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Created to provide a mechanism for collaborative research leading to technology-based economic development, the Hampton Roads Research Partnership (HRRP) consortium consists of seven colleges and universities, two federal laboratories and a research institute.
The premise is that the power to compete with other regions more effectively is enhanced by leveraging existing strengths in carefully selected areas, known as technology clusters. The intended result is substantially increased prosperity for Hampton Roads institutions, companies, and the community at large.
HRRP is funded by its members and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, under the terms of an award to Norfolk State University. Five HRRP members also make annual monetary contributions to augment the in-kind commitments already made to HRRP operations.
For more detailed information on HRRP members, click on the links listed below.
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CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY
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Research Strengths
- High Speed Data Acquisition
- Integrated Circuit Design
- Digital Signal Processing
- Beowulf Supercomputers
- Environmental Monitoring and Restoration
- Science Education Delivery via WWW
- Laser-Based Measurements
- Modeling and Simulation
- Solid State Sensors
- Remote Sensing/Atmospheric Modeling
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Laser and Photonics Lab
- Solid State Sensors Lab
- Beowulf Supercomputer
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THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
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Research Strengths
- Environmental and Marine Science (aquaculture, genetics, acoustics, robotics)
- Biotechnology and Plasma and laser processing (surface processing, surface characterization, nanotechnology)
- Center for Archeological Research
- Computational modeling and simulation
- Technology assessment and commercialization studies (particularly through the Business School field studies program)
- Public policy (health-related policy research and SBIR program assessments)
In addition we have strong graduate and professional programs in business, marine science, law, education, applied science, biology, physics, chemistry, history, anthropology and American Studies.
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Computational Science Parallel Processing Center
- Gifted and Talented Education Program in science
- NMR spectrometer in Chemistry
- CATI (Public Policy) Survey Laboratory
- Wireless Classrooms
- Information Commons in SWEM Library (under construction)
- Lake Matoaka Environmental Field Laboratory (completed summer 2000) Microbiology equipment in Biology Dept. and at VIMS.
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EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
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Research Strengths
- Geriatrics
- Diabetes
- Contraceptive/Infertility
- Prostate Cancer
- Pediatrics
- Basic Sciences - Bio-chemistry, Microbiology/Immunology, Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
EVMS has significant equipment resources which may be unique to Medical and BioMedical Research
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
(School of Science)
Research Strengths
- State of the Art Optical Spectroscopy Labs
- Polymer Chemistry and Organic Materials
- Fiber Optic Sensor Development
- Simulation, Modeling and Numerical Analysis
- Genetic Engineering/Microbiology/Molecular Biology
- Atmospheric Science and Remote Sensing
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Origins 2000 Computer
- Center for Atmospheric Sciences
- Research Center for Optical Physics
- Nuclear High Energy Physics Research Center
- Electron Microscopy Facility
(School of Engineering and Technology)
Research Strengths
- Water Waste Treatment System Development
- High Temperature Gas Clean up and Catalysis Research
- Environmental Remediation, Fluid particle Systems for Pharmaceutical Applications
- Artificial Intelligence and Neural Nets
- Modeling and Simulation Research
- Explosive Detection Systems Development
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Hewlett Packard Integrated Electronics Laboratories for Modeling and Simulation
- Faculty Research Laboratories that support activities in water treatment, high temperature gas clean up and catalysis
- A multi-function AT Coach Radar Simulation Laboratory
- A control tower laboratory for training Aviation
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NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
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Research Strengths
- Material and Structures
- Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics & Acoustics
- Airborne Systems
- Atmospheric Sciences
- System, Concepts, & Analysis
- System Engineering
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Combined Loads Tests (COLTS) facility
- National Transonic Wind Tunnel (NTF)
- 757 Research Platform
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National Institute of Aerospace
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(Information not available)
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Research Strengths
- Center for Materials Research
- Center for Photonic Materials Research
- Center for Bringing Education and Science Together
- Center for Business and Entrepreneurship
- Faculty Researchers in the five schools
- Dozeretz National Institute for Minorities in Applied Sciences (DNIMAS) an undergraduate honors program for science and technology pursuits
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Seven well-equipped laboratories in the Center for Materials Research
- L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center which seats 2,200
- 9,000 person arena-styled seating in the J. Echols Hall sports facility
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Research Strengths
- Engineering and related sciences including: aerospace, civil, electrical and computer, mechanical, engineering technology and management and physics.
- Oceanography and associated basic sciences including biology, chemistry and biochemistry, ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, geography, and biophysics
- Environmental and ecological sciences including participants from above mentioned (#2) groups.
- Social sciences including organizational and industrial psychology, human factors and social science measurement systems
- The maritime industry - including participants from business, engineering, environmental, and social sciences
- Computational and applied sciences with emphasis on modeling and simulation including participants from Colleges of Science and Engineering.
Not included is the Darden College of Education whose expertise in post-secondary education research has recently garnered over one million in extramural support.
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Career Management Center
- The "Cave" Virtual Reality Facility
- Center for Advanced Ship Repair and Maintenance
- Center for Biotechnology
- Center for Coastal and Physical Oceanography (and associated vessels)
- Center for Global Business and Executive Education
- Center for Learning Technologies
- Dental Hygiene Clinic
- Entrepreneurial Center
- International Maritime, Ports & Logistics Management Institute
- Langley Full Scale Wind Tunnel
- Lions Child Study Center (educational practicum setting)
- Physical Electronics Research Institute
- Social Science Research Center
- Sun Microsystems Super Computer
- Technology Applications Center
- Teletechnet
- Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center
- Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
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THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY
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Research Strengths
- Nuclear and x-ray particle detection
- Laser based science and manufacturing
- Superconducting technology
- High performance computing
- High power of technology
- Data acquisition system
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- Free Electron Laser User Facility
- Test Lab (cryogenic testing, chemical processing
- Applied Research Center
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Research Strengths
- K-12 initiatives, to include integration of technology into public school classrooms
- Integration of technology into the college classroom
- Enhancing civic education, including preparing K-12 for participation in e-government
- Integration of liberal arts and career preparation, with emphasis on technological preparedness for many careers
- Ethical analysis involving technological innovations
- Environmental sciences and biology
Major Facilities or Equipment Resources
- State-of-the-art instructional technology for the classroom. New teaching spaces are equipped with computers, video presenters and interfacing capabilities
- Through partnership with the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, VWC has access to 151 acres with 1200 feet of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay at Camp Silver Beach on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. This resource provides a natural laboratory for environmental science and recreation/leisure studies (nationally ranked program at VWC) applications.
- VWC also has 124 acres of undeveloped land containing forests in different stages of succession, located on campus. This resource currently serves environmental sciences and biology classes and also provides a natural laboratory for habitat restoration and many other applications.
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