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Applied Research and Technology Program. Goal: Research and technical needs of community, state and nation Provide unique opportunities for students supervised, hands-on research academia to work force transition Training for work force of the 21st century interdisciplinary applications - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Goal: Research and technical needs of community, state and nation
• Provide unique opportunities for students
– supervised, hands-on research
– academia to work force transition
• Training for work force of the 21st century
– interdisciplinary applications
– teaming approaches
• Ten centers/laboratories/institutes
– prominent centers
– growth centers
Applied Research and Technology Program
Applied Physics Institute• Goal: Application of Research to
Industrial Problem Solving.
• Developed non-invasive, non-destructive chem. Characterization and testing system.
– Neutrons, gamma, x-ray probe; scattering profiles
– characterization by chemical profiles.
• Designed and developed instrumentation.
Applied Physics Laboratory
• Applications
– Characterization of nuclear weapons
– Analysis of elements (coal)
– Detection of explosives
– Analysis of mixed toxic and nuclear wastes
– Detection of contraband (drugs)
Materials Characterization Labs
• Goal: provide applied research and services to industry.
• Promote educational and public services activities for Ogden College depts.
• Research/services– combustion, surface chem.
– Polymer characterization
– food chemistry
Materials Characterization Labs
• Established/ staffed laboratories : students essential
• Instrumentation :– elemental analysis
– structural/ surface analysis
– thermal analysis methodology
– fluid bed combustor
– gas chromatography
– mass spectroscopy
Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality
• Congressionally - funded– SDWA; University based
– Sponsor: Sen. McConnell
• Teaming Partner-KRWA
• Objectives:– Complement KY DOW
– Develop Technical Assistance Center for USEPA Region 4
• Funding- $4.0M / 5 years
Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality
• 1998 Program:– Assistance in Capacity Development ( management
and financial capacity)
– Technical assistance ( Circuit Rider Program)
– Source water protection ( identification, assessment, management practices)
– innovative technology applications
– data base management system development
• Other Centers
Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality
Environmental Health and Safety Resource Laboratory
Environmental Health and Safety Resource Laboratory
• Goal: To provide students with fundamental skills in industrial hygiene Risk Assessment.
• Provide research and solutions for occupational and environmental problems in industry.
• Computer network established to allow students on-line capabilities for EH&S information for industrial processes and chemicals.
• Provide technical EH&S information to regional industrial representatives.
• Information exchange system operated by students.
Agricultural Research and Education Center
• Goal: To provide scientific agricultural education to students in fields of agribusiness, plant, animal and soil sciences; pre-forestry and pre-veterinary medicine.
• 753 acre Univ. farm for hands-on lab experiences and student projects in farm activities
Agricultural Research and Education Center
• The Leonard D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center is a major public service facility for community.– More than 150 annual events; 100,000 people (4-H, FFA)
– Community and student utilization of animal science labs.
• Cooperative Programs:– leaf composting ( City of Bowling Green)
– golf course, turf management ( local community)
– biotechnology ( Biology Department)
Cave and Karst Center
• Goal: To provide scientific assessment and research for karst problems
• 40% of eastern US is karst terrain.
• Karst affects surface and ground water pollution, land use, environment.
Cave and Karst Center
• Program:– Research to solve environmental problems affected by karst.
– Conduct cooperative educational programs ( Mammoth Cave)
– Provide service to public, private firms and governmental agencies.
Kentucky Climate Center
• To provide climatological data and information to public.
• Director is State Climatologist for Ky.– Oversees state-wide
program
– assists researchers in meteorology.
Kentucky Climate Center
• Assists commercial and state agencies in economic development ( incorporation of meteorological data)
• Added focus of program- packaging of data for commercial uses.
Applied Technology Transfer Center
• Goal: Facilitate knowledge and technology exchange among industry, academy, research institutes and governmental agencies.
• Organize workshops, conferences and seminars.
• Provide hands-on assistance to industry.
Applied Technology Transfer Center
• PROGRAM:– TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS.
– ESTABLISH “VIRTUAL LABORATORY ( NSF)• SILICON GRAPHICS WORKSTATIONS.
• RAPID PROTOTYPING OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS.
• STUDENTS GAIN APPLIED EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL COMPONENT PARTS.
• CONVERSION OF 3-D DESIGN MODELS TO ACTUAL PARTS IN MINUTES.
Biotechnology Center
• Goal: To train students in recombinant genetic methods for post-grad studies and competition in the work place.
• Biotechnology: New innovative field in biology with vast industrial and research opportunities.
Biotechnology Center
• Cooperative Educational Opportunities– Biology/ Agriculture
– Genetic expression applications (plant growth and production)
• Marketing capabilities to Biotechnology Companies.– Working ties with 2 regional and 1 international company
– Future attraction for biotechnology companies to relocate to Bowling Green.
• Significant opportunities for students, faculty, staff and city of Bowling Green.
Biodiversity Center
• To establish understanding that economic health depends upon the biological health of the environment.
• Ky is unique for a variety of biological communities and ecosystems.
• Concern for quality of our lakes, rivers, productivity of forests and farmland utilization
Biodiversity Center
• Program:– Establish biodiversity information clearing house at Western.
– Develop outreach program ( public schools, museums, civic groups
– Conduct baseline research studies ( establish standard methods)
– Provide biodiversity information to the public ( economic development, environmental assessment/ management)
Applied Research and Technology Program
• Opportunity to showcase the wide variety of expertise at Western.
• Opportunity to provide students with hands-on training and experience.
• Opportunity to expand the transition of students from academia to post-graduate studies and the work place.
• Opportunity to apply Western’s capabilities to needs of the regional and national communities.