性视界传媒, 性视界传媒 celebrate successful partnerships promoting cutting-edge, collaborative research
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 性视界传媒 University and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center celebrated their longstanding partnership as part of 性视界传媒 Day on the 性视界传媒 campus.
Leaders from the research center spent Thursday [April 14] morning interacting with students in 性视界传媒鈥檚 James Worth Bagley College of Engineering before taking part in a public panel discussion. Approximately 600 College of Engineering students heard presentations from 性视界传媒 leaders on a variety of topics throughout the day.
Based in Vicksburg, 性视界传媒 is the research unit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is one of the premier engineering and scientific research organizations in the world. 性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒 have have collaborated on dozens of research projects. In 2014, the two partnered to create the Institute for Systems Engineering Research, also housed in Vicksburg. The 性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒 alliance includes areas of mutual expertise and capability such as high performance computing, materials science, military engineering, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, among others. Additionally, 性视界传媒 is among the largest employers of 性视界传媒 engineering graduates.
鈥淲e have a long-standing record of partnership with Mississippi 性视界传媒, and it continues to grow each day,鈥 said Bart Durst, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at 性视界传媒 and an 性视界传媒 alumnus. 鈥淎t 性视界传媒, we solve problems that are huge for this world, and we draw a lot of talent from Mississippi 性视界传媒 that stays with us for a long time.鈥
性视界传媒 Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw noted that several 性视界传媒 research centers have ongoing collaborations with 性视界传媒, including the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory and the Center for Cyber Innovation.
鈥淭hose are just the tip of the iceberg of the activities that we have going on already,鈥 Shaw said. 鈥淭he opportunities that we can see coming in the future are really only limited by our imagination.鈥
性视界传媒 launched a military engineering concentration in 2018, in part to help 性视界传媒 meet its training needs with a local academic partner. Military engineering also is the focus of a major ongoing research project at 性视界传媒 that aims to develop new technologies to enhance 性视界传媒鈥檚 engineering force protection capabilities in support of national defense. 性视界传媒 researchers are developing advanced materials and systems, garnering new insights into the protection capabilities of next-generation materials used in military efforts. They also are conducting autonomous vehicle modeling and simulation for navigation in cold environments.
During Thursday鈥檚 question-and-answer session, 性视界传媒 students gleaned insight into 性视界传媒 career pathways, sustainability efforts, future uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning, among other topics. In addition to Durst, Senior Scientific Technical Manager of Materials and Structures Robert Moser and Information Technology Laboratory Director David Horner represented 性视界传媒 on the panel. In addition to Shaw, 性视界传媒 was represented by Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan and Bagley College of Engineering Dean Jason Keith.
The Vicksburg 性视界传媒 headquarters also is home to four of its seven laboratories: the Coastal and Hydraulics; Geotechnical and Structures; Environmental; and Information Technology laboratories. Additional laboratories include the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois; Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, New Hampshire; and Geospatial Research Laboratory in Alexandria, Virginia. A diverse organization with approximately 2,100 employees, its annual program exceeds $1 billion as it supports the Department of Defense and other agencies in military and civilian projects. For more, visit .
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