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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). Mississippi State University – lead University.

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NSF launches $20M engineering research center aimed at converting natural gas into transportation fuels: CISTAR

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New materials and fundamental understanding will be transferred from initial, proof of concept lab-scale experiments to full-size pilot scale operations with economic evaluations using systems-level lifecycle and environmental impact analysis to guide research and scale these innovative processes to field demonstrations with industrial partners.

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DOE awarding $22 million for algal fuel and biomass feedstock supply chain projects

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New Mexico State University ($5 million DOE investment): For its project, New Mexico State University will increase the yield of a microalgae, while developing harvesting and cultivation processes that lower costs and support year-round production. California Polytechnic State University ($1.5

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Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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The Port of Corpus Christi says that it is uniquely suited to become the nation’s premier carbon capture and sequestration management hub based on the high density of industrial CO 2 emitters, a robust network of existing pipeline infrastructure, and the Port Authority’s ownership of lands leading to state waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

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POETS will be led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with Howard University, Stanford University and the University of Arkansas. The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. Nature-inspired soil engineering.

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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

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In January, infiltrators linked to a Russian hacktivist group penetrated the water system of a Texas town near the New Mexico border. Over the years, this sense of urgency has increased, due to the introduction of new technologies such as IoT systems and expanded connectivity. and internationally.”

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. The university recently named him professor emeritus.

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