Infinite Opportunity for Technology
As home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and technology leaders and start-ups alike, the place and time for developing breakthrough science is in Champaign County, right now.
As one of the world’s leading research universities, UIUC cultivates an atmosphere of innovation in four areas:
• People: Faculty, staff, and students are world renowned for their creativity and innovation http://www.publications.uiuc.edu/info/facts.html
• Infrastructure: The campus provides everything from state of the art research facilities to the world’s finest libraries http://www.uiuc.edu/research/list.html
• Multi-disciplinary projects: Teams of people from a variety of disciplines work on solutions that positively impact society.
• Technology Licensing: The campus provides an environment energized by the creation of start-up companies.
Among many disciplines, UIUC enjoys a leadership position in the areas of Information Technology, Micro and Nanotechnology, and Bio-Imaging.
Information Technology
Micro/Nanotechnology
Bio-Imaging
Reputation for Word-Class Excellence
Milestones
High-Tech Programs and Services
Workforce
Infrastructure
Resources
Information Technology
Leading edge programs and initiatives in Information Technology include:
The Center for Trustworthy Networked Systems
The Center for Trustworthy Networked Systems (CTNS) is a multidisciplinary research and education center dedicated to creating networked information systems that offer the degree of trust needed for them to be relied on in the critical roles they play in our daily lives. CTNS brings together over 90 faculty, researchers, and students with expertise spanning networking and communications; computing and data storage; control, cryptography, and information hiding; simulation, analysis, experimentation, and system assurance; power, aerospace, and aeronautical systems; and economic, ethical, and legal issues.
www.ctns.uiuc.edu
Communications and Wireless Networks
Communications Research at Illinois is advancing the frontiers of communications systems and networks (with particular attention focused on wireless), modulation and error-control coding, and information theory. Two major projects include integrated exploration of wireless communication enabling exploitation of new frequency bands & more efficient use of current bands, and basic evaluation and design techniques for high-speed networks.
http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/research/comm-fi2.html
Food Security Initiative
The Food Security Initiative is devoted to multidisciplinary research, education and communication focusing on identifying foods and other natural products which may reduce disease risks or promote optimal health. The Initiative’s purpose is to secure our food systems for all and ensure the economic prosperity of those who supply the food chain. Issues are addressed and investigated from the beginning stages of production through to the consumer.
http://www.uiuc.edu/initiatives/foodsecurity.html
Micro/Nanotechnology
UIUC is emerging as a global center for Microtechnology and Nanotechnology.
Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology (CNST)
The CNST was established to be the premier institution exploring this critical next frontier for finding solutions to problems facing humankind. CNST draws its strength working on a collaborative basis toward seamless integration of interdisciplinary research from atoms and materials to devices and systems. CNST is also developing a curriculum for nanotechnology education, which will transcend a number of campus departments and units.
www.cnst.uiuc.edu
http://www.cnst.uiuc.edu/policynvision.htm
Bio-Imaging
Biomedical Imaging Center
As a component of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Biomedical Imaging Center provides facilities, equipment and training for research on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, for their applications in engineering, neuroscience, speech and hearing science, psychology, biology, medicine, and other fields. There is also focus on the following areas: software development, biology technologies, image acquisition and analysis, and novel optical imaging modalities.
http://bic.beckman.uiuc.edu
http://www.bioen.uiuc.edu/index.html (UIUC Bioengineering Department)
Reputation for World-Class Excellence
Champaign County's University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) boasts impressive credentials:
• Long renowned among the world's best engineering and agricultural programs.
• Home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
• A centralized research mission overseen by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
Milestones
Champaign's technology development and commercialization achievements in recent years speak for themselves:
• Approximately 30 start-up companies are currently licensed from UIUC.
• 280 technologies have been licensed from the UIUC.
• UIUC Research Park, EnterpriseWorks incubator program, Office of the Vice President for Technology and Economic Development, and the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology were established.
• U of I IllinoisVENTURES program began.
• State-funded Illinois Technology Enterprise Corporation was founded.
• 20 Nobel prizes awarded to U of I faculty and/or alumni.
Workforce
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Infrastructure
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Resources
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