12. Office of the Vice President for Research
Strategic Partnerships in FY13
MECHANISMS FOR RESEARCH GROWTH
Virginia Tech Research
Center - Arlington
National Tire
Research Center
Virginia Tech Carilion
Research Institute -
RoanokeVirginia Tech
Blacksburg
Academic Collaborations
• George Mason University
• Hampton University
• James Madison University
• Old Dominion University
• Radford University
• Sweet Briar College
• University of Virginia
• Virginia Commonwealth
University
• Virginia State University
• Virginia Highlands
Community College
• Virginia Western
Community College
• William & Mary
• Norfolk State University
and more . . .
18. Office of the Vice President for Research
Strategic Investment
FOCUS AREAS – 2006-2012
Energy, Materials, and Environment
• Energy
• Environment and bioprocessing
• Water research
• Materials and sensors
Innovative Technologies and
Complex Systems
• Business and manufacturing
• Communications, information technology, cybersecurity
and mathematics
• Transportation
Health, Food, and Nutrition
• Biosciences and biotechnology
• Biomedical science and engineering
• Food, Nutrition, and Health
• Life Sciences
Social and Individual Transformation
• Arts, architecture, and design
• Policy and social sciences
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
20. Office of the Vice President for Research
Plan for a New Horizon
RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS - 2012-2018
Security
• Cyber‐security
• Food security
• Management and security of communication systems
(such as wireless, networks, and smart grids)
Resilience
• Resilience of complex systems
• System stability and resilience of ecosystems
• Planning for stability in communities of all sizes
Health
• Neuroscience
• Genomics
• Global health issues
• Aging
• Methods grounded in high‐performance computing and
networks
Sustainability
• Energy, materials, and technology
• Water science, policy, and management
• Transportation and communication infrastructures
• Natural resources, ecosystems, and environmental quality
• Informatics and policy
• Food and food systems
• Sustainable international development
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
21. Office of the Vice President for Research
Security Research
Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology (ICTAS)
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
Through the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
program, Virginia Tech offers full scholarships
for three years for students completing an
accelerated B.S. or M.S. in cybersecurity.
National Center of Academic
Excellence in Information
Assurance Research
Virginia Tech is an NSA/DHS CAE‐R, and
features research and educational programs
geared toward information assurance.
National Center of Academic
Excellence in Information
Assurance Research
Virginia Tech is part of the multi‐university
Security and Software Engineering Research
Center (S2ERC), and promotes collaborative
research programs with industry and
government in software security.
Intelligence
Community
Center for
Academic
Excellence
23. Office of the Vice President for Research
Health Research
Fralin Life Science Institute
Research Focus Areas:
• Vector‐borne disease
• Infectious Disease and Microbial Science
• Plant Sciences
• Obesity
• Cancer Biology
• Ecology and Organismal Biology
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
Engaging students in multi‐departmental discussions: Students
involved with the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery share
research results at a poster session.
Supporting undergraduate students with a heart for research: Spencer
Lovegrove studied cardiac arrest as part of Fralin’s Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Unraveling mosquito genetics to target infectious disease: Sanjay Basu, a
post‐doctoral associate in the Adelman lab, feeds mosquitoes in the Fralin
Hall insectary.
27. Office of the Vice President for Research
Energy and Sustainability Centers
at Virginia Tech
Energy Infrastructure
• The Center for Intelligent Materials Science and Structures
• Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
(CEHMS)
• Center for Photonics Technology
• Center for Power Electronics Systems
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
• Center for Energy Systems Research
• The Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute
• Future Energy Electronics Center
Fossil Fuels
• Center for Advanced Separation Technologies
• Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
• Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Center (MAD
Center) for Advanced Vehicles
Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric and
Biomass Energy
• Center for Energy and the Global Environment
• Conservation Management Institute
Nuclear Energy
• Institute for Particle, Nuclear, and Astronomical Sciences
• Laboratory for Neurotoxicity Studies
• Microwave Processing Research Facility
Dr. Percival Zhang’s research enlists enzymes to deliver renewable
energy from sources such as agricultural waste and switchgrass.
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT