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The Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management searches for solutions that benefit wildlife, reduce damage and nuisance
problems caused by wildlife, and increase human understanding of wildlife and
their behavior. The research goals include resolving human-wildlife
conflicts and alleviating wildlife damage problems by developing and testing
innovative methods that are more effective, socially acceptable, and
environmentally benign than current methods.
The Biotechnology Center with
the newly improved Bioprocess Facility, promotes research and education,
operates core resource service laboratories, and supports technology development
and transfer. The Bioprocess Facility combines equipment, instrumentation
and highly motivated personnel to help academic and industrial clients find
solutions to research and development problems. The education and outreach
programs provide professional training and technical support in biotechnology
methods to researchers and educators from academic, government and industrial
institutions throughout the state of Utah.
The Center
for Atmospheric and Space Sciences provides a strong interdisciplinary focus for applied and theoretical research
related to the basic processes present in the upper atmosphere.
The Center for Microbe Detection & Physiology develops and
commercializes rapid detection methods for microbes. The primary focus of
the group is bacterial detection, but other targets are also investigated.
To date, four technologies are under development:- ImmunoFlow, ImmunoDNA,
GlycoBind, and TissueTag.
The Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems focuses on
autonomous vehicle and vehicle control systems. For example, the center
deployed the backup control system on NASA’s Mars Rover, has developed precision
agriculture applications and is developing the next generation of autonomous
armored vehicles for DOD.
The Ecology Center supports and coordinates ecological research and provides professional
information and advice for decision-makers considering actions that affect the
environment.
The Huntsman Environmental Research Center (HERC) recognizes the fundamental inter-dependence of the health of man and the health
of the environment. HERC's mission is to "engage in research in the key
areas of recycling, degradability, improvement of air and water quality and
conservation of trees." The purpose of the Center is to solve
environmental problems and to provide realistic and comprehensive research
solutions for our environment.
The Institute for Antiviral Research is comprised of a recognized team of scientists, representing a spectrum of
disciplines, who work together on research oriented toward the control of viral
diseases.
The Institute for Land
Reclamation conducts basic and applied research on issues related to land reclamation
and ecosystem restoration. Expertise associated with the Institute
includes a wide variety of biological, ecological, physical and social
expertise.
The Remote
Sensor/Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (RS/GIS) is dedicated to the integration and presentation of geographic data
for large tracts of land for the management of military installations,
rangelands, forests and watersheds. The Laboratory is also developing new
terrestrial LIDAR systems designed to provide engineering grade data from
airborne platforms.
The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) excels in the fields of infrared (IR) instrumentation, sensor calibration, upper
atmospheric measurement and modeling, space rated instrument/ payload
development and data visualization and analysis. SDL is ISO 9001 certified
and internationally recognized with over 40 years experience in conducting
space-based experiments.
The Utah Water Research Laboratory research is a form
of scholarship that supports education and teaching within a university
environment and service to external audiences. The research is directed at
solving multimedia water-related problems of state, national, and international
scopes. The Lab's education and
outreach programs provide professional training and technical support in
biotechnology methods to researchers and educators from academic, government and
industrial institutions throughout the state of Utah.
The Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) strengthens rural
families, communities, and businesses by facilitating rural development research
and outreach projects cooperatively with universities and communities throughout
the West. The WRDC is one of four USDA-sponsored regional centers in the
country. The Center works closely with university personnel, policy
makers, elected officials and other community leaders, and citizens to identify
key issues shaping the future of rural regions of the West and to organize
projects that respond to those issues. The Agriculture Experiment Station,
Extension, the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and the College
of Natural Resources also provide major support for the WRDC.
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