Indiana Research Consortium will advance tech, promote economic growth, attract top talent to state
Indiana University has teamed up with Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame to formalize a first-of-its-kind joint research effort in Indiana aimed at addressing the nation’s most critical defense challenges and positioning the Hoosier State as a hub for defense research.
The Indiana Research Consortium will leverage the combined strengths, facilities and capabilities of Indiana’s three leading research universities, which together have decades of cutting-edge defense experience, to drive innovations and advancements critical to U.S. national security and support the mission of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.
Officials from all three universities gathered at WestGate Academy on June 3 to sign a memorandum of understanding and begin planning discussions for the consortium.
Each of the founding institutions brings a proven track record of successful collaborations with the Department of Defense, along with significant investments in national security research and infrastructure. For its part, IU will leverage cutting-edge programs in resilient microelectronics, cybersecurity, cyber-physical security systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and secure data analytics. The IU Center for Reliable and Trusted Electronics is testing and designing radiation-hardened microelectronics that can withstand extreme conditions.
“The Indiana Research Consortium will leverage IU’s immense research expertise to support today’s defense challenges, including robust networks to aid the analysis of vast amounts of data and workforce training programs to prepare our students for in-demand careers,” said Russell J. Mumper, IU vice president for research. “We will work in conjunction with our partners at Purdue and Notre Dame to grow our transformative research to make Indiana a leader in defense research and increase the security of our state, nation and world.”
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Federal Update
With the strong support of major federal partners, Indiana University continues to further its national leadership in addressing some of society’s most important challenges, including ensuring greater access to trustworthy artificial intelligence, developing strategies to increase the use of clean energy, improving mental health and well-being, and preparing future international affairs leaders.
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Economic Engagement Update
Indiana Resilience Funding Hub helps rural communities secure over $1M and counting in federal funding
Finding and securing federal grant money can be daunting for small rural communities with limited resources, but the Indiana Resilience Funding Hub is changing that.
Since its inception in the spring of 2023, the IRFH—or the Hub—has helped small Hoosier communities secure more than $1 million in grant funding. The Hub was created as a collaboration between Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement and the IU Environmental Resilience Institute. It set out to empower Hoosier rural communities, organizations, companies and individuals to successfully apply for federal funding opportunities for climate, energy and resilience projects.
“Our goals for our first year were to assist five to eight rural partners and to engage at least 12 rural communities through resource sharing, planning, technical assistance, research and consultation. And we exceeded those goals,” said Bill Brown, assistant director for strategy and engagement at the ERI.
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Helping local food banks and food suppliers through research
Led by Indiana University’s Initiative for Electrified and Autonomous Mobility, a designated university center supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, faculty and students from multiple schools on the IU Indianapolis campus are providing expertise to improve operations at food banks and food suppliers in central Indiana. The project is sponsored by the initiative and the Toyota Mobility Foundation.
“There are over 210 food pantries in Marion County alone, and they serve about 900,000 people—or nearly 25 percent of the county’s population—nearly two-thirds of which are working,” said Clayton Nicholas, executive director of the Initiative for Electrified and Autonomous Mobility and an industry research development specialist with the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering and IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. “This project is addressing a topic of major significance in our community.”
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Patents awarded to three IU health innovations
Three Indiana University-led research innovations, designed to improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and ovarian and other cancers, recently received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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