University of Idaho Research
UI Research Centers
To complement and strengthen the university's institutes of research excellence, several interdisciplinary science and engineering research centers have been established to pursue basic and applied research on problems of significant state and national interest. Five of these centers are organized under research institutes.
The Center for Applied Thermodynamic Studies (CATS) focuses on the development of standard, reference quality and thermodynamic property formulations for fluids of engineering interest. These formulations include thermodynamic equations of state and correlations for transport properties, such as thermal conductivity, viscosity and surface tension.
The Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research addresses the critical issue of cleanup of contaminated soils, surface waters and groundwaters. Research conducted through the center focuses on the development and field application of novel technologies for hazardous waste remediation in the areas of site characterization, bioremediation, and chemical and geochemical remediation. There are more than 30 UI researchers from 10 disciplines working cooperatively in this research.
The Center for Intelligent Systems Research (CISR), established within the MRCI, coordinates research, teaching and outreach in the field of intelligent, autonomous electrical, mechanical and chemical systems, including self-propelled vehicles operating under on-board computer control.
The Center for Salmonid and Freshwater Species at Risk was established as a research adjunct of the ARI. The center is housed in the state-of-the-art experiment station in Hagerman. The center conducts research in molecular genetics and population biology to assist in the development of national conservation measures that will enable aquatic species from becoming endangered.
The Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) operates as a center in the Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute (MRCI). CSDS concentrates on computer-related security education and research and is recognized by the National Security Agency as a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education. CSDS faculty conduct research in the areas of system defense, intrusion detection, critical infrastructure protection, secure protocols, network security, evolutionary algorithms, computer forensics, reliability and fault tolerance.
The Center for Sustainable Aquaculture at ARI's Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station conducts research aimed at improving the efficiency of aquaculture and at reducing the impacts of aquaculture on the aquatic environment. Nutrition and feeds research involves the continued development of environmentally-friendly feeds, plus development of alternate feed ingredients. Fish disease, pathology and immunology research also is conducted at the station, in collaboration with industry and academic partners. |
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