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March 2005
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
The Bureau of Economic and Business Research is a part of the
College of Commerce and Business Administration and the State of
Illinois. The Bureau’s chief activities include; applied research,
economic forecasting, database management, and the dissemination
of research findings and outreach programs focusing on the U.S. and
State economies. BEBR affiliates contribute toward: graduate
fellowships, research, data and equipment purchases, conferences,
seminars and publications. The mission statement of the Bureau is to
foster research by College of Business faculty and graduate students
and to disseminate research results to a national and international
audience.
Research-Related Services to the Faculty:
• Support of summer research assistants
• Support of summer research
• Working papers and reprints
• Reprints
• Data
• Grants services
• Identifying funding sources
• Grantsmanship
Contact Information
Greg R. Oldham, Director
College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 706
430 Wohlers Hall
1206 South Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2330
Fax: (217) 333-7410
Email: g-oldham@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/research
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bureau of Educational Research
The Bureau of Educational Research is a part of the College of
Education. The mission of the Bureau is to enrich the research
culture by supporting interdepartmental or interdisciplinary
collaboration; nurturing faculty research and providing grant writing
and liaisons with funding agencies. The Bureau provides a database
with sites and resources that are relevant to educational research.
Over fifty externally supported research projects are currently active
or have been completed within the last twelve months.
Contact Information
Lizanne DeStafano, Director
Bureau of Educational Research
236 College of Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 708
1310 South Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-3023
Fax: (217) 244-0538
Email: ber@ed.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ber
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center
Established in 1988 by the National Science Foundation the ACRC
has been a contributing research factor in the field of mechanical
engineering. The mission of the ACRC is to contribute technology
toward the development of energy efficient equipment that uses
ozone-safe refrigerants. The Center also provides a forum for
manufacturers to coordinate research and share results before the
competitive stage. With a staff comprised of approximately 30 faculty
members and 40 graduate students, the ACRC advances research in
acoustics, dynamics, control systems, design, materials and thermal
sciences. The ACRC receives $40,000 per sponsor per year in
research support from 30 annual donating sponsors.
Equipment and Facilities: Research Programs:
• Thermo-physical property test • Properties: Viscosities, vapor
chamber pressures, and densities of
• Condensation and refrigerant-lubricant mixtures
evaporation loops and refrigerant blends.
• Falling-film wind tunnel • Processes: Local heat
• Evaporator and condenser transfer and pressure drop,
wind tunnels frosting, controls, tribology,
• Air-side wind tunnel and oil circulation.
• Orifice and capillary tube • Components: Evaporators,
facilities condensers, capillary tubes,
• Environmental chambers orifice tubes, suction-line heat
• Mobile and stationary air exchangers, insulation, and
conditioning test facilities flexible refrigerant tubing
Contact Information
Predrag S. Hrnjak, Anthony M. Jacobi, Co-Directors
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, MC 244
1206 West Green Street
Urbana, Il 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3115
Fax: (217) 333-1942
Email: acrc@uiuc.edu
Website: http://acrc.mie.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biomedical Imaging Center, Beckman Institute
The Beckman Institute's Biomedical Imaging Center (BIC) is home to
a wide variety of research programs, providing facilities, equipment,
and training for research on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and
spectroscopy. The Center’s goal is to conduct research and develop
MRI technology that addresses questions ranging from the single cell
to the complex inter-dependent systems underlying cognitive
function. BIC is committed to the development of techniques which
integrate magnetic resonance methods with other imaging
techniques, including optical imaging, eye-tracking, EEG and MEG.
Twenty-seven professors and more than 100 graduate students from
16 different departments are currently working on more than 25
different imaging projects.
Equipment and Facilities:
• Varian/Spectroscopy Imaging Systems Corporation (SISCO) bore Imaging
Spectrometer 4.7T, 33cm-
• 3T Siemens Magnetom Allegra Head Scanner
• 600 MHz, 9cm-bore Varian MR System
• 512 Channel Bi-Wavelength Near-Infrared Imager to Equipment Section
• Computer Laboratory
• Electronic and Mechanical Shops
• Reference Library
Contact Information
Art Kramer and Andrew Webb, Co-Directors
Biomedical Imaging Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 008
2100 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, Il 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0600
Fax: (217) 244-1330
Email: bic@beckman.uiuc.edu
Website: http://bic.beckman.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biotechnology Center
The Biotechnology Center was established in 1984. The Center
received a state appropriation in 1985 that set up a permanent
organizational structure. The Biotechnology Center is an
interdisciplinary program including 127 faculty from the Colleges of
Agricultural, Applied Life Studies, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine,
Veterinary Medicine, and the Beckman Institute. The mission of the
Center is to provide state-of-the-art research services to University of
Illinois faculty and to facilitate interdisciplinary research, promote
educational training and career opportunities for undergraduates,
graduate students, and postdoctoral f`ellows, to create corporate
partnerships in research and conduct outreach activities for K-12, the
public and corporate clients.
Facilities:
• W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics
• Flow Cytometry Facility
• Immunological Resources Center
• Protein Sciences Facility
• Biotechnology Placement Office
Contact Information
Jonathon Sweedler, Director
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 190
103 Observatory
901 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1695
Fax: (217) 244-0466
Email: lipking@staff.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.biotech.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center of Advanced Materials for
Purification of Water with Systems
The Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with
Systems is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology
Center that works with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Stanford University, and Clark Atlanta University. The mission of the
CAMPWS is to develop materials and systems to purify the earth’s
waters for drinking, agricultural, industrial, and ecological purposes.
The vision of the Center is to focus on the basic science of water to
develop and employ advanced materials and systems to address
threats to our water supply. The vision also includes educating and
transferring the knowledge gained from our research to the public,
practitioners, and researchers who will implement these materials
and systems.
Research Areas:
• Membrane Science Processes
• Adsorption Science and Processes
• Chemical Oxidation-Reduction Science and Processes
• Biochemical Process
• Active Aqueous Transport Processes
Contact Information
Mark Shannon, Interim Director
Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3236 Digital Computer Lab, MC 250
205 N. Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1545
Fax: (217) 333-4158
Email: mas1@uiuc.edu
Website: http://watercampws.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Advanced Research in Information Security
The Center for Advanced Research in Information Security was
established in November 2001 jointly with Argus Systems Group Inc.
CARIS is designated by the U.S. National Security Agency as a
Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance. CARIS
focuses on increasing University and community awareness of
information security issues, and strives to influence appropriate and
effective policy in the area of information assurance. CARIS’s mission
is committed to community awareness and effective policy and to
promote and conduct research and development, promote quality
multidisciplinary education in the areas of infrastructure and
information system security. The key to success for CARIS is the
ability to form strong partnerships among industry, multiple disciplines
within the University, and other governmental institutions.
Research Directions:
• Computer system security, especially operating system security
• Modeling and evaluation of security technologies
• Business models associated with security technology deployment
• Legal issues and best practices
• Privacy and open system security
• Wireless communication and smart card technologies
• Mobile devices and security
Contact Information
Roy Campbell, Director
Center for Advanced Research in Information Security
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3315 Digital Computer Lab, MC 258
1304 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-5225
Fax: (217) 244-6869
Email: info@caris.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.caris.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology
The Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology is comprised of
nearly 40 faculty who share a common interest in using physical
theory and computational techniques to understand biological
systems. The mission of the Center is to train students who can
provide a dynamic interaction between theory and experiment that
will elucidate the physical basis of biological phenomena. The Center
is interdisciplinary, consisting of faculty in the departments in Physics,
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer
Engineering, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell
and Structural Biology, Plant Biology and Microbiology, and the
College of Medicine.
Research Facilities:
• Beckman Institute
• Molecular Biophysics Group
• Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Biotechnology Center
• Chemistry Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
• Illinois EPR Research Center
• Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• NCSA Computational Biology Group
• NIH Computational Biology Resource
• Chemistry Mass Spectroscopy
Contact Information
Martin Gruebele, Director
Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
156 Davenport Hall, MC 147
607 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1630
Fax: (217) 244-6615
Email: biophysics@life.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/biophysics
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Cement Composite Materials
The Center for Cement Composite Materials is an interdisciplinary
research program initially funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research as a part of the Department Of Defense-University
Research Initiative Program. The Center is also a major partner in the
Center for the Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based
Materials funded by the National Science Foundation through the
Technological Institute of Northwestern University. The Center is
dedicated to exploring the potential for developing new high-
performance materials based on cementitious reactions.
Research projects:
• Evaluation of microstructure-property relationships of very low porosity
cement matrices
• Cement-polymer composites
• Fiber-reinforced cements
• New cement chemistries
• Modification of properties by using special filler materials and novel
processing techniques
Contact Information
L.J. Struble, Director
Center for Cement Composite Materials
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 250
2129 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
205 North Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-6900
Fax: (217) 265-8040
Email: mlkrause@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.mse.uiuc.edu/info/cement.html
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Complex Systems Research
Founded in 1986, the Center for Complex Systems Research is
supported through a National Science Foundation grant. The Center
studies systems that display adaptive, self-organizing behavior and
systems that are usually characterized by a large throughput, such as
turbulent flow, lightning, and the flow of information through the
internet. CCSR develops models and techniques drawn from
nonlinear dynamics and chaos, neural nets, cellular automata,
artificial life, and genetic algorithms to describe these complex
systems.
Research Projects:
• Markov Chains and Symbolic Dynamics
• Medium Term Prediction of Chaotic Time Series
• Nonlinear Map Resonances
• Nonlinear Spectroscopy
• Chain Formation and Network Self-Organization in an Open Dissipative
Electromechanical System
• Faster than the Wave Speed
• Relation Between Maximum Divergence and the Largest Liapunov
Exponent of a Multidimensional Chaotic Dynamical System
• Conservation of Structure in Spatio-Temporal Chaos
• Quantization of Emergent Structures
• Control and Prediction of Singular Motion in the Presence of Noise
• Percolation Behavior and Cascades in Networks
• Properties of Fractal Structures
Contact Information
Alfred W. Hubler, Director
Center for Complex Systems Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Physics
1110 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-5892
Fax: (217) 333-9819
Email: ahubler@aol.com
Website: http://www.ccsr.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Computational Electromagnetics and
Electromagnetics Laboratory
The Center for Computational Electromagnetics and
Electromagnetics Laboratory was originally established in 1948 as
the Antenna Laboratory. The Center’s work spans antennas and
arrays, scattering, inverse scattering, millimeter waves, microwave
and high-speed digital circuits, electro-optics, remote and geophysical
sensing, bioengineering applications, and computational
electromagnetics. The Center also strives for the development and
implementation of new efficient computational algorithms and
analysis techniques. Many different resources support the funding of
the Center including the Department of Defense Multidisciplinary
University Research Initiative Program, National Science Foundation,
Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Schlumberger-Doll Research,
Mobil Research Corporation, Hughes Research Laboratory and
Texas Instruments.
Research Areas:
• Computational Electromagnetics
• Electromagnetic Interaction with Biological Media
• Genetic Algorithms
• Inverse Scattering and Imaging
• Electromagnetic Modeling of Packages and Interconnects
• Optoelectronics
• Antennas
Contact Information
Weng Cho Chew, Director
Center for Computational Electromagnetics and
Electromagnetics Laboratory
Department of Electric and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 702
1406 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801-2991
Phone: (217) 333-1200
Fax: (217) 244-7345
Website: http://www.ccem.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society was established in
2002. The Center was primarily structured as a policy/research and
public education unit. The Center is designed to serve as catalyst for
vigorous scholarly and public debate on the multiple racial contexts of
democracy. The Center’s overall mission calls for preparing graduate
and undergraduate students and the wider public for civic
engagement and participation in a racially and ethnically diverse
society, and the interdisciplinary approaches to examine the
organization of society and knowledge in order to analyze the
workings of democracy: everyday life, public education, law and
citizenship, media and technology, and production of new knowledge.
Programmatic Areas:
• Outreach and Public Programs - conferences, workshops, and
programs for educators, lectures and other events aimed at the local,
regional, and national public
• Research and Scholarship - programs sponsored by the Center or for
which the Center is acting as facilitator
• Campus Education - on-campus educational activities including non-
credit courses, residencies, workshops, student programs, and on-campus
events
• Archival/Publications – publications, internet resources, public relations,
and other activities to disseminate the work of the Center
• Fellowships – sponsorship of programs that bring scholars and activists
to the Center for periods of writing, research, and public speaking
Contact Information
Rosalinda Barreara, Director
Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 253
1108 West Stoughton
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0188
Fax: (217) 333-8122
Email: rbarrera@uiuc.edu
Website: http://cdms.ds.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Directed Assembly of Nanostructures
The Center for Directed Assembly of Nanostructures was established
in September of 2001 as a part of the U.S. National Nanotechnology
Initiative. The program is housed within the Rensselaer
Nanotechnology Center and forms partnerships with Rensselaer, the
University of Illinois, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The
mission of the Center is to integrate research, education, and
technology dissemination, and to serve as a national resource for
fundamental knowledge and applications in directed assembly of
nanostructures.
The Center’s Actions:
• Combine computational design with experimentation to discover pathways
to assemble functional multiscale nanostructures with junctions and
interfaces between structurally, dimensionally and compositionally
different nanoscale building blocks
• Excite and educate a diverse cadre of students of all ages from K-12
through post doctorate in nanoscale science and engineering
• Work hand-in-hand with industry to develop nanotechnology for the benefit
of society
Contact Information:
Kenneth Schweizer, Assistant Director
Center of Directed Assembly of Nanostructures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Materials Science Engineering Building, MC 246
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-6440
Fax: (217) 333-2736
Email: kschweizer@uiuc,edu
Website: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/nsec/
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Excellence for Airport Technology
Established in 1995 with support from the Federal Aviation
Administration to study airport pavements, the CEAT has grown to
encompass additional research areas including wildlife at airports,
lightning, and materials. The majority of CEAT activities are
conducted at UIUC in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, but several other universities have contributed over the
years. In 2004, CEAT received a major influx of new support from
the O’Hare Modernization Program, a $6.6B initiative to re-align
runways and taxiways and upgrade infrastructure at O’Hare
International Airport in Chicago. The OMP support adds new projects
dealing with subgrade, pavements and materials, and includes new
emphasis on outreach to underrepresented groups in contracting and
engineering.
Research Projects: Outreach Projects:
• Sub grade support and stabilization • Minority contractor capacity
• Raw materials for use at O’Hare evaluation
• Portland Cement Concrete • Contractor outreach and
Pavement Design education
• Moisture curling of concrete • Internship program for
pavements disadvantaged student groups
• Fatigue in airport pavements • Pre-college program
• Flexible overlays for pavements • Public awareness and education
• Wildlife Hazard Abatement
Systems
Contact Information:
David A. Lange, Director
Center for Excellence for Airport Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MC 250
1116 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-4816
Fax: (217) 333-9464
Email: dlange@uiuc.edu
Website: http://cee.uiuc.edu/research/CEAT
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Farm and Rural Business Finance
The Center for Farm and Rural Business Finance is a part of the
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and
in association with the University of Arkansas. The Center is a
finance-focused initiative providing essential information for farms,
rural businesses, and capital providers. The focus of the Center is to
prepare for and meet the demands created by the changing structure
of agriculture, financial markets, and rural economies. The objective
of the Center is to assist the farm and rural business sectors, finance
industry, and state and federal policy-makers in making more
informed decisions affecting the financing of agriculture and rural
America.
Components of the Center:
• Outreach: nationally recognized workshops and conferences; the
National Symposium for Agricultural Finance Executives.
• Research: research efforts have collaborated to author books, academic
and popular press articles; journal editors and reviewers; speaking
engagements, task force memberships and testimony at congressional
hearings.
• Education: land grant institutions serving graduate, undergraduate and
professional students.
Contact Information
Peter J. Barry, Director Bruce L. Ahrendsen, Director
Center for Farm and Rural Business Center for Farm and Rural Business
Finance Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana- Department of Agricultural Economics
Champaign and Rural Sociology
326 Mumford Hall University of Arkansas
1301 West Gregory Dr. 217 Agriculture Building
Urbana, IL 61801 Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (217) 333-1827 Phone: (501) 575-5306
Fax: (217) 333-2312
Email: p-barry@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/center/index.htm
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Instructional Research
and Curriculum Evaluation
The Center for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation a
part of the College of Education and was founded in 1964. CIRCE is
also a part of the Bureau of Educational Research. The mission of
CIRCE is to conduct a program of research, instruction, and service
in education with special attention to curriculum, pedagogy, and
assessment. Staffed minimally as a budget line research unit, for its
contracts, researchers are from within the college and around the
world.
Current Studies:
• Analysis of effects on education of evaluation and assessment
• Evaluation and assessment especially related to special populations
• Issues of fairness in testing
• Archival case studies of teacher preparation
• Teacher network
Information Available to:
• Teachers
• School Districts
• State Government
• Federal Government
• Professional Organizations
• University Centers
• For-profit Research Corporations
Contact Information
Robert E, Stake, Director
Center for the Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
190 Children’s Research Center, MC 672
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-3770
Fax: (217) 244-0851
Website: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/circe
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for International Business
Education and Research
Established in 1993, the Center for International Business Education
and Research is administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
The mission of the Center is to raise awareness about international
business across campus, in the community, and throughout the state
and region by organizing and participating in conferences, seminars,
and workshops on international business topics; promote
interdisciplinary studies by combining the teaching of international
business with foreign language and culture training to serve the
needs of both business students and students in other
disciplines; meet the training needs of business professionals
engaged in exporting and other international business activities
through the provision of special language, culture, and international
business knowledge; produce high quality research in international
business and related disciplines with results contributing to the
competitiveness of U.S. businesses; serve as a regional and national
resource for international business teaching, research, and
professional development.
Area Study Centers: These centers collaborate with the CIBER to co-sponsor
conferences and workshops related to international business:
• African Studies Center
• European Union Center
• East Asian and Pacific Studies
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Russian and East European Studies
• South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Contact Information
Joseph Cheng, Director
Illinois CIBER, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
430 Wohlers Hall
1206 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-7410
Fax: (217) 333-7410
Email: lsjohnso@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ciber.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for IT e-Business Management
The Center for IT e-Business Management is one of the research and
learning centers of the College of Commerce and Business
Administration. The Center received one of the Critical Research
Initiatives Grants for the University of Illinois. The Center focuses on
bringing together faculty and researchers from business
administration, economics, accounting, finance, computer science,
psychology, and engineering. The Center is aimed at developing
new managerial insights that will lead to effective business systems,
strategies, processes and models for commerce and business
administration.
Research Projects:
• A Theory of Task/Technology Fit For Mobile Applications
• The Efficacy of Wireless B2B e-Procurement: A Pilot Study
• Web-based e-catalog systems in B2B procurement
• Economic Analysis of B2B E-Commerce
• A study of the Value and Impact of B2B E-Commerce: The Case of Web-
Based Procurement
• The Effects of Information Sharing on Supply Chain Performance
Contact Information
Michael J. Shaw, Director
Center for IT e-Business Management
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
385 Wohlers Hall, MC 706
1206 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-5159
Email: mjshaw@uiuc.edu
Website: http://citebm.business.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Machine Tool Systems Research
The Center for Machine Tool Systems Research mission is to
develop and transfer to industry innovative machine-tool concepts
and systems based upon both incremental and far-reaching
technologies, and to train students in the expert development and
deployment of these systems. The Center also focuses on the
improvement of national manufacturing competitiveness. Center
membership consists of Caterpillar, Inc., Ford Motor Company,
Delphi Automotive Systems, Motorola, Mori Seiki USA Inc,
Kennametal, and Kistler Instrumente AG.
Research Program:
• Agile/flexible machining and machine tool system and agile fixturing
systems
• Concurrent engineering as it applies to better understanding and utilization
of machining process capability upstream during project engineering
• Modeling and prediction of product and process quality performance
• Machining production systems and analysis at all levels of operations
• Tools for effective utilization of machine-tool systems
• Virtual reality applications in manufacturing
Contact Information
Shiv Kapoor, Director
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2324 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, MC 244
1308 West Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3432
Email: s-kapoor@uiuc.edu
Website: http://mtamri.me.uiuc.edu/cmtsr.home
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Microanalysis of Materials
Located in the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, the
Center for Microanalysis of Materials is a part of the Department of
Energy/Basic Energy Sciences User Facility. CMM is one of four
U.S. Department of Energy Electron-Beam Microcharacterization
Centers. The Center provides materials researchers from academe
and industry the opportunity to access 30 major instruments in the
areas of electron microscopy, scanning probes, surface
microanalysis, x-ray diffraction, and back scattering spectroscopes.
Research is open to universities, government laboratories, and
industry.
Staffed experts in each technique provide:
• Equipment instruction
• Guidance
• Consultation
• Collaboration in the microanalysis of materials
• 24-hour access
Techniques Included:
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Surface Analysis
• Transmission Electron Microscopy and Scanning TEM
• X-Ray Diffraction
Contact Information:
Ivan Petrov, Director
Center for Microanalysis of Materials
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
262 Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, MC 230
104 S. Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-8396
Fax: (217) 244-2278
Email: petrov@uiuc.edu
Website: http://cmm.mrl.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Microscopic Imaging
The Center for Microscopic Imaging is a part of the College of
Veterinary Medicine and is a campus-wide service for the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The CMI provides students, faculty,
and research staff with instrumentation in microscopy for teaching
and research. The Center provides equipment and services in the
following areas: transmission electron microscopy, light microscopy,
confocal microscopy, digital imaging workstation, clinical pathology
service microscopy, and immunohistology and immuno-electron
microscopy.
Services:
• Standard TEM preparation • Full TEM scope services
• Microwave fixation and embedding • Researcher assisted TEM
procedures services
• TEM preparation of paraffin embedded • Basic SEM Prep
tissue • Darkroom negative and print
• TEM preparation with alternative medias processing for TEM,SEM and
• Processing of difficult specimens B&W 35mm
• Thick section double staining with • Digital imaging: scanning of
Toluidine Blue and Basic Fuchsin negatives
• Standard thin sectioning • Professional quality standard
• Negative staining and digital printing
• Negative staining for virus identification • Light microscopy
• Immuno and lysine gold procedures • Digital image capture
Contact Information:
Lou Ann Miller, Service Supervisor
Center for Microscopic Imaging
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1108 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, MC 002
2001 South Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: (217) 244-1567
Fax: (217) 244-1652
Email: lamiller@uiuc.edu
Website: http://treefrog.cvm.uiuc.edu
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Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical
Manufacturing Systems
The Center is in partnership with California Institute of Technology,
North Carolina Agricultural and Technology State University. The
core mission of the Center is to develop a diverse U.S. workforce of
educators, scientists, engineers, and practitioners to advance
nanomanufacturing technology in the U.S. and beyond. Linked to,
and integrated with, the Center’s research efforts are to advance:
education, diversity, and knowledge transfer. With the help of over
30 researchers and staff and 40 students, the goal of the Center is to
develop a reliable, robust and cost-effective nanomanufacturing
system to make nanostructures from multiple materials. This
technology will allow advancements and discoveries in nanoscience
to move from the laboratory to production.
Research Areas:
• Micro-NanoFluidic Network Tool Bit: Transcribe matter by exploiting
the discovery of the molecular gate and by integrating with microfluidic
networks
• Process Sensing Control: Transduction of matter at the nanoscale
• Manufacturing Systems: Develop and integrate technologies to exploit
nano-o-CEMMS capabilities
• Applications: To use nano-o-CEMMS to manufacture mechanical,
electrical, and photonic components and to perform chemical synthesis
and biological procedures
Contact Information
Placid Ferreira, Director
Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MC 244
1206 W. Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-0093
Fax: (217) 333-1942
Email: nano-cemms@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.nano-cemms.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology was established
in 2001 as the premier institution for nanoscale science and
technology initiatives. The vision of CNST is a seamless integration
of the research from materials to devices to systems and
applications. To obtain the vision, the Center strives to maintain
interdisciplinary curriculum unique to the University of Illinois,
industrial alliances and technology transfer; potential for local and
state economic development activities; a major to recruit and retain
faculty; springboard for future interdisciplinary proposals; maintain
world leadership and college/department rankings; and establish UI
as the premier institution in nanotechnology.
Facilities:
• Coordinated Science Laboratory
• Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory
• Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Research Areas:
• Agriculture and Food
• Atmosphere and Environment
• Communications and Electronics
• Computation
• Medicine and Pharmaceuticals
• Nano Materials Characterization, Identification, and Fabrication
Contact Information
IIesanmi Adesida, Director
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
127 Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, MC 249
208 N. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3097
Fax: (217) 244-6375
Email: nano@cnst.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.cnst.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing
Formed in 1988, the Center for Reliable and High-Performance
Computing is at the forefront of developing high-performance
systems and networks that support desired levels of security and
reliability in the emerging information and communications
environment. The Center’s focal points are in architecture,
networking, testing, system evaluation, security, and optimization.
Over 10 faculty members and 50 students are divided into research
groups and multiple projects. Each project is individually funded
through federal or corporate grants.
Research Groups:
• Advanced Computing Systems
• DEPEND Design of Reliable Network Systems
• Impact Research Group
• PERFORM Performability Engineering Research Group
• Unconventional Computer Architecture Group
• Wireless Networking Group
• Project MOSES
• The Teacher Research Group
Contact Information
Janak Patel and Ravishankar K. Iyer, Co-Directors
Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
255 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Phone: (217) 333-9732
Fax: (217) 244-5686
E-mail: iyer@crhc.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.crhc.uiuc.edu/
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Silicon Quantum Computers
The Center for Silicon Quantum Computers is a part of the College of
Engineering. The Center is funded by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation’s
Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams program. The Center is
committed to developing a process for patterning atom-scale devices
and growing them into the silicon crystal lattice. The capability will be
used to explore new possibilities for computation based on the
quantum states of individual electrons.
Faculty and Staff Collaborators:
• University of Illinois
• Utah State University
• University of California at Berkley
• Yale University
• Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
Contact Information
John Tucker, Director
Center for Silicon and Quantum Computers
266 Engineering Sciences Building, MC 233
1101 West Springfield Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-4810
Email: jrtucker@uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets
Established in September of 1997, the Center for Simulation of
Advanced Rockets is a partner with the Department of Energy. More
than 100 faculty, students, and researchers currently contribute to the
success of the CSAR. The main goal of CSAR is the detailed, whole-
system simulation of solid propellant rockets from first principles
under both normal and abnormal operating conditions. The CSAR
also focuses its attention on the reusable solid Rocket Motor of the
NASA Space Transportation System, better known as the Space
Shuttle. The program is supported by state, regional, and university
resources to successfully reach the goals of the Center.
Research Teams:
Physical Science and Engineering:
• Combustion and Energetic Materials
• Fluid Dynamics
• Structures and Materials
Computer Science:
• Computational Environments
• Computational Math and Geometry
Multidisciplinary:
• Validation and Specification
• System Integration
• Software Integration Framework
• Accidents
Contact Information
Michael T. Heath, Director
Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 278
1304 West Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Phone: (217) 333-3247
Fax: (217) 333-1910
Email: heath@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.csar.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for the Study of Reading
The Center for the Study of Reading was established in 1976 in the
College of Education. The Center was established by the U.S.
Department of Education to improve the unacceptably high numbers
of American school children who were failing to read. The Center has
been a national leader in the field of reading and literacy research.
The research accomplishments of the Center have helped shape the
practices and polices of reading instruction in classrooms across the
United States and China.
Guidelines of CSR’s Work:
• Reading research and development must be to discover and put into
practice the means for reaching children who are failing to read
• Reading research and development must be to discover how to help all
children acquire knowledge form and reason about the written word
• Reading research and development must be to improve the education of
reading teachers
Contact Information
Richard Anderson, Director
Center for the Study of Reading
Bureau of Educational Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
158 Children’s Research Center, MC 670
51 Gerty Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2552
Fax: (217) 244-4501
Email: csrrca@uiuc.edu
Website: http://csr.ed.uiuc.edu
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Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
The Center for Supercomputing Research and Development focuses
on creating new hardware and software approaches to speed
distributed computation. The CSRD developed the Cedar parallel
processing system. The development of this system was to
demonstrate that high-speed parallel processing is practical across a
wide range of applications. Specific research of the Center includes:
integrating advances in optimizing and parallelizing compliers, new
parallel architectures, and parallel algorithms. The CSRD is a part of
the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory.
Research Areas:
• Hardware
• Architecture
• Software
• Performance evaluation
• Algorithms and Applications
Current Research Projects:
• DSJOS: Distributed Scalable Java Operating System
• PROMIS: A Parallelizing Compiler
• Alpha-Coral Multithreaded Architecture Simulator
• Cross-platform Multilevel Parallelization
• Illinois-Intel Multithreading Library
• Nanothreads: Fine-Grained Thread Support
Contact Information
Constantine Polychronopoulos, Director
Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
463 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801-2307
Phone: (217) 244-4144
Fax: (217) 244-1351
Email: cdp@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.csrd.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Theoretical Astrophysics
The Center for Theoretical Astrophysics works on outstanding
problems in theoretical astrophysics, general relativity, and
cosmology.
Facilities:
• Loomis Laboratory
• Astronomy Building
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
• Beckman Institute
Contact Information
Frederick K. Lamb, Director
Center for Theoretical Astrophysics
Department of Physics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
237B Loomis, MC 704
1110 West Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-6363
Fax: (217) 333-8542
Email: fkl@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/research/cta
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Zoonoses Research
The Center for Zoonoses Research is dedicated to research and
education in infectious diseases, food and safety, and biodefense.
Over 60 researchers at the Center research infectious diseases from
the molecular through the ecosystem level. The CZR is housed in
the College of Veterinary Medicine and is supported by the College
and also by its multidisciplinary membership. The Center researches
emerging diseases, many of them zoonoses, food-borne pathogens,
and the growing concerns about food safety, antibiotic resistance,
and bioterrorism. The CZR provides information on diseases and
viruses such as; SARS, monkeypox virus, West Nile virus, chronic
wasting disease, and many more.
Facilities:
• Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
• Veterinary Medical Library
• Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Center for Microscopic Imaging
• GIS and Spatial Analysis Laboratory
• Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology
Contact Information
Roberto Docampo, Director
Center for Zoonoses Research
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3515 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, MC 002
2001 S. Lincoln
Urbana. IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-8511
Fax: (217) 333-4628
Email: rodoc@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/czr/
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Children and Family Research Center
The Children and Family Research Center was created in 1996 at the
School of Social Work and the Illinois Department of Children and
Family Services. The mission of the Center is to study the needs of
children and families in their social contexts, monitor the achievement
of child welfare outcomes, evaluate service demonstrations and
system reforms, audit programs to ensure service quality and
efficiency, provide training and consultation to advance best practices
and disseminate knowledge on research-based practices. The
Center bases its research activities on the Child Welfare Principles;
safety, stability, continuity, well-being, and permanence.
Research Functions:
• Monitoring: Assessing agency performance through regular tracking of
statistical indicators of child and family outcomes, system processes, and
compliance with procedural standards
• Best Practice: Conducting systematic research reviews and studies of
evidence-based interventions and practices that are hypothesized to
improve agency performance
• Evaluation: Promoting policy initiatives and innovative service
demonstrations that can be rigorously evaluated to determine the efficacy
and effectiveness of these interventions and practices
• Quality Assurance: Undertaking continuous case monitoring and
program auditing to ensure that interventions are implemented in an
improved manner and are accomplishing the intended results
Contact Information
Mark Testa, Director
The Children and Family Research Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Social Work, MC 135
1203 W. Oregon
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-5837
Fax: (217) 333-7629
Toll Free: (800) 638-3877
Email: cfrc@uiuc.edu
Website: http://cfrcwww.social.uiuc.edu/Welcome.htm
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grainger Center for Electrical
Machinery and Electromagnetics
The Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromagnetics is
dedicated to enhance education, technology, understanding and
research activities on the fundamental topic of electric machinery.
The Center is involved in three different areas of research in the field
of electric machinery and electromagnetics. The three primary areas
include: new courses and educational material, multidisciplinary
research efforts and student projects, and a nationwide network of
collaborating universities. The two major research themes are: best-
use technology; to do the best possible job with existing machines
and with well-established machine designs, and in best-design
technology; to make the best possible use of available materials to
meet a user’s motion control requirements.
Research Projects:
• Advanced Electrical Machinery: Laboratory Innovations for Teaching
Machines and Power Electronics
• Hybrid Electric Vehicle Systems
• Microelectromechanical Systems Research
• Undergraduate student teams focusing on motors, electromechanics, and
energy-based programs
• Advanced research projects focusing on research that addresses open
issues in design, operation, and control of all types of electromechanical
devices and systems.
Contact Information
Philip T. Krein, Director
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MC 702
1406 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-4732
Fax: (217) 333-1162
Email: krein@ece.uiuc.edu
Website: http://machines.ece.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hyper-Uniform Nanophotonic Center
The Hyper-Uniform Nanophotonic Technologies Center is part of the
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency University Photonics
Research Centers program. The mission of the HUNT Center is the
development of critical technologies including hyper-uniform nano-
photonic fabrication, high-performance quantum dot vertical-cavity
surface-emitting lasers, and ultra-fast light emitting transistor-based
lasers for the realization of ultra-fast optoelectronic interconnect
systems. The Center’s goal of demonstrating ultra-fast optoelectronic
interconnect systems requires the ability to design, fabricate, and
integrate ultra-high-speed light sources with detector and driver
circuits.
Contact Information
K.Y. Norman Cheng, Director
Hyper-Uniform Nanophotonic Technologies Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
150 Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, MC 249
208 North Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-6642
Fax: (217) 244-6375
Email: kycheng@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.micro.uiuc.edu/boss/Title.html
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Center for Cryptography
and Information Protection
Illinois Center for Cryptography and Information Protection focuses its
vision on being a multidisciplinary center, bringing together
researchers and students in computer science, electrical and
computer engineering, and mathematics to collaborate on projects
involving information protection. Public-key cryptography and digital
watermarking are a part of this focus. The Center is funded by
different government grants as well as industrial grants. Research
initiatives, conferences, seminars, industrial interaction, and
educational courses are all activities in which the Center participates
in. The Center is one of only four university-based cryptography
centers worldwide.
Cryptography:
• Introduced in 1976 by Deffie and Hellman
• The purpose is to allow for a secure communication over insecure
channels
• The RSA cryptosystem was introduced in 1977 by Rivest, Shamir, and
Adleman
• The RSA is the most popular public-key cryptosystem in use today
Watermarking:
• First three international workshops were held in 1996, 1998,1999
• Information hiding
• Used for: copyright protection for digital media, watermarking,
fingerprinting, television broadcasting, steganography
• Watermarking is a major activity in: audio, imaging, and video processing
Contact Information
Richard Blahut, Andreas Stein, Co-Directors
Illinois Center for Cryptography and Information Protection
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
131 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-0677
Fax: (217) 244-2764
Email: duursma@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.iccip.csl.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Center for Integrated Microsystems
With over 40 faculty, students, and staff, the Illinois Center for
Integrated Microsystems promotes physical aspects of information
technology. The mission of the iCIMS is to facilitate collaborative
research in the design of integrated microsystems, including
integrated circuits, devices, systems, and structures, among the
faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and researchers
elsewhere. The Center also has the mission to support the growth of
the semiconductor information technology industry within the State of
Illinois.
Facilities:
• The Reliability Testing Laboratory: a facility for wafer-level device
characterization and stressing
• The VLSI Laboratory: a facility for testing of digital integrated circuits
Research Areas:
• Design of Communication Systems
• Integrated Circuit Design
• CAD Tools and Methodologies
• Reliability
Contact Information
Naresh R. Shanbhag, Director
The Illinois Center for Integrated Microsystems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
413 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Phone: (217) 244-0041
Fax: (217) 244-1946
Email: shanbhag@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.icims.csl.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Center for Soy Foods
The Illinois Center for Soy Foods is an integrated cross-disciplinary
effort supported by the C-FAR Sentinel Program and the National
Soybean Research Laboratory. About 20 staff and faculty are
dedicated to developing innovative processing and marketing
techniques, educating society on the advantages of a soy-enriched
diet, and communicating the health benefits of new soy foods. The
ICSF helps small and large food processors interested in developing
and marketing soy food ingredients and products. The Center also
lends its support in providing assistance toward solving problems of
technology, quality control, and marketing through research and
technical testing agreements.
Research:
Food Technology:
• Development of soy foods through chemistry, engineering, microbiology,
processing and packaging techniques
• Understanding and improving sensory attributes
• Development of specialty soy varieties with desirable attributes
Marketing:
• Creation of advertising and product branding through better understanding
of customers perceptions
• Development of more effective marketing, distribution, quality control, and
cost management practices
Nutrition and Safety:
• Study of the efficacy and safety of soy food products to improve human
health
• Decreasing healthcare costs by finding disease-preventative and health
promoting benefits of soy food products.
Contact Information
Keith R. Cadwallader, Barbara P. Klein, Co-Directors
Illinois Center for Soy Foods
170 National Soybean Research Center, MC 637
1101 W. Peabody Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1706
Fax: (217) 244-1707
Email: cadwlldr@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.soyfoodsillinois.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Electron Paramagnetic
Resonance Research Center
Illinois EPR Research Center was founded in 1985. The Center is
currently funded by the National Institutes of Health, ACS-Petroleum
Research Fund, user fees, and subsidies from the School of
Molecular and Cellular Biology, the School of Chemical Sciences and
the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. The Center was
previously funded by NIH and the National Center for Research
Resources. The purpose of the Center is to: provide facilities,
expertise, and to conduct research and development projects
centered on multi-frequency EPR technologies; to determine detailed
local structures at radical and metal-ion centers in enzymes, and
materials, and to facilitate communication among scientists
worldwide.
Available Instrumentation:
• Bruker X-band
• Pulsed S-band EPR
• Bruker ElexSys E-580 FT-EPR X-band
• CW Q-band
• Varian E-line 9" X-band EPR/ENDOR
• Varian E-line 15" Q-band CW EPR
• Varian E-line 12" X-band CW EPR
• IERC-developed U-band (ca. 48 GHz) CW EPR bridge
• IERC-developed L-band (ca. 1.3 GHz) EPR bridge
• 2 IERC-developed W-band (94 GHz
• Varian E-4 X-band CW EPR spectrometer
• REKAR NMR relaxometer with low-field pulsed DNP
• Access to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) facilities
Contact Information
R. Linn Belford, Robert B. Clarkson, Co-Directors
Illinois EPR Research Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
65 Medical Sciences Building, MC 714
506 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1186
Fax: (217) 333-8868
Email: ierc@uiuc.edu
Website: http://ierc.scs.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
Established in 1985, the Illinois Waste Management and Research
Center is a non-regulatory service organization affiliated with the
University of Illinois and a division of the Illinois Department of
Natural Resources. The vision of the Center is to provide real world
solutions to real world problems and to bridge the gap between the
natural and human resources. The WMRC supports research into
waste management issues that impact the state’s environment and
economy. The Center sponsors research projects that focus on
environmental contamination, health effects issues, and industrial
pollution prevention and alternative technologies.
Projects:
• Illinois River Project: The project focuses on how to remove sediment
from the Illinois River in a cost-effective and safe manner. Study teams
are investigating dredging and transport techniques, the quality of
sediment and potential uses.
• Accelerated Diffusion of Pollution Prevention Technologies
(ADOP2T): Project establishes showcase demonstration sites in actual
facilities in a chosen industrial sector. In exchange for participating, the
facility receives WMRC assistance in setting up, testing, and evaluating a
new technology for the duration of the pilot.
Contact Information
George Vander Velde, Director
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 676
One Hazelwood Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820-7465
Phone: (217) 333-8940
Fax: (217) 333-8944
Email: gwelde@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.wmrc.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Water Resources Center
The Illinois Water Resources Center was created in1964 with funding
from the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of Illinois. The Center
is dedicated to research and outreach programs on water resource
issues critical to Illinois and the Midwest. The mission statement of
the IWRC, under the Water Resources Research Act, is to conduct
basic and applied research to solve water problems unique to Illinois.
The Center has supported research and educational projects on
water treatment, agricultural runoff control, flood control, urban storm
water management, lake and wetland restoration and irrigation
potential in the Midwest.
Supported Research:
• Economic Assessment of wetlands and recreation
• Biological treatment of acid mine drainage
• Bio-reclamation of contaminated ground water
• Analysis of important public water projects (such as: dams, sewer
systems, flood control systems)
Criteria for research proposals for Matching Grant Program:
• Relevance to Illinois water problems
• Scientific and scholarly merit
• Plans for dissemination of findings
• Involvement of young scientists
• Support for graduate students
• Potential to attract complementary funding
Contact Information
Richard Warner, Director
Illinois Water Resources Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 635
1101 W. Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0536
Fax: (217) 333-8046
Email: lmorrisn@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.environ.uiuc.edu/iwrc
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
International Trade Center
Established in 1994, the International Trade Center is funded by the
College of Business, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity. The Center focuses on helping companies
evaluate export markets and identify opportunities, including an
established international network. The ITC is also linked with the
Illinois Small Business Development Center Network, and the Illinois
Department of Commerce-Community Affairs’ International Business
Division.
Services:
• Individual Counseling
• Market Research
• Identifying Trade Opportunities
• Trade Reference Library
• International Trade Seminars and Workshops
• Export Financing
• Africa Business Center
Partners:
• Asia Trade Center at Bradley University
• NAFTA Opportunity Center at Bradley University
• U of I College of Business Administration
• Illinois Small Business Development Association
Contact Information
Tess Morrison, Director
International Trade Center
University of Illinois
430 Wohlers Hall, MC 706
1206 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-1585
TDD: (217) 244-6677
Fax: (217) 333-7410
Email: tmorriso@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ciber.uiuc.edu/ITC
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
W. M. Keck Center for Comparative
and Functional Genomics
The W. M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics
main research is in comparative genetic organization, evolution and
function of plant, animal, and microbial genomes. Research is made
possible with assistance from the University of Illinois and a grant
from the W. M. Keck Foundation. The Center is comprised of three
interactive units-Functional Genomics, High-Throughput Sequencing
and Genotyping, and Bioinformatics.
Interactive Units:
Functional Genomics Services:
• Custom microarrays
• Spotting of microarray slides
• Mouse microarray
• Real Time PCR: 770 PE TAQMAN analysis
• Statistical Consulting for Genome Research
• Affymetrix Gene Chips System
High-Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Services:
• DNA Sequencing
• Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• Core and High-throughput Fragment Analysis
• High-throughput Sequencing
• Custom Library Services
Bioinformatics Services:
• Automated DNA Sequence Analysis
• Genome Project Management System
• Statistical Consulting for Genome Research
Contact Information
Hans Bohnert, Interim Director
W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
340 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, MC 051
1201 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-5057
Fax: (217) 265-5066
Email: bohnert@life.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.biotech.uiuc.edu/keck.shtml
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Library Research Center
Established in 1961, the Library Research Center is based in the
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The LRC
supports the work of libraries, library associations, library vendors,
and foundations. Social science approaches to data collection and
analysis are the LRC’s specialization. Staff members work with
clients in all steps of the research process from sampling and survey
design through data analysis and presentation of results to governing
boards.
Affiliates:
• American Library Association
• Association of College and Research Libraries
• Federal-State Cooperative Systems
• Graduate School of Library and Information Science
• Illinois State Library
• Public Library Association
• University of Illinois
• U.S. National Commission of Libraries and Information Science
• Library Research Service
Contact Information
Leigh Estabrook, Director
Library Research Center
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 439
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-7197
Fax: (217) 244-3302
Email: leighe@uiuc.edu
Website: http://lrc.lis.uiuc.edu/
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center
The Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center was founded in 1932
and was originally located at Cornell University; in 1953 the Center
was moved to the University of Illinois. The Center is funded by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service.
Facilities are funded through the Department of Crop Sciences in the
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The
mission of the Stock Center is to provide service to all maize
cooperators by assembling, perpetuation and supplying seed
samples for use in research and development in both public and
commercial sectors.
Center’s Goal:
• To acquire, maintain, and make available, stocks containing all known
allelic and cytological variations of maize and information about them
The Stock Center in collaboration with the Maize Genome Database has
created a database via the web. The data base includes:
• Information about maize mutants
• Chromosomal aberrations
• Use in biological research
• Data is entered and updated in the Database as well as in the Germplasm
Resources Information Network
Contact Information
Marty Sachs, Director
Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center
S-123 Turner Hall, MC 046
1102 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-6631
Fax: (217) 333-6064
Email: msachs@uiuc.edu
Website: http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/maize-coop/
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Materials Computation Center
The Materials Computation Center is developing new approaches for
the understanding of materials using advanced computational
methods. Modern materials research focuses on three parts:
experiment, theory, and computation. The Center’s main facility is
located in Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory. Two main
sponsors support the research of the Center. The National Science
Foundation sponsors under a Focused Research Group Grant
supported by the Division of Materials Research and Chemistry
Division. The other sponsor is the Directorate of Computer
Information Science and Engineering: Advanced Computational
Infrastructure and Research Division.
Research:
• Density-Functional Algorithms and Order-N Methods for Application to
Materials
• Complex Systems and Phase Transformations
• Computer Science Applications to Multiscale Problems in Materials
Science
• Scaleable Parallel Multiscale Modeling of Mechanical Material Behavior
• Classical/Quantum Simulations and Photo-Chemistry
Long-term Goals:
• Multidisciplinary education within computational materials science
• Active networking of researchers and students; locally and worldwide
• Creation of useful tools for research
• Active sharing of research and tools by students in different fields
• Intelligent applications to challenging problems in materials research
Contact Information
Duane Johnson, Director
Materials Computation Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fredrick Seitz Laboratory, MC 230
104 South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3324
Fax: (217) 244-2278
Email: duanej@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.mcc.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mid-America Earthquake Center
The Mid-America Earthquake Center is one of three national
earthquake engineering research centers established by the National
Science Foundation and its partner institutions. The mission of the
MAE Center is to develop through research, and disseminate through
education and outreach, new engineering approaches necessary to
minimize consequences of future earthquakes across hazard-prone
regions, including but not limited to, the eastern and central United
States. The vision of the Center is to create innovative solutions to
mitigate impacts of earthquakes through quantification of seismic risk
across regions and networks. The Center is working proactively with
decision and policy makers, stakeholders and practitioners to develop
advanced knowledge and applicable technologies necessary for this
goal.
Research:
Core:
• Damage synthesis, consequence minimization, hazard definition
Stakeholders:
• Individuals or groups who are liable in the event an earthquake strikes
within their region
Outreach:
• Projects, industry collaboration, outreach and technology transfer,
conferences, events, media coverage, industry partners
Education:
• Research and education at all levels, public awareness
Contact Information
Amr Elnashai, Director
Mid-America Earthquake Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1240 Newmark Laboratory, MC 250
204 N. Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-6302
Fax: (217) 333-3821
Email: aenash@uiuc.edu
Website: http://Mae.ce.uiuc.edu
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Motorola Center for Communication
Motorola and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have
formed an alliance to maintain technical leadership for companies,
universities, and researchers. The Center works closely with
Motorola-sponsored graduate researchers, University faculty, and
Motorola engineers. Both Motorola and the University benefit from
the alliance significantly, with University graduate researchers
receiving experience and possible future employment and Motorola
receiving top-tier students, faculty, and researchers to strengthen the
company’s lead in technology. The Motorola Center is administered
by the Coordinated Science Laboratory.
Research Projects:
• Making Beautiful Music: develop a new surround-sound audio chipset
combing power efficiency with high-quality
• Analysis of 2G and 3G Mobile Security
• Transient Simulation/Optimization of Integrated Passives
• Enhanced Equalization/Decoding for EDGE, 3G and Beyond
• The Security of Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems
• Loss Concealments or Real-Time Low Bit-Rate Voice
• Transmissions over Wireless IP Networks
• Network Layer Impact of Multiuser Diversity
• Audiovisual Speech Recognition: Data Collection and Feature Extraction
in Automotive Environment
Contact Information
Ravi K. Iyer, Director
Motorola Center for Communication
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
202 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: (217) 333-2510
Fax: (217) 244-1764
E-mail: iyer@crhc.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.csl.uiuc.edu/mcc
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research
The National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research
(NCASSR) is a cybersecurity research center established in 2002.
Led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA),
the Center addresses the nation’s need for a reliable and secure
cyberinfrastructure, funded by the Office of Naval Research. The
Center defines an evolving set of broad research thrust areas that
investigate and develop new approaches and technologies to secure
cyberinfrastructure with an eye towards application of those
technologies. Collaborating partners include researchers at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Battelle Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, the Naval Postgraduate School, InfoAssure, Inc.,
and the University of Tennessee.
Research thrusts:
• Cyberinformatics
• Security Tools
• Sensors and Sensor Management
• Secure Laboratory Testbed
• SCADA Protocol Authentication Project
Contact Information
Randal L. Butler, Interim Project Director
National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research (NCASSR)
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
152 Computing Applications Building, MC 476
605 East Springfield Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-8285
Fax: (217) 244-1987
Email: rbutler@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ncassr.org
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications opened in
January 1986 as one of five original centers in the National Science
Foundation’s Supercomputer Centers Program. The Center earned
and maintains an international reputation in high-performance
computing and networking and in developing innovative software
applications. In 1987, NCSA Telnet was introduced to connect
desktops to supercomputers, and the first multi-media web browser
and server, NCSA Mosaic and httpd, were developed in 1993. NCSA
also continues a Private Sector Program that allows top researchers
from Fortune 500 companies to explore the newest hardware and
software, virtual prototyping, visualization, networking and data
mining to help United States industries maintain a competitive edge in
the global economy.
Focus Areas:
• High Performance Computing
• Cluster Computing
• Networking
• Cyberinfrastructure
• Data Storage, Management, and Analysis
• Grid Technology
• Visualization and Virtual Reality
• Scientific and Engineering Applications
• Education
• Outreach
• Training
Contact Information
Thom Dunning, Director
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
152 Computing Applications Building, MC 476
605 East Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-0072
Fax: (217) 244-2909
Email: thdji@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is a part
of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental
Sciences, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences in partnership with Lewis and Clark Community College and
the Illinois Natural History Survey. The mission of the Center is to
develop and encourage sound management strategies to protect
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for public use in an ecologically
conscientious manner. The Center is housed in two locations; a river
field station near the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri and
Illinois rivers and a research and education center on the Lewis and
Clark Community College campus. The Center will focus on the
study of social, biological, and physical aspects of water issues;
promote multi-disciplinary research; provide natural resource
information; sponsor conferences and workshops; and address water
issues critical to Illinois and the Midwest.
Contact Information
Website: http://ctap.inhs.uiuc.edu/NGRREC/
Dale Chapman, President* Wesley Jarrell, Head
Phone: (618) 466-3411 ext. 2000 Department of Natural Resources
Email: bdown@lc.edu and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-
William Kruidenier* Champaign
Phone: (217) 244-2831 W-503 Turner Hall, MC 047
Email: kruiden@uiuc.edu 1102 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Gary Rolfe, Director* Phone: (217) 333-2770
Phone: (217) 333-7298 Email: wjarrell@uiuc.edu
Email: g-rolfe@uiuc.edu
David Thomas, Chief
*Address: Illinois Natural History Survey, MC
Lewis and Clark Community College 652
5800 Godfrey Road 172 Natural Resources Building
Godfrey, IL 62035-3411 607 East Peabody
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-6830
Email: dthomas@inhs.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Power Systems Engineering Research Center
The Power Systems Engineering Research Center is a part of the
College of Engineering. The Center is a Multi-university National
Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research
Center. The PSERC receives industrial funding from approximately
35 industrial members. The funds are used to perform research into
the technical issues of electric power system restructuring.
Collaborating Universities:
• Arizona State University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Colorado School of Mines
• Cornell University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Howard University
• Iowa State University
• Texas A&M University
• University of California at Berkeley
• University of Wisconsin at Madison
• Washington State University
• Wichita State University
Contact Information
Peter Sauer, Site Director
Power Systems Engineering Research Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
337 Everitt Laboratory, MC 702
1406 West Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-0394
Email: sauer@ece.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.pserc.wisc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vernon K. Zimmerman Center for International
Education and Research in Accounting
Established in 1962, the Vernon K. Zimmerman Center for
International Education and Research in Accounting is a part of the
College of Business. The Center was created to focus on the
teaching and research on international topics as they related primarily
to the field of accounting. The vision of the Center is to be a world-
class business school renowned for its commitment to learning and
the principle of innovation, its academic leadership, the focus and
quality of its programs, the impact of its research, its internationalism,
and strong ties to business and the community.
Mission Statement:
CIERA serves the academic and professional communities by providing world-
class leadership in international accountancy and business research and
education support. CIERA strives to provide innovative learning experiences for
faculty, students, and professionals in all aspects of scholarship, including the
creation, integration, dissemination and management of accounting knowledge in
the international domain.
Contact Information
A. Rashad Abel-khalik, Director
Center for International Education and Research in Accounting
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
320 Wohlers Hall, MC 706
1206 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-4545
Fax: (217) 244-6565
Email: ciera@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/ciera
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College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental
Sciences; Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
The Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, legislated in 1887, is a
part of the Office of Research in the College of Agricultural,
Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. Among other activities, the
Agricultural Experiment Station provides field laboratories across the
state of Illinois for the associated departments and research faculty.
Research is focused on a broad scope of issues, products and
services.
Steven G. Pueppke, Associate Dean of Research
Agricultural Experimentation Station
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
211 Mumford Hall, MC 710
1301 West Gregory
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0240
Fax: (217) 333-5816
Brownstown Agronomy Research Center
Rt. 2, Box 36A
Brownstown, IL 62418
Phone: (618) 695-2441
Fax: (618) 427-3650
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Route 1, Box 256
Simpson, IL 62985
Phone: (618) 695-2441
Fax: (618) 695-2492
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College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental
Sciences; Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center
14509 University Road
Shabbona, IL 60550
Phone: (815) 824-2029
Fax: (815) 824-2029
Northwestern Illinois Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center
321 210th Avenue
Monmouth, IL 61462
Phone: (309) 734-7459
Fax: (309) 734-7459
Orr Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center
Box 212
Perry, IL 62362
Phone: (217) 236-4911
Fax: (217) 236-3111
St. Charles Horticultural Research Center
535 Randall Road
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 584-7254
Fax: (630) 584-4610
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dudley Smith Initiative
The Dudley Smith Initiative is a part of the College of Agricultural,
Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The goal of the Initiative is
to create and apply knowledge about the system that makes up the
agricultural community. The DSI supports innovative research and
outreach that advances its fundamental goal of invigorating the
agricultural system in Illinois. Research of the DSI incorporates the
interactions among the social, economic, biological, and natural
resource components of the agricultural community system; it is
multidisciplinary and includes both long-term and a short-term focus;
the research is willing to take a nontraditional approach. The DSI has
a 226 acre research site in Christian County that provides a resource
for research and outreach.
Research Themes:
• Staying Viable in the Value Chain: The goal is to seek ways for
producers to participate in the further processing of their own
commodities.
• Public Image/Public Policy: The Illinois agriculture and community
system needs effective strategies for improving public perception and
relationships and reaching wise public policy.
• Information to Knowledge: The “information agricultural” is a bundle
of components including technologies, communications infrastructure,
knowledge capital, social interactions and business relationships.
These components can solve problems and create opportunities in the
future.
Contact Information
The Dudley Smith Initiative
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office of Research
1301 West Gregory
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0240
Email: aces_research@aces.uiuc.edu
Website: www.aces.uiuc.edu/DSI
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Beckman Institute for
Advanced Science and Technology
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is an inter
and multidisciplinary research institute devoted to basic research in
the physical sciences, computation, engineering, biology, behavior
and cognition. Over 600 researchers from almost 30 different
departments comprise 15 Beckman Institute research groups. The
building offers over 200 office spaces, specialized state-of-the-art
laboratories, other facilities and meeting areas. The mission of the
Institute is to foster interdisciplinary work of the highest quality,
transcending the limitations inherent in traditional university
organizations and yielding research advances that more conventional
approaches cannot. The building was funded through a gift from
Arnold and Mabel Beckman. Daily operations of the building are
funded through the State of Illinois. Research is funded through
external funding from the federal government, corporations and
foundations.
Research Areas:
• Biological Intelligence
• Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction
• Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures
Services:
• Computer, Network and Systems Services
• Café
• Security
• Space Reservations
• Office of External Relations
Contact Information
Pierre Wiltzius, Director
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 251
404 North Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1176
Fax: (217) 244-8371
Email: wiltzius@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.beckman.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Disability Research Institute
The Disability Research Institute (DRI) is funded through a
cooperative agreement between the U.S. Social Security
Administration, Office of Disability and Income Security Programs,
and the College of Applied Life Studies, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. The Institute has four missions: research,
education and training, dissemination of information, and facilitation
of data usage. In addition, the DRI has three affiliate partner
institutions: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-Program for
Disability Research, Northwestern University-Rehabilitation Institute
of Chicago. Under the leadership of the University of Illinois, these
affiliate partner institutions determine the annual research agenda
and future strategic planning of the Institute. In addition, they work
with interdisciplinary teams of national disability scholars to conduct
cutting-edge research that will directly inform disability policy
decision-makers in new and innovative ways.
Supporting UIUC Educational and Research Units:
• College of Applied Life Studies
• Disability Resources and Educational Services
• Graduate School of Library and Information Science
• Institute of Government and Public Affairs
• Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Office of Continuing Education
Contact Information:
Tanya M. Gallagher, Director
Disability Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Applied Life Studies, MC 586
1206 South Fourth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 265-0279
TYY: (217) 244-6274
Fax: (217) 265-0358
Email: dri@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.dri.uiuc.edu
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Information Trust Institute
The Information Trust Institute’s vision is to create a society made
dramatically more secure and productive through the creation of a
common architecture and core technologies for building trustworthy
network information systems. The Institute’s goals are to establish
and enable science and technology for building, developing, and
applying techniques of trustworthiness on or for networked
information systems. ITI also focuses on the improvement of
research and graduate training on trustworthy network systems.
Related Centers:
• Illinois Center for Cryptography & Information Protection
• Center for Advanced Research in Information Security
• National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research
• Programs in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security
Participating UIUC Academic Units:
• College of Engineering
• College of Law
• Coordinated Science Laboratory
• Aerospace Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• General Engineering
Contact Information
William H. Sanders, Director
Information Trust Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2307
Phone: (217) 244-8920
Fax: (217) 244-3359
Email: whs@crhc.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.iti.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Institute of Communications Research
The Institute of Communications Research was founded in 1947 to
address complex and urgent concerns about the growing dominance
of media and mass communications in postwar public life. The
Institute focuses research on systems and institutions, policy and
history, and cultural theory and practice operation of mediated
communication in today’s society. The Institute is a leader in the
interdisciplinary scholarly study of media and communications. The
Institute is funded by: the American Association of University Women,
American Council of Learned Societies, Carnegie Corporation of New
York, MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Institute, Rockefeller
Foundation and the Social Science Research Council.
Research Fields:
• Advertising and Consumer Culture
• Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences: Psychology, Pyscholinguistics,
Stereotyping, Prejudice, Behavior and Attitude, Memory
• Critical/Cultural Studies of Media and Communication
• Gender, Feminist Theory, Sexuality, Queer Theory, Women’s Studies
• History and Philosophy of Media and Communications
• Interdisciplinary Studies of Science, Medicine, and Health
• Language and Discourse: Rhetorical Theory, Textual Analysis, and
Linguistics
• Media Studies
• Political Communication and Policy, Information/communication Systems
and Technologies, Political Economy, Propaganda, Globalization, and
International Communication.
Contact Information
Bruce Williams, Director
Institute of Communications Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
228 Gregory Hall, MC 463
810 South Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1549
Fax: (217) 244-7695
Email: brucewm@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.comm.uiuc.edu/icr/faculty/research
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Institute for Genomic Biology
Established in 2003, the Institute for Genomic Biology was
established to advance life science research and stimulate bio-
economic development in the State of Illinois. The Institute focuses
on three different program areas; systems biology, cellular metabolic
engineering, and genome technology. The Institute is constructing a
$75 million, 186,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility that will be
completed in mid-2006. This facility will house up to 400 researchers
in the different program areas. Scientists from more than 30 campus
departments are affiliated with the IGB.
Research Themes:
• Biocomplexity
• Genomic Ecology of Global Change
• Genomics of Neural and Behavioral Plasticity
• Host-Microbe Systems
• Mining Microbial Genomics for Novel Antibiotics
• Molecular Bioengineering of Biomass Conversion
• Precision Proteomics
• Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering
Contact Information
Harris Lewin, Director
Institute for Genomic Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 051
1201 West Gregory
Urbana, IL 61822
Phone: (217) 244-3034
Fax: (217) 265-5066
Email: info-igb@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.igb.uiuc.edu
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Advanced Materials Testing Evaluation Laboratory
The Advanced Materials Testing Evaluation Laboratory (AMTEL) is a
part of the College of Engineering. The AMTEL is a state-of-the-art
facility for mechanical testing of coupon specimens to determine
baseline engineering properties, as well as more sophisticated biaxial
testing. AMTEL is supported by user fees from industrial and
research contracts and supplemented by funds from the Department
of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Contact Information
Peter Kurath, Director
Advanced Materials Testing Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
212 Talbot Laboratory, MC 262
104 South Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3751
Fax: (217) 244-6534
Email: p-kurath@uiuc.edu
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Advanced Transportation Research
and Engineering Laboratory
The Advanced Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory
is a part of the College of Engineering. The Laboratory is located on
56 acres creating approximately 60,000 square feet of laboratory,
classroom, and office space. Facilities at the Laboratory provide
research studies in airport and highway pavements and materials,
transportation systems, and railroad facilities. The Laboratory has
three different laboratories and high bays which allow basic research
to full-scale testing evaluation.
Research is conducted with:
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Aviation Administration
• American Association of Railroads
• National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Illinois Transportation Research Center
• Governmental and private agencies
Contact Information
Imad Al-Qadi, Director
Advanced Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1611 Titan Dr.
Rantoul, Illinois 61866
Phone: (217) 893-0705
Fax: (217) 893-0601
Email: atrel@uiuc.edu
Website: http://cee.uiuc.edu/research/atrel/
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Analytical and Computational Mechanics Laboratory
The Analytical and Computational Mechanics Laboratory is a part of
the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. One
purpose of the Laboratory is to integrate analysis and design
synthesis via computational mechanics and numerical optimization.
Another goal of the Laboratory is a continuum mechanics to derive
the governing equations for various engineering systems and then
solve these equations using the finite element method. The
Laboratory is currently receiving funding from the Aluminum
Company of America, Caterpillar Incorporated, Ford Motor Company,
the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
Current Projects:
• Development of a Eulerian Model
• Computationally efficient means to simulate the flexibility of rigid body
mechanics
• Design control strategies
• Elasticity and thermoelasticity of constrained materials
• Linearization of the multi-body equations of motion
Contact Information
Daniel Tortorelli, Director
Analytical and Computational Mechanics Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
358 Mechanical Engineering Building, MC 244
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-6909
Fax: (217) 244-6534
Email: dtrot@acm6.me.uiuc.edu
Website: http://acm9.me.uiuc.edu
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aviation Human Factors Division
The Aviation Human Factors Division was formerly named the
Aviation Research Laboratory. The mission is to conduct research in
Aviation Human Factors, to support the Institute’s pilot training
program by development of innovative training methodologies, and to
support the broader research needs of the aviation community
worldwide. The Division also conducts a variety of research in non-
aviation disciplines including; the studies of human computer
interaction, artificial intelligence, cognitive aging, complex systems,
healthcare, human performance modeling and skill acquisition. The
Division coordinates with the Departments of Psychology, Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering, and the Beckman Institute of Advanced
Science and Technology.
Facilities:
• Simulation Laboratory, Aviation Research Laboratory
• Visual Flight Simulation Laboratory, Beckman Institute
• Human Performance Laboratory, Beckman Institute
• Interactive Cognition Laboratory, Beckman Institute
• Personal Computer Aviation Training Device Laboratory, Q2
Professional Pilot Division, Willard Airport
Aircraft:
• Beechcraft Sport/Sundowner
• Piper Archers
• Piper Arrow
• Piper Seminole
• Cessna 152
Contact Information
Christopher D. Wickens, Head
Human Factors of Aviation Division
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Institute of Aviation, MC 394
One Airport Road
Savoy, IL 61874
Phone: (217) 244-8601
Fax: (217) 244-8647
Email: cwickens@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/UnitsHFD/arl.htm
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Bioacoustics Laboratory
Founded in 1946, the Bioacoustics Laboratory focuses on the
interaction of ultrasound with biological materials and ultrasound
imaging in biology and medicine. Imaging studies impact the use of
ultrasound in clinical imaging for diagnosis and in therapeutic
treatment or surgery. The Laboratory also contributes to the
understanding of Molecular Nanostructures and their role in the
determination of ultrasonic propagation parameters. Past and present
members of the Laboratory continue to lead the ultrasonic
bioengineering, biophysics field.
Laboratory Facilities:
• Lab Computer Capabilities
• Ultrasound Packing Research Facility
• Over Pressurization System
• Ultrasound Absorption Coefficient Facility
• Daedal Acquisition System
• Scanning Laser Acoustic Microscope Facility
• High-Intensity Ultrasound Facility
• Ultrasound Exposimetry Facility
Contact Information
William D. O’Brien Jr., Director
Bioacoustics Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4255 Beckman Institute, MC 251
405 North Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-2407
Fax: (217) 244-0105
Email: wdo@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.brl.uiuc.edu
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Building Systems Laboratory
The Building Systems Laboratory changed its name from BLAST in
1997. The Laboratory is focused in the development of EnergyPlus,
but continues to actively sell and support the BLAST-family programs.
The mission of the lab is to perform fundamental research on the
thermal process occurring within structures of all types and use this
research to develop tools to help better model and predict building
thermal performance. Improved prediction tools can help engineers
and architects to more accurately design building HVAC systems and
improve energy efficiency.
Product Information:
• EnergyPlus: is BLAST and DOE-2 combined, with new features. It
promises to become the standard in building thermal simulation and
energy analysis.
• BLAST (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics) is a
family of programs for predicting heating and cooling energy consumption
in buildings and analyzing energy costs
Contact Information
C.O. Pedersen, Director
Building Systems Laboratory/BLAST Support Office
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
140 Mechanical Engineering Building, MC 244
1206 West Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-8182
Fax: (217) 244-6534
Email: support@blast.bso.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.bso.uiuc.edu
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George Clark X-Ray Facility and
3M Materials Chemistry Laboratory
In 1952, the George L. Clark X-Ray Facility and 3M Materials
Chemistry Laboratory was the first consolidated X-ray facility
dedicated at the University of Illinois. The main focus of the
Laboratory is X-ray research. The 3M Materials Chemistry
Laboratory uses X-rays to characterize distances, shapes, volumes
and relative order on a molecular scale in solutions, colloids, liquid
crystals and solids.
Experiments:
• Small and wide angle X-ray scattering
• Powder, fiber and single crystal X-ray diffraction
• Facility personnel correlate X-ray scattering and diffraction results
• Laser, EPR, NMR and microwave single crystal and bulk sample
experiments
• Staff offers instruction covering small and macro molecular crystal growth
• Staff offers instruction in X-ray experiments from design and data
collection to analysis and presentation of results
Contact Information
Scott Wilson, Director
George L. Clark X-Ray Facility and 3M Materials Chemistry Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
60 Noyes Laboratory
600 South Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-9196
Fax: (217) 356-9801
Email: srwilson@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/chem/x-ray/index.html
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Child Development Laboratory
The Child Development Laboratory is sponsored through the the
Department of Human and Community Development, the College of
Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. The mission of
the Laboratory parallels the teaching, research and service missions
of the University of Illinois. The Laboratory’s supported resources
include observation booths and research lab rooms. A research
database on all children enrolled in CDL programs has also been
created to facilitate research projects being conducted.
Recent Research Projects:
• Nutritional and environmental influences upon children’s play
• Parental attitudes towards the curriculum content of day care and
preschool programs
• Developmental patterns in young children’s mathematical abilities
Contact Information
Brent McBride, Director
Child Development Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 038
1105 West Nevada St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-8063
Fax: (217) 333-9061
Email: brentmcb@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.cdl.uiuc.edu
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Community Architectures for
Network Information Systems
The motto of the Community Architectures for Network Information
Systems is social revolution through information technology. CANIS
is a research laboratory; its mission is designing and implementing
new models for the future of the Net. The Laboratory develops
pioneering information systems for real-world biomedical applications.
CANIS carries out large-scale experiments on network information
systems, which can serve as effective models for predicting the world
of the electronic future. CANIS provides a production facility for the
design, development, deployment, and evaluation of the experimental
systems. The Laboratory’s funding affiliations are with the National
Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
Projects:
• Medspace: developing a deployable, experimental testbed to aid in
managing the vast array of information in the healthcare industry
• Interspace: is a vision of the Future Net where every small community
maintains its own repository of its own knowledge
• Digital Libraries Initiative: the goal of developing widely useable Web
technology to effectively search technical documents on the Internet
• Worm Community System: was a flagship project in the National
Science Foundation National Collaboratory Program. It built a working
prototype of a community system for molecular biologists, widely
considered to be the national model for science information systems of
the future.
Contact Information
Bruce R. Schatz, Director
Community Architectures Network Information Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
704 South Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-8265
Fax: (217) 333-6869
Email: canis@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.canis.uiuc.edu
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Coordinated Science Laboratory
Founded in 1951, the Coordinated Science Laboratory is a premier
national laboratory in information technology and telecommunications
research. CSL focuses research on information technology and
telecommunications and with materials, devices, hardware, and
systems. Through research, CSL has made remarkable contributions
to society. The CSL has over 30 research partners in industry that
help facilitate research.
Research Areas:
• Circuits
• Communications
• Computational Electronics
• Cryptography and Information Protection
• Decision and Control
• Physical Electronics
• Reliable and High Performance Computing
• Signal and image Processing
• Space Science and Remote Sensing
• Supercomputing Research and Development
• Surface Studies
• Thin Film Electronics
• The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Contact Information
Ravi K. Iyer, Director
Coordinated Science Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
202 Coordinated Science Building, MC 228
1308 West Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801-2307
Phone: (217) 333-2511
Fax: (217) 244-1764
Email: rkiyer@ad.csl.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.csl.uiuc.edu
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Decision and Control Laboratory
With approximately 20 faculty researchers, 3 full time staff, and a
large pool of graduate assistants, the members of the Decision and
Control Laboratory conduct research in a wide variety of areas.
Some of the research areas include; covering systems, control and
decision making, encompassing both theory and applications. The
Decision and Control Laboratory is a part of, and located in the
Coordinated Science Laboratory.
Research:
• Robust and Optimal Control
• Minimax Control and Dynamic Games
• Manufacturing Systems
• Large-Dynamic Systems
• Adaptive systems for control and signal processing
• Stochastic
• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
Contact Information
Mark Spong, Director
Decision and Control Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801-2307
Phone: (217) 333-0282
Fax: (217) 244-1653
Email: mspong@uiuc.edu
Website: http://black.csl.uiuc.edu
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Food and Brand Laboratory
The Food and Brand Laboratory was founded in 1992 by Professor
Brian Wansink. The Laboratory consists of 15 interdisciplinary
researchers, 3 test kitchens, 5 cooperating supermarkets, and a
panel of 3,000 consumers. The Food and Brand Laboratory’s
research is independently funded by grants, consumer groups, and
companies. The focus of the Laboratory’s research is to better
understand consumers and how they relate to foods and packaged
foods. Research from the Laboratory has been reported in dozens of
magazines along with coverage on CNN, 20/20, ABC News, and on
the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
Research:
• Weight control
• Smart shopping
• Marketing nutrition
• Greatest generation
• Revitalizing brands
• Branding commodities
• Consumer research
• Consumer panels
Sponsors:
• Sandsage Charitable Trust
• Marketing Science Institute
• Illinois Soy Association
• Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research
Contact Information
Brian Wansink, Director
Food and Brand Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 706
350 Commerce West
Champaign, IL 61820-6980
Phone: (217) 244-0208
Fax: (217) 244-7969
Email: wansink@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.consumerpsychology.net
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Geographic Information Systems
and Spatial Analysis Laboratory
The GIS and Spatial Analysis Laboratory is a part of the College of
Veterinary Medicine at UIUC. The Laboratory incorporates spatial
technologies and methods into research in animal health, disease
mapping and surveillance, health ecology, and ecosystem analysis.
The Laboratory encompasses a full range of technologies including
digital mapping, analysis of remotely sensed imagery, spatial
statistics and the use of global positioning systems.
Spatial Analysis and Geospatial Technologies:
• Web-based animal disease mapping and reporting system
• Lyme disease predictive model
• Decline of Illinois cricket frogs, frog intersexuality rates and ecosystem
health
• Implementation of GIS in departments of public health
Contact Information
Marilyn Ruiz, Clinical Assistant Professor
GIS and Spatial Analysis Laboratory
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, MC 002
2001 South Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-5115
Fax: (217) 244-2439
Email: moruiz@uiuc.edu
Website: http://maximus.cvm.uiuc.edu/gissa
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Human-Environment Research Laboratory
The Human-Environment Research Laboratory was founded in 1993.
The Laboratory studies the relationship between people and the
physical environment. The mission statement of the Laboratory is to
generate information about human-environment relationships to guide
policy, planning, and design of environments. The Laboratory seeks
to learn how to create environments in which individuals, families,
and communities flourish and how to better involve people in the
design, management, and stewardship of their local environments.
The research settings of the lab are in urban public housing in
Chicago, the urban rural fringe, farms, and highway corridors.
Research Examining Creating Flourishing Environments:
• Violence and aggression
• Crime, safety and sense of safety
• Strength of the community
• Children in healthy development
• Vitality in older adults
Research Involving People in the Stewardship of their Environment:
• Ecological restoration
• Environment impact assessments
• Design and care of outdoor spaces in urban public housing
• Landscape design and maintenance of highway corridors
• Sustainable farming practices, housing at the rural-urban fringe
Contact Information
Frances E. Kuo, William C. Sullivan, Co-Directors
Human-Environment Research Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 636
1103 South Dorner Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801-4778
Phone: (217) 244-0930
Fax: (217) 244-1507
Email: herl@aces.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.herl.uiuc.edu
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Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory
The Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory studies nature’s search
algorithm of choice, genetics and evolution, as a practical approach
to solving difficult problems on a computer. The research of the
Laboratory is primarily focused on the development of a design
theory for selector combinative genetic algorithms, the design and
implementation of competent genetic algorithms (GA) selector
combinative GAs, GAs, using selection and recombination that solve
hard problems, the analysis and design of efficiency enhancement
and the application of the aforementioned methods of practical
problems. Funding sources include the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research, the Air Force Materiel Command, the U.S. Air Force, the
National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army Research
Laboratory.
Organizations:
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research
• Caterpillar Inc.
• Deere & Company
• i2 Technologies, Inc
• IBM Corporation
• National Science Foundation
• NSF Design, Manufacture & Industrial Innovation
• U.S. Army Research Laboratory
• FX Palo Alto Laboratory
Contact Information
David E. Goldberg, Director
Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of General Engineering
117 Transportation Building, MC 238
104 South Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0897
Fax: (217) 244-5705
Email: deg@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www-illigal.ge.uiuc.edu
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Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory
The Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory is a part of the
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The
Laboratory’s primary goals are to improve the grain yield and value-
added traits of corn; improve the agronomic characteristics of corn,
including resistance to disease; and provide educational opportunities
for students that prepare them for careers in plant breeding, genetics,
and pathology. The Laboratory’s research provides the industry with
germplasm, and with specific characteristics that develop improved
genetics.
Endowments:
• Troyer-Darwin Fellowship- Darwin Traditional Corn Breeding Fellowship
• Ambrose Fellowship- William B and Nancy Ambrose Fellowship
• Endowed Fellowship Matching Program
• Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory
Contact Information
Torbert Rocheford, Director
The Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AW-101
1102 Turner Hall
South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-4798
Phone: (217) 333-9480
Fax: (217)
Email: cropsci@uiuc.edu
Website: http://imbgl.cropsci.uiuc.edu
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Image Laboratory
The Image Laboratory is a part of the College of Engineering. The
Laboratory was established soon after the inception of the Beckman
Institute in 1989. The main goal is to carry out government and
industry funded research in Multimodal Human Computer Interaction
and Multimedia Data Management.
Research Projects:
• Multimodal biometrics
• Audio-visual speech recognition
• People tracking in video
• Emotion/affect recognition
• Video structuring and indexing
Contact Information
Thomas S. Huang, Director
Image Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2039 Beckman Institute
405 North Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1638
Fax: (217) 333-2922
Email: huang@ifp.uiuc.edu
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Information Systems Research Laboratory
The Information Systems Research Laboratory supports research
into and about the design, impact, analysis, and evaluation of
information technologies, including information and its properties,
information services and access, and the creation/management of
information content. Along with focused, single-area efforts, ISRL
supports and facilitates multidisciplinary and collaborative research
that involves Graduate School of Library Information Sciences
investigators across differing subject areas, as well as Graduate
School of Library Information Sciences collaborations with
researchers in other academic and organizational units at UIUC and
elsewhere.
Projects:
• Becoming VR-Savvy: Middle School Girls Learning and Building Virtual
Words Together
• Biological Information Browsing Environment
• Biology Student Workbench
• CANIS Community Architectures for Network Information Systems
• The Cyberdocent
• Digital Libraries Initiative Phase 2 Coordination
• Distributed Collective Practices
• Distributed Knowledge Research Collaborative
• Electronic Publishing Research Group
• Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Program
• Information and Discovery in Neuroscience
• Inquiry: Constructing Meaning through Questions
• Language Evolution
Contact Information
Kenneth A. Spelke, Director
Information Systems Research Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
340 Library and Information Science, MC 493
501 East Daniel St.
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Phone: (217) 244-1179
Fax: (217) 244-3302
Email: spelke@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu
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Integrated Systems Laboratory
The Integrated Systems Laboratory is advancing scientific
understanding of human-computer interactions. The Laboratory’s
mission is to support the integration of advanced technologies so the
Institute researchers can conduct experiments in human multi-modal
perception and cognition. In order to support the mission, the ISL
maintains discrete laboratories allowing the incorporation of
individualized multimodal control and monitoring technologies into
advanced visualization environments, both immersive and ultra-high
resolution.
Laboratories:
• Beckman CUBE™
• Human Studies
• Vertical Immersadesk™ with eye-tracking capabilities
• Horizontal Immersadesk™
• Beckman Institute Smart Car Initiative Testbed
• Driving Simulator
• Interactive Applications
• High Resolution Display Wall
• Tracked head mounted display
• Applications development suite
• Kinesiology motion capture studies
Contact Information
Hank Kaczmarski, Director
Integrated Systems Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4361 Beckman Institute, MC 251
405 North Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-5412
Fax: (217) 244-1827
Email: hank@isl.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.isl.uiuc.edu
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Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
The Laboratory for Community and Economic Development (LCED)
is in the Department of Human and Community Development in the
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The
LCED coordinates research and educational programs in leaders,
Cooperative Extension Service Educators and others across the
country, bringing information and expertise to state and local policy
makers, agricultural and business leaders, community leaders and
Illinois citizens. The LCED provides a Community Development
Toolbox that offers an online environment where rural people
pursuing community development goals are empowered to make
better decisions and solve community problems.
Community Development Toolbox:
• Community Benchmarking Tools:
o Community Development Capacity Index
o Telecommunications Infrastructure Readiness Index
o eGovernment Readiness Index
• Community Planning:
o Strategic Planning
o Scheduling Your Project Activities
o Thumbs Up-Evaluating Community Websites
• Tourism
o Tourism Development Capacity Index
o Assessing and Developing Tourism Resources
o Retention and Expansion Program for Travel and Tourism
Businesses
• Community Surveys:
o Conducting a Survey in Your Community
Contact Information
Anne Silvis, Director
Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
222 Bevier Hall, MC 180
905 South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0120
Fax: (217) 244-7877
Email: asilvis@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu
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Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics
Established in 1986, the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics is a
national research resource in biomedical fluorescence spectroscopy.
The Laboratory is supported by the National Center for Research
Resources division of the National Institutes of Health and the
University of Illinois. The aims of the LFD are to provide a state-of-
the-art laboratory for fluorescence measurements with technical
assistance to visiting scientists and to design, test, and implement
advances in the technology, especially in hardware, automation
software, and applications to the biomedical community. The facility
charges no user fees, except in the case of technical testing or
sponsored research.
Research Equipment:
• High Performance Microscope
• 2-Photon Microscope
• Fluctuation Correlation Spectroscopy
• Stopped Flow Fluorescence
• 2-Dimensional Fluorescence Lifetime Detection
• Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
• Photon Migration
• Pump-Probe Spectroscopy
Resources:
• Steady State Fluorescence
• Time-resolved Fluorescence
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Data Analysis Facility
• Biochemistry Laboratory
Contact Information
William W. Mantulin, Theodore Hazlett, Co-Directors
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
184 Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics
Department of Physics, MC 704
1110 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801-3080
Phone: (217) 244-5620
Fax: (217) 244-7187
Email: lfd@uiuc.edu
Website: http://lfd.uiuc.edu
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Land Use Evolution and Impact
Assessment Model Laboratory
The Land Use Evolution and Impact Assessment Model Laboratory
(LEAM) is a part of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning
and the Department of Geography. LEAM is a computer-based tool
that simulates land-use change across space and time. The mission
of LEAM group is to help others understand the relationships
between human economic/cultural activities and biophysical cycles
from a changing land use perspective. Planners, policymakers,
interest groups and laypersons use LEAM to visualize and test the
impact of policy decisions.
LEAM Projects:
• Gateway LEAM (gLEAM): This model will catalyze a dialogue and
partnership among local governments, public agencies, the private sector
and area citizens in both the Illinois and Missouri sides of the greater St.
Louis metropolitan region.
• Tri-County Region: Peoria Illinois (pLEAM): Citizens and local officials
consider the feasibility of Smart Growth solutions to guide future land use
decisions in the counties of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford.
• Fort Benning, Georgia/Alabama (mLEAM): This LEAM model
addresses the stressors and impacts that potentially may impact training
activities on the base itself.
• Kane County, Illinois: Kane is experiencing pressure to develop. Early
simulations of Dundee Township show that policy decisions to either
encourage or discourage growth have lasting land-use pattern
ramifications.
Contact Information
Brian Deal, Director
LEAM Modeling Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
310 Noble Hall, MC 549
1209 South First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-5172
Fax: (217) 244-1717
Email: deal@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.rehearsal.uiuc.edu/projects/leam
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Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
The Mass Spectrometry Laboratory provides services with
capabilities in all modern methods of organic and biological mass
spectrometry. The Laboratory has different types of spectrums and
ionization techniques. The MSL accepts samples from submitters to
be analyzed in the laboratory.
Ionization Techniques:
• Small Volatile Molecules
• Small or Large Non-Volatile Molecules
• Mixtures
Instrumentation:
• Large Molecules, Proteomics, LC/MS
• Small Molecules (EI, CI, FI, FD,FAB)
Contact Information
Vera V. Mainz, Director
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
31 Noyes Laboratory Box 51-1
600 South Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-2545
Fax: (217) 333-6367
Email: maniz@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~msweb/
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Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
The Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory’s mission is to create,
support, and sustain an environment to facilitate advanced research
in photonics, microelectronics, biotechnology and nanotechnology for
the benefit of the University community, the State of the Illinois, and
society as a whole. The Laboratory facilitates four types of research
programs; Optoelectronics and Photonic Systems, Microelectronics
for Wireless Communications, Microelectromechanical Systems, and
Nanobiosystems.
Equipment:
• Electron Beam Lithography
• Optical Lithography
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Etching
• Metallization
• Chemical Vapor Deposition
• E-Beam Chemistry
• General Chemistry
• Diffusion/Oxidation/Anneal
• Characterization and Analysis
• Packaging
Contact Information
Ilesanmi Adesida, Director
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 249
208 North Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-3097
Fax: (217) 244-6375
Email: iadesida@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.micro.uiuc.edu
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National Soybean Research Laboratory
Founded in 1993, the National Soybean Research Laboratory is
involved in being an information source in the latest soybean
research. The mission of the Laboratory is to assist in expanding the
scope, size, and profitability of the U.S. soybean industry. More than
60 faculty, graduate students, administrative staff, the Illinois Natural
History Survey and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are a part of
the research team. The Laboratory receives funding from; the
University of Illinois, Agriculture Research Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, federal and state funds administered by
the Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences office, gifts,
grants, and contracts with federal, state agencies and private firms.
Research Themes:
• Feed Utilization: The Soy/Swine Nutrition Research Program is a
proactive step by soybean producers to create the necessary knowledge
base to prevent the loss of markets, add to the value of swine, and gain
global market share
• Food Uses: Better employment of soybeans as a source of vegetable
protein in human food
• Soybean Productivity: Launched initiatives to expand the North
American soybean germplasm base
• Market Channel: Taken a leading role in assisting the soybean
community to use emerging technologies in ways that will position it at the
forefront of the new information age.
Contact Information
Steve Pueppke, Director
170 National Soybean Research Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1101 West Peabody Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-1706
Fax: (217) 244-1707
Email: nsrl@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/
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Parallel Programming Laboratory
The Parallel Programming Laboratory’s main goal is to develop
technology that improves performance of parallel applications while
improving programmer productivity. The Laboratory aims to reach a
point where its freely distributed software base, complex irregular and
dynamic applications can be developed quickly, and perform scalably
on machines with thousands of processors.
Research:
• Runtime Systems and Tools
• Grid and Clusters
• Frameworks
• Parallel Language/Paradigms
• Libraries and Algorithms
• Scientific Applications
Contact Information
L.V. Kale, Director
Parallel Programming Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Computer Science
2508 Digital Computer Laboratory
1304 West Springfield
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-5227
Email: kale@cs.uiuc.edu
Website: http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu
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Real-Time Systems Laboratory
Established in the 1970’s, the Real-Time Systems Laboratory
performs research on all aspects of real-time computing systems. It
is necessary for real-time systems to produce logically correct results
and within certain timing constraints. The Laboratory’s research is
important to systems such as; automated factories,
telecommunication systems, defense systems, space systems, and
smart spaces. The Laboratory’s research areas include; open real-
time systems, Qos driven real-time scheduling and communication
protocols, integrated design of controllers and real-time schedulers,
the integration between real-time, fault tolerant and security
protocols, and robust dynamic real-time architecture for network
devices and smart spaces.
RTSL is working on:
• Models to understand, track, and constrain the proliferation of dependency
relations in large embedded system networks
• Protocols to support coherent real-time updates to distributed dependency
tracking data structures
• Protocols to ensure consistency in concurrent updates and notifications in
distributed monitoring and tracking of device inter-dependency
Contact Information
Lui Sha, Director
Real-Time Systems Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Computer Science
Digital Computer Laboratory
1304 West Springfield
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-6813
Email: lrs@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www-rtsl.cs.uiuc.edu
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Regional Economic Applications Laboratory
The Regional Economics Applications Laboratory is a cooperative
venture with the University of Illinois and the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago. The mission of the Laboratory is to provide timely, high
quality analytical economic information for a variety of uses such as
public policy decision-making by public sector agencies and for
strategic marketing in the private sector. REAL’s primary focus is on
the Midwest; currently two projects are under construction in Brazil
and the Jakarta Metropolitan region. The staff is comprised of people
from the University and the Federal Reserve Bank, as well as
graduate students from the departments of economics, geography,
urban and regional planning, computer science, and mathematics.
Products and Services:
• Regional Models: Allow forecasting and impact of analysis of economic
events for specific geographic areas
• Impact Analysis: Studies that estimate the impacts that various economic
activities, or events, can have on a region’s economy
• Occupational Toolbox: A software tool designed for educational and
other institutions that give occupational supply and demand along with
other supporting information for a specific geographic region
• Special Projects and Studies
• Collaborations with other Research Institutes
Contact Information
Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Director
Regional Economics Applications Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
220 Davenport Hall, MC 150
607 South Matthews St.
Urbana, IL 61801-3671
Phone: (217) 333-4740
Fax: (217) 244-9339
Email: hewings@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www2.uiuc.edu/unit/real
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Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory
The Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory was established
in 1962. The Laboratory is an interdisciplinary research laboratory
focused on fundamental issues in materials science. The Laboratory
is a part of the College of Engineering and also has attributes in the
Department of Energy National Laboratory, including the operation of
the Department Of Energy National Electron Beam User’s Center.
Research is supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Basic
Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, the
University of Illinois, and other Federal agencies and industry.
Affiliated Departments:
• Chemistry
• Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering
• Physics
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
• Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Research Areas:
• Surface, Interface, and Thin Film Science
• Nanoscale Synthesis and Mesoscale Engineering
• Complex Materials Systems
• Solid-Liquid Interface Science and Confined Fluids
Contact Information
Ralph G. Nuzzo, Director
Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MC 230
104 South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1370
Fax: (217) 244-2278
Email: r-nuzzo@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.mrl.uiuc.edu
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Space Sciences and Remote Sensing Laboratories
The Space Sciences and Remote Sensing Laboratories is a part of
the College of Engineering. The Laboratories research is in engaged
in a wide variety of studies of the earth’s atmosphere and near-space
environment. Research focuses on environmental issues, including
global atmospheric change. Funding for the Laboratories are
provided by the National Science Foundation, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of
Defense.
Laboratories:
• Aeronomy Laboratory studies the upper atmosphere and is interested in
the ionosphere, a region that affects communication signals.
• Electro-Optic Systems Laboratory studies the mesosphere and lower
thermosphere and is vital to the understanding of climatic changes around
the world.
• Wave Propagation Laboratory studies the upper atmosphere and is
interested in the ionosphere, a region that affects communication signals.
Contact Information
Erhan Kudeki and Gary Swenson, Co-Directors
Space Sciences and Remote Sensing Laboratories
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
313 Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC 228
1308 West Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-9705
Fax: (217) 333-4303
Email: rehan@ky.csl.uiuc.edu, swenson1@uiuc.edu
Website: http://eoslserver.csl.uiuc.edu/home/index.html
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Spatial Analysis Laboratory
The Spatial Analysis Laboratory is a part of the Department of
Agricultural and Consumer Economics. The Laboratory is a research
unit devoted to the development, implementation and application of
state-of-the-art methods of spatial analysis to policy issues in
agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences. The objective of
SAL is to increase the knowledge and use of spatial analysis
techniques, and enable researchers to avoid problems related to
relying on non-spatial methods in research areas where space
matters. Projects are funded through the National Science
Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, Association of Teachers of
Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Projects:
• Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science is devoted to “Spatial
Analytic Tools” for the social sciences
• Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis of Cancer Data’s goal is to
develop, implement, assess and disseminate the next generation of cross-
platform, visually-enabled geospatial analysis methods and tools to
support cancer-related public health research and policy
• Prostate Cancer ESDA and Spatial Statistics develop, evaluate and
implement a collection of analytical tools that explicitly leverage
geographic information to assist state Comprehensive Cancer Control
(CCC) programs in the identification of interesting patterns in prostate
cancer
• Web-Based Tools for the Exploration of Spatial Data deals with the
extension of internet-based geographic information systems with
functionality for exploratory spatial data analysis
Contact Information
Luc Anselin, Director
Spatial Analysis Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
326 Mumford Hall, MC 710
1301 West Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-7608
Fax: (217) 333-5538
Email: anselin@uiuc.edu
Website: http://sal.agecon.uiuc.edu
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Varian Oxford Instruments Center
for Excellence NMR Laboratory
The Varian Oxford Instruments Center for Excellence Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Laboratory is an academic laboratory. The
primary function of this Laboratory is to provide the highest level of
NMR service to the students and faculty of the University of Illinois.
There are seven NMR spectrometers housed in three different
locations; Rodger Adams Laboratory, Noyes Laboratory, and
Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory. The Laboratory employs
four spectroscopists to operate and maintain equipment in the
laboratory and assists in its use.
Equipment:
• Varian Unity Inova 500NB MHz Spectrometer - ui500nb
• Varian Unity 500 MHz Spectrometer - u500
• Varian Unity 400 MHz Spectrometer - u400
• Varian Unity Inova 600 MHz Spectrometer - ui600
• Varian Infinity Plus 500WB MHz Spectrometer - i+500wb
• Varian Unity Inova 300WB MHz Spectrometer - ui300wb
• Varian Unity Inova 750 MHz Spectrometer - Keck 750
Contact Information
Vera V. Mainz, Director
Varian Oxford Instruments Center for Excellence NMR Laboratory
School of Chemical Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
142B Rodger Adams Laboratory, MC 712
600 South Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0564
Fax: (217) 244-8068
Email: maniz@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/VOICE_NMR_Lab/
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Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is a part of the College of
Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This
Laboratory is a part of a four laboratory system that serves the entire
state. Other Laboratories are located in Galesburg, Centralia, and
Springfield. The Laboratory provides public service, teaching and
research to the state and the university research and teaching
communities. All four Laboratories are full service laboratories that
provide diagnostic medical testing to assist veterinarians and public
officials in identifying and controlling disease conditions affecting
animals, animals industries, and public health.
Staff Composed of:
• Pathologists
• Clinical Patholigists
• Histotechnologists
• Microbiologists
• Virologists
• Immunologists
• Toxicologists
• Chemists
• Microscopists
• Parasitologists
• Serologists
Contact Information
John Andrews, Director
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1224 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, MC 002
2001 South Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: (217) 333-1620
Fax: (217) 244-2439
Email: jjandrew@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/vdl
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Office of Accounting Research
The Office of Accounting Research was established in 1993 as a part
of the Department of Accountancy. The OAR was founded in honor
of Professors Norton M. Bedford and Robert K. Mautz who are
considered to be two of the leading accounting educators and
scholars of this century. The mission of the Office is to foster
research that will advance the study and practice of accountancy and
to strengthen the links between the teaching and research missions
of the Department of Accountancy and provide increased
opportunities for interactions among students, scholars, and
professionals of the field. The OAR is supported through competitive
grants and private contributions.
Goals:
• To support faculty and doctoral student research by providing research
grants, travel funds, research assistance, research-related data and
materials, and other staff and institutional support
• To disseminate research results to the academic and professional
communities through publications, conferences, and symposia and to
foster interactions among University of Illinois accounting researchers and
accounting scholars at institutions worldwide
• To develop state-of-the-art facilities for research and experimentation in
accounting
• To involve accounting professionals in the teaching and research
programs of the Department of Accountancy and the Office of Accounting
Research
Contact Information
Paul Beck, Director
Office of Accounting Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
293 Wholers Hall, MC 706
1206 South Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-4563
Fax: (217) 244-0902
Email: acctres@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/accountancy/dept/oar.html
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Office for Banking Research
The Office for Banking Research is a part of the College of Business.
The OBR provides a forum in which bankers, regulators, and
academics can discuss and analyze issues and problems facing
banks in today’s rapidly changing competitive environment. The OBR
both meets the needs of bankers and academic researchers by
providing the resources for needs of bankers with the interests with
expertise of academic researchers in the field of banking.
Research:
• Research: Projects focus on topics of current interest to members of the
banking community, such as CRA compliance, loan pricing, bank
consolidations, strategies for raising capital, and interest rate risk
management
• Consulting: Faculty Associates are available for consulting projects. OBR
matches individual faculty expertise with the specific needs of banks
• Executive Education: OBR sponsors workshops and seminars that
provide information about the implications of both economic and
regulatory changes and the training necessary to deal with them
Contact Information
Charles M. Kahn, George Pennacchi. Co-Directors
College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
430 Commerce West Building
1206 South Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2813
Fax: (217) 244-9867
Email: c-kahn@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/research/Centers/obr.html
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Office for Futures and Options Research
The Office for Futures and Options Research bridges the teaching
and research programs in the Department of Agricultural and
Consumer Economics and the Department of Finance. The OFOR
promotes and enhances scholarly research and learning of futures,
options, and derivative markets. The Office provides opportunities for
the dissemination of information through many written and verbal
outlets, classroom instruction, and various education programs.
Resources:
• Working Papers
• Web Resources
o U.S. and World Commodity Futures Exchanges
o U.S. Stock and Options Exchanges
o World Stock and Options Exchanges
o Commodity Prices and Outlook
o Research
o Bibliographies
o Government
o Federal Reserve Sites
• OFOR Publications
Contact Information
Philip Garcia, Director
Office for Futures and Options Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
332 Mumford Hall
1301 Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1811
Fax: (217) 333-5538
Email: p-garcia@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/ofor
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Office for Real Estate Research
The Office of Real Estate Research was created in 1980. The Office
is a part of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Funding for the Office comes from the Real Estate Research and
Education Fund in the State Treasury. The three main functions of
the Office are to conduct and foster research on problems related to
real estate in Illinois, communicate the results of applied research to
the consumers and producers of real estate services through a paper
series, speakers, and articles and to promote the ongoing
development of real estate education at the UIUC and throughout
Illinois.
Financial Assistance through the Office:
• The Chicago Association of Realtors® Scholarship
• The Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship
• The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® Scholarship
• The Commercial-Investment Real Estate Council
• The First Site Commercial Properties Scholarship
• The Illinois Minority Scholarship Program
Contact Information
Roger Cannaday, Director
Office of Real Estate Research
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
304 David Kinley Hall, MC 706
1407 West Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)
Fax: (217) 244-9867
Email: orer@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/orer/orer.htm
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Varietal Information Program for Soybeans
The Varietal Information Program for Soybeans (VIPS) is a part of the
Department of Crop Sciences and is affiliated with the National
Soybean Laboratory. The VIPS is made up of two separate
programs VIPS (formerly VIPSproduction) and VIPS composition.
The Program is a tool for the analysis of the performance of soybean
varieties. VIPS includes a broad spectrum of information on most of
the soybean varieties included in the University of Illinois trials since
1998 to the present. For 2004, VIOS includes variety performance
data for over 850 varieties from 72 seed companies. Included in the
variety comparisons are yield data, protein and oil content data and
disease resistance data.
Varietal Disease Resistance Data:
• Soybean Cyst Nematode
• Sudden Death Syndrome
• Aphids
• White Mold
• Soybean Mosaic Virus
• Green Stem
• Phytophthora Root Rot
• Soybean Rust
Contact Information
Pradeep Khanna, Program Coordinator
Associate Director of the National Soybean Laboratory
Varietal Information Program for Soybeans
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
170 National Soybean Research Center, MC 637
1101 West Peabody
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-0780
Fax: (217) 244-1707
Email: pkhanna@uiuc.edu
Website: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vips/v2home/vips2home.cfm
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Variety Testing Program
Established in 1934, the Variety Testing Program is a part of the
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Crop performance tests are conducted annually to provide farmers,
extension personnel, and private seed companies with agronomic
information on hybrids and varieties of the major Illinois field crops.
The trials are professionally managed and conducted in a research-
based manner to minimize variability and insure the integrity of the
results.
Available Performance Reports:
• Commercial corn
• Conventional and roundup resistant soybeans
• Forage crops
• Wheat
• Sorghum
Contact Information
Corn, Sorghum and Soybean Correspondence:
Ralph W. Esgar
Variety Testing Program
1102 South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1194
Fax: (217) 244-5524
Email: resgar@uiuc.edu
Alfalfa and Wheat Correspondence:
Darin Joos
Variety Testing Program
1102 South Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-1194
Fax: (217) 244-5524
Email: joos@uiuc.edu
Website: http://vt.cropsci.uiuc.edu/
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East St. Louis Action Research Project
The East St. Louis Action Research Project (ESLARP) combines
faculty and students from several campus units from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and East St. Louis neighborhood
groups. ESLARP focuses the programs efforts towards the
collaboration of participants on highly tangible and visible projects
that address the immediate and long-term needs of some of the city’s
most distressed communities. The Project has grown to help
adjacent communities: Alorton, Brooklyn, Centerville and Washington
Park. Since 1990, the program has produced results in communities
where residents are mobilizing to address pressing social, economic,
and environmental problems.
Collaborating Units:
• College of Fine and Applied Arts
• Department of Urban and Regional Planning
• Department of Landscape Architecture
• School of Architecture
• College of Law
• Prairienet Community Network
• The Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences
• Department of Leisure Studies
Contact Information
Michael J. Andrejasich, Director
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
326 Noble Hall
1209 South St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-1330
Fax: (217) 244-9320
Email: eslarp@uiuc.edu
Website: http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu
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