IU Projects Included in the 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill
Overview of projects - Total Awards of $5.22 Million
Indiana University pursues excellence in three broad areas - teaching, research and economic development and outreach.
Essential to every one of these areas is the infrastructure that underpins IU's success in these areas. Indiana University is
extremely grateful for the outstanding support that members of the Indiana Congressional delegation have given IU in supporting
the University's requests for appropriations in the past. This has provided vital support to the role that IU plays in the State as one
of the nation's leading research universities. Indiana University seeks the continuing support of members of the delegation for future
projects in the areas of teaching, research, economic development, healthcare, security, outreach, and infrastructure.
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Free Electron Laser
The development of a Free Electron Laser at the IU Cyclotron Facility (IUCF) at the Bloomington campus will enhance IU's abilities
to support research in high energy and nuclear physics, solid state physics and materials research and chemistry and biology. IUCF's
expertise in developing accelerators and advanced instrumentation means it is perfectly suited to developing such a facility. A Free Electron
Laser (FEL) at IU will enable new scientific opportunities for faculty in materials and life sciences. At the same time it will support the activities
of our neighbors in government, particularly CRANE NSWC, and industry. As the U.S. Navy plans to use FEL's in shipboard applications in the
near future, there is great opportunity for Crane and IU to jointly collaborate on perfecting the technology for this purpose. Infrared FEL's are of
great interest to the Navy since they operate in a wavelength range where there is a “window” allowing large amounts of power to be transmitted
effectively. FEL's have an advantage over conventional lasers in that no lasing medium is required allowing them to operate at extremely high
power levels.
An amount of $1.35 million was awarded for this project. Back to top
Next Generation Threat Detection Research Project
This effort is a concentrated, coordinated program that will provide both military and civilian sectors with instrumentation capable of detecting
releases of chemical and biological weapons. Improved screening for these substances and explosives is required at transportation hubs
such as airports, train and bus stations, ports and other cargo-handling facilities and large public gatherings such as sporting events. Such
instrumentation must be small and lightweight—preferably hand-held—as well as sensitive, highly selective in detecting target compounds,
reliable—i.e. give low false positive and low false negative rates, and capable of speedy analysis and assessment of potential threats.
Furthermore, the analytical technology must be universal, i.e., readily reconfigured through software updates in the field to respond to new
threats. The development of these technologies ties together research at IU, as well as Purdue and the University of Illinois , that will be
monitored and managed by Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).
An amount of $1.17 million was awarded for this project. Back to top
Renewable Energy Research
Researchers on the IUPUI campus have joined together with officials at the Army Research Lab in Ft. Detrick , MD to research improvements
in the use of renewable energy, such as ethanol and fuel cells, in military applications. Diesel engines and portable electronic devices, which
are critical for use in the field, require large amounts of reliable energy for their use. This research effort will identify how to transfer renewable
energy to the military field.
An amount of $1.5 million was awarded for this project.
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Cancer Care Engineering Initiative
This joint project between Purdue University researchers and the IU School of Medicine faculty will apply engineering systems analysis to the
cancer problem through the creation of iterative, engineering mathematical models that will identify the minimum key relevant patient data required
to make effective treatment decisions. Knowing which patient parameters are critical predicator of treatment response will consequently focus and
strealine discovery and development of new therapies. The models will predict system (cancer patient) behavior and will be continously refined and
optimized using actual data from military personnel. The product will be a systems engineering model which can be used to identify and detect
particular health and disease probablity in military personnel in the field and at home.
An amount of $1.2 million was awarded for this initiative.
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