http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/ Through the Solution Center, IUPUI will share its expertise in research, from unraveling the mysteries of Genomics to economic and community development. The Solution Center identifies and strengthens campus connections that allow industry representatives and businesses to access resesearch, resources, and technology available at IUPUI. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=209 The mission of Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Laboratory (AEML) is to provide technical service and support to local industry and solve problems in advanced manufacturing, design, and analysis. The Lab also provides facilities for teaching and research in the areas of CAD Computer Aided Design), CAE (Computer Aided Engineering), CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing), IPS (Interactive Product Simulation), and PDM (Product Data Management). The laboratory is equipped with integrated CAD/CAE/CAM/PDM facilities (software and hardware) which are used as the base to conduct fundamental research, promote applied research activities, attract industrial projects, and teach the next generation engineering and technology students. It creates a base to train high-tech and advanced manufacturing workforces to meet the needs of the rapid changing technology and provide service to industry. The laboratory is involved in fundamental as well as applied esearch in the areas of advanced manufacturing, intelligent machining, engineering design, analysis, simulation and Product Data Management. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=216 The Biomechanics and Biomaterials Research Center (BBRC) at IUPUI fosters interdisciplinary research across several medical and engineering disciplines. The center promotes cutting edge work in mechanobiology, cardiovascular biomechanics, biomaterials design and synthesis, implantology, and tissue engineering. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=465 The I-STEM Resource Network is an unprecedented partnership of public and private higher education institutions, K-12 schools, business, and government. Started as a collaboration among 15 institutions of higher education in 10 regions throughout Indiana, I-STEM includes committees comprised of educational content experts and practitioners who come together to design and employ programs to address STEM issues. I-STEM works to support K–12 teachers and leaders working to implement high academic standards towards STEM literacy for all students. It also provides Indiana education leaders with new knowledge about teaching and learning. The I-STEM vision is for Indiana to be a national leader in student academic achievement in STEM disciplines and improve the quality of the workforce ISTEM Objectives Teaching: Support STEM teachers with continuing education and resources for teaching; Increase participation in content-based professional development; Increase the mathematics and science content knowledge of teachers; Improve pedagogical skills related to teaching through problem solving and inquiry; Promote the use of standards-based goals, instruction, and assessment; Provide and support face-to-face and online professional development for teachers, principals, and district leaders; Provide tools and technical assistance to help educators achieve academic excellence for all students. Applied Research, Assessment, and Evaluation: Promote the availability of academic competitions for more students; Increase the number of classes were students are afforded Experiential learning opportunities; Increase the number of students participating in classes with teachers using problem solving and inquiry teaching skills. Community Partnerships: Advocate research-based and comprehensive programs of instruction; for state and national policies that support improved teaching and learning in STEM subject areas; Provide Indiana education leaders and policymakers with knowledge about teaching and learning and promote informed deliberation about important education issues; Provide K-12 STEM Leadership for a Indiana K-12 STEM stakeholders; Communicate the status of science, mathematics, and technology education to legislators, the media, and the community at large; Communicate the status of science, mathematics, and technology education to legislators, the media, and the community at large; Provide resources to promote K-12 STEM education; Work directly with school districts to bring about comprehensive improvements in schools and campuses focused on STEM student achievement. Network Development: Promote I-STEM Resource Network awareness and information sharing; Create financial sustainability of the I-STEM Resource Network; Examine and pursue relevant grant opportunities to support and enhance the I-STEM Resource Network; Provide strategic technical assistance programs that do not duplicate existing programs, but add value to on-going programs; work collaboratively with other existing groups to advance science, mathematics, and technology education; Develop and promote internal and external communications within the I-STEM Resource Network and the State of Indiana. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=243 This laboratory is developed to conduct research in combustion and advanced propulsion. Researchers in the lab can perform pulsed and steady combustion experiments with exhaust system and low-vibration optics capability. The laboratory houses a Flame Diagnostics Facility for multiple diagnostics on flames with applications in fire safety and combustion emissions. Diagnostic methods include high-resolution digital photography, laser extinction and scattering, image processing and temperature sensing. The laboratory includes a Non-Steady Combustion and Flow Facility with rotating-seal multi-tube rigs for advanced combustion engines, including wave rotor sealing studies, pulsed combustion and gas dynamics, ejector flows and shock-driven events. The laboratory also conducts projects related to diesel engines in the area of engine cooling and waste heat recovery systems. These projects aid in the development of advanced engines with low emission and high efficiency as mandated by the EPA. The facility supports research in advanced non-steady engines and propulsion systems that are being developed in collaboration with NASA, engine industries, and Purdue Zucrow Laboratory. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=245 The mission of this laboratory is to conduct research and develop software in the areas of computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer related areas for large-scale problems. Faculty, research staff and graduate students in this laboratory have been conducting externally funded research in large-scale and parallel computing of high and low speed fluid dynamics problems, including multidisciplinary applications. Current research projects include solutions of three-dimensional flow problems, high speed compressible flow calculations for internal and external flows, unsteady flow computations, Grid computing, parallel computing, solid-fluid interactions, and dynamic load balancing for parallel computing on parallel processors and network of workstations. Other research projects include the design and simulation of pulse detonation engine and wave rotor non-steady flow cycle, simulations of urban wind effect and pollutant/hazardous gas dispersion, and transient flow and combustion calculations. It has received substantial support from NASA Glenn Research Center for the last twenty years. The laboratory is equipped with a Local Area Network (LAN) consisting of a cluster of Unix and Linux workstations and a Wide Area Network (WAN) including IUPUI and Indiana University IBM SP2 computers and Linux clusters, as well as Linux clusters of NASA Glenn Research Center. These networks provide a heterogeneous test-bed for the computing algorithms developed in the laboratory. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=247 The mission of this laboratory is to assist IUPUI in becoming one of the national leaders in the effective and creative use of information technology in teaching, learning and distributed education. As specialists in information technology, CyberLab staff and interns conduct and apply research and development techniques to bring new educational opportunities to teaching and learning. Over the years, the research team of this lab developed multimedia and electronic instructional tools such as Mipsit, IMDS, Oncourse, Angel, ePortConsortium, and Epsilen. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=284 Intelligent Control and Sustems Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, involves many faculty members, post-doctoral research associates, and graduate and undergraduate students from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer and Information Sciences. The areas of research include modeling, simulation, optimization, and advanced control of complex systems such as electromechanical systems, biological systems, power systems, and transportation systems; intelligent control and automation; computational intelligence (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms) and its applications; and advanced hybrid vehicle technologies. The research programs have been sponsored by federal and state agencies such as NSF, DARPA, US Army, ONR, Indiana State 21st Century Fund, as well as private companies. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=334 IUPUI business assistance center that utilizes faculty and student expertise to offer assessments and recommendations on network and data security as well as optimization of hardware and system software configurations to Indiana\'s small businesses and nonprofit organizations. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=294 The research activities in this Lab are focused on digital signal processing and multimedia applications including image processing, digital video, and visual communications. It is equipped with the state-of-the-art DSP software and hardware development tools sponsored by Motorola. It also features a communications laboratory integrated simulation system. Research areas include developing error resilient rate scalable image and video compression techniques for transmission across data networks, developing error concealment techniques for the transmission of compressed images and video over data networks and wireless networks, developing image enhancement and restoration techniques for medical imaging applications, secure transmission over images and video over data networks, and developing image segmentation techniques. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=341 The Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy was established to address the societal needs for clean, affordable and renewable energy sources, improve the nation\'s energy security, and reduce global warming. Its primary mission is to promote research excellence in the area of renewable energy through collaborative efforts among faculty in the disciplines of engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, and environmental affairs. It will promote renewable energy applications through teaching, learning, civic engagement, and synergistic partnerships with industry, government labs and local communities. http://www.iupui.edu/~solctr/research/details.php?id=335 Mission Statement: Advance the Use of Active Safety Systems to Reduce Vehicle Crashes and Save Lives. TASI is a university/industry consortium, which is also open to governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Industry participants pay a membership fee and are granted prepublication access to data and reports from TASI sponsored research and development projects. An active safety system is one that attempts to avoid an impending crash either by warning the driver, or by actively taking action(s) to prevent a crash. Active safety systems incorporate sensors, knowledge of vehicle dynamics, decision-making logic to anticipate collisions. The most successful active safety system to date is Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Consumer acceptance of active safety systems continues to be slow, however, because of the difficulty of quantifying cost-benefit analyses. TASIs scope encompasses Research and Development into the causes and mechanisms of collisions, the selection of optimal mechanisms for alerting the driver to take evasive action, the potential of standardization of Human Machine Interface (HMI) to increase consumer acceptance, and methods for component-level, system-level, and human-in-the-loop testing and validation.