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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 13, 2022 21:47:53 GMT -5
The Air Force and the Defense Department have announced a plan to create a 15th university affiliated research center, or UARC. The new center will be the first to be associated with an historically Black college or university and will also be the first UARC associated with the Air Force. Existing UARCs include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies; the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; and the University of Maryland, College Park Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security. The Air Force and the DOD aim for the newest UARC to focus its research efforts on "tactical autonomy." According to the Air Force Research Laboratory, this means " autonomous systems acting with delegated and bounded authority of humans in support of tactical, short-term actions associated with a longer-term strategic vision." Coleman said over the next several months the Air Force and DOD will reach out to HBCUs to let them know what the department is looking for and to explain more about the selection process. By December, it's expected there will be an announcement regarding which university was chosen to lead the new UARC. To fund the new UARC, the Air Force has committed a total of $12 million dollars a year over the course of five years. Shyu also said that both her office and the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment will each contribute $2 million per year to the effort. www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3076782/air-force-dod-plan-to-create-first-historically-black-colleges-and-universities/
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Post by captaggie on Jul 13, 2022 21:53:57 GMT -5
This has been discussed w/n COE for years. Hope we get it.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 13, 2022 22:03:46 GMT -5
This has been discussed w/n COE for years. Hope we get it. We already conduct research on autonomy...we should be the clear choice. The ACIT Institute seeks to become a leader in research in the southeastern United States. We facilitate interdisciplinary research, especially in Testing & Evaluation, Autonomy and Unmanned Systems-related research projects. It is our priority to foster collaborative research topics among faculty and students at N.C. A&T, as well as researchers at other institutions, federal agencies and within industry. ncat.edu/research/centers/ncat/acit/index.phpThe Autonomous Control and Information Technology (ACIT) Institute fosters interdisciplinary research in the field of autonomous control engineering and its applications. We study the intersection of control systems, robotics, data analytics and emerging technologies that provide cutting-edge solutions from the laboratory to industry.
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Post by Maxell on Jul 13, 2022 22:38:06 GMT -5
From the article:
Right now, while 11 HBCUs have a Carnegie Foundation Research Classification of R2, there are no HBCUs with the R1, or "very-high research activity" classification.
"Through this effort. We're hoping to ensure that at least one, if not more, institutions become R1," she said.
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Post by captaggie on Jul 14, 2022 8:18:21 GMT -5
I was referring to the research center.
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Post by zai on Jul 14, 2022 15:07:36 GMT -5
$12 million over 5 years? That’s nothing to the Air Force 😮💨 I would love to have this facility on our campus.
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Post by captaggie on Jul 14, 2022 15:11:17 GMT -5
I read it as 12/year for 5 years.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 10:07:43 GMT -5
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Post by Maxell on Jul 16, 2022 12:23:33 GMT -5
$12 million over 5 years? That’s nothing to the Air Force 😮💨 I would love to have this facility on our campus. No. $12 million PER YEAR over five years.
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Post by zai on Jul 16, 2022 20:04:06 GMT -5
$12 million over 5 years? That’s nothing to the Air Force 😮💨 I would love to have this facility on our campus. No. $12 million PER YEAR over five years. My apologies. I was saying over a time span of 5 years
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Post by AggiePride on Jul 26, 2022 5:50:57 GMT -5
I figure our biggest competitors for this grant: PV, Morgan Tier 2: Howard, TSU, AAMU, and maybe FAMU (I wonder if DOD would award the grant to them because of the joint college.)
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Post by blessedaggie84 on Dec 1, 2022 18:48:41 GMT -5
Anyone have any updates on this? I remember the original article talking about an announcement in December.
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Post by aggie94 on Dec 1, 2022 21:49:21 GMT -5
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Post by 919aggie on Dec 1, 2022 22:18:24 GMT -5
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Post by aggie94 on Dec 2, 2022 7:57:58 GMT -5
OK... so what specifically are you referring to?
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