excellence on
SMART Innovations at Arizona State University
The Center is a joint U.S. EPA - Arizona State University
partnership focused on developing a new generation of sustainable materials
and technologies. The Center is leading an industry effort to develop
sustainable indexing of consumer products globally. In addition the Center
is leading efforts on various urban material designs and solar thermal
innovations.
- Northern Arizona Center for Emerging
Technologies (NACET) at Northern Arizona University
The Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies (NACET)
is a technology business incubator and business accelerator located in
Flagstaff. NACET offers selected early-stage businesses a menu of
traditional services such as furnished office and laboratory space, business
consultation, shared office equipment, administrative support, business
education and workshops. Residents and affiliated companies receive added
value through NACET's association with Northern Arizona University and other
educational institutions. The role of the Center is twofold: to increase the
number of successful technology-based small companies in Northern Arizona,
and to promote and accelerate university, Federal Laboratory and industry
technology transfer and commercialization.
- NSF/SRC Engineering Research
Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing at
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona, MIT, Stanford University, and the
University of California-Berkeley jointly established the NSF/SRC
Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor
Manufacturing. The purpose of the Center is to create the science,
technology, and educational methods to lead the semiconductor industry to a
new era of environmentally friendly manufacturing.
- Office of the Vice President
for Research at Northern Arizona University
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at NAU
fosters opportunities for research, scholarship, and creative activity, and
ensures accountable and responsible management of resources in those
endeavors. The OVPR also administers competitive grant programs for faculty
and students in support of research activities and (for students)
research-related travel expenses.
- Office of Knowledge Enterprise
Development at Arizona State University
Facilitates a breadth of research, including scholarship and
creative activities, that serves the advancement of the disciplines,
complements the educational mission of the university, and serves the
University's urban and state community and society as a whole.
- Office of the Senior Vice President
for Research at University
of Arizona
The mission is to enhance, expand, and encourage the research
mission of The University of Arizona. As well, to engender that climate
conducive to aintaining the University's Research One status and to foster
the process of acquiring external research funds by providing services that
help researchers identify external funds, secure support, and ensure
accountability.
- Planetary Science Institute
The Planetary Science Institute is a nonprofit science research
institute focusing on the exploration of the solar system. Our scientists
are distributed in 16 states, the UK, Switzerland, Russia, France, and
Australia. We are headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, where PSI was founded in
1972. We are involved in numerous NASA missions, the study of Mars,
asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, impact physics, the origin of the
solar system, planet formation about other stars, dynamics, the rise of
life, and other subjects. PSI scientists conduct field work in North
America, Australia and Africa. They are also actively involved in science
education and public outreach through school programs, children's books,
popular science books and art.
- Power Systems Engineering Research
Center
The Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) draws on
university capabilities to creatively address these challenges. Under the
banner of PSERC, multiple U.S. universities are working collaboratively with
industry to: engage in forward-thinking about future scenarios for the
industry and the challenges that might arise from them, conduct research for
innovative solutions to these challenges using multidisciplinary research
expertise in a unique multi-campus work environment, facilitate interchange
of ideas and collaboration among academia, industry and government on
critical industry issues, and educate the next generation of power industry
engineers.
- Science, Technology, Enginnering, & Math Education (STEMAz)
Science, Technology, Enginnering, & Math Education, STEMAz, was
launched in 2008 with the goal of supporting education that builds a highly
skilled Arizona work-force as the foundation for the 21st century
knowledge-based economy. STEMAz builds off the success of Science Foundation
Arizona's 2007 K-12 education programs
- Sensor Signal and
Information Processing (SenSIP) Center at Arizona State University
The SenSIP Center houses the research activities of several
faculty members. SenSIP research encompasses the following focus areas:
Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Agile Sensing Research, Digital
Communications, Information Networks, Multimedia Networks, Image and Video
Processing, Java Systems, Biomedical Signal Processing, and Speech and Audio
Processing. Over the past seven years, SenSIP faculty members have received
prestigious NSF CAREER and ONR YIP awards. Electrical engineering graduate
students are key contributors to the Center's research, and several doctoral
graduates now hold prestigious faculty and research positions at such
institutions as the University of Texas, Polytechnic University of New York,
MIT Lincoln Laboratory and IBM Research. SenSIP's visibility has been
enhanced by its working relationship with Raytheon on sensing applications,
its success in two MURI awards, its collaboration with ASU's Arts, Media and
Engineering (AME) program and its partnership in NIH activities. Research
sponsors of the Center include DARPA, AFOSR, the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the National Science Foundation (NSF), General Dynamics, Motorola
Inc., Intel Corporation, and Seagate Technologies. The group has founded an
industry consortium with research activities in sensor signal processing,
communications, DSP, and information networks.
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Solar Technology Institute
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) is committed to spurring
innovation in sustainable systems and that includes solar and to that end
annouces the formation of The Solar Technology Institute. A Bright Future
For Solar in Arizona
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Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology at Arizona State University
This Center is aimed at using microbiological systems to
minimize pollution and to capture or develop renewable resources. The team
focuses on combining engineering with microbiology and chemistry to reclaim
polluted water, to generate energy from waste substances, and to produce
renewable biomass using photosynthetic microorganisms.
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Sun Health Research Institute
Banner Health’s Sun Health Research Institute is a leading
interdisciplinary research institute devoted to world-class basic and
translational research, clinical care, prevention and education.
Investigators at Sun Health Research Institute are experts in biomedical
research, determined to unlock the secrets of complex diseases. Scientists
here are making history finding cures and treatments in the fields of
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease,
prostate cancer, orthopedics and fibromyalgia. For more information, visit
www.shri.org and
www.bannerhealth.com.
- Translational Research in
Agriculture and Medicine Initiative at University of Arizona
Typically academic centers do very basic research on model
organisms, while industrial partners are unable to devote the resources and
incur the risks associated with translating such research to commercially
relevant crops or breeds. Even if the academic research is on the targeted
organism, such as humans or important crop plants, significant development
must occur before a laboratory innovation can become commercially viable.
BIO5 works with academic and commercial partners to identify high potential
projects and form collaborations among scientists in basic and applied
research. The goal is to obtain results demonstrating proof of principle, in
addition to conducting state-of-the-art research.
- University of Arizona Science and
Technology Park at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park offers a
unique environment dedicated to the transfer of technology from the
laboratory to the marketplace. The University of Arizona Science and
Technology Park is home to forty companies and business organizations in
industries such as biotechnology, optics, aerospace, border security
technology, solar, and information technology. Park tenants include Five
Fortune 500 companies, IBM, Raytheon, Canon USA, Citigroup and General
Dynamics as well as several emerging high tech companies including NP
Photonics, Modavox and DILAS Diode Laser. UA South, a branch campus of The
University of Arizona, is also located at the Park. The Tech Park
contributes nearly $2.5 billion annually to Pima County’s economy and is one
of the region’s largest employment centers employing more than 7,000 people.
The Tech Park is comprised of almost two million square feet of developed
space located on 1,345 acres of land and has been recognized as one of the
premier university research parks in North America.