• Goal: Research and technical needs of community, state and nation

• Provide unique opportunities for students

– supervised, hands-on research

– academia to work force transition

• Training for work force of the 21st century

– interdisciplinary applications

– teaming approaches

• Ten centers/laboratories/institutes

– prominent centers

– growth centers

Applied Research and Technology Program

Applied Physics Institute• Goal: Application of Research to

Industrial Problem Solving.

• Developed non-invasive, non-destructive chem. Characterization and testing system.

– Neutrons, gamma, x-ray probe; scattering profiles

– characterization by chemical profiles.

• Designed and developed instrumentation.

Applied Physics Laboratory

• Applications

– Characterization of nuclear weapons

– Analysis of elements (coal)

– Detection of explosives

– Analysis of mixed toxic and nuclear wastes

– Detection of contraband (drugs)

Materials Characterization Labs

• Goal: provide applied research and services to industry.

• Promote educational and public services activities for Ogden College depts.

• Research/services– combustion, surface chem.

– Polymer characterization

– food chemistry

Materials Characterization Labs

• Established/ staffed laboratories : students essential

• Instrumentation :– elemental analysis

– structural/ surface analysis

– thermal analysis methodology

– fluid bed combustor

– gas chromatography

– mass spectroscopy

Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality

• Congressionally - funded– SDWA; University based

– Sponsor: Sen. McConnell

• Teaming Partner-KRWA

• Objectives:– Complement KY DOW

– Develop Technical Assistance Center for USEPA Region 4

• Funding- $4.0M / 5 years

Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality

• 1998 Program:– Assistance in Capacity Development ( management

and financial capacity)

– Technical assistance ( Circuit Rider Program)

– Source water protection ( identification, assessment, management practices)

– innovative technology applications

– data base management system development

• Other Centers

Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality

Environmental Health and Safety Resource Laboratory

Environmental Health and Safety Resource Laboratory

• Goal: To provide students with fundamental skills in industrial hygiene Risk Assessment.

• Provide research and solutions for occupational and environmental problems in industry.

• Computer network established to allow students on-line capabilities for EH&S information for industrial processes and chemicals.

• Provide technical EH&S information to regional industrial representatives.

• Information exchange system operated by students.

Agricultural Research and Education Center

• Goal: To provide scientific agricultural education to students in fields of agribusiness, plant, animal and soil sciences; pre-forestry and pre-veterinary medicine.

• 753 acre Univ. farm for hands-on lab experiences and student projects in farm activities

Agricultural Research and Education Center

• The Leonard D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center is a major public service facility for community.– More than 150 annual events; 100,000 people (4-H, FFA)

– Community and student utilization of animal science labs.

• Cooperative Programs:– leaf composting ( City of Bowling Green)

– golf course, turf management ( local community)

– biotechnology ( Biology Department)

Cave and Karst Center

• Goal: To provide scientific assessment and research for karst problems

• 40% of eastern US is karst terrain.

• Karst affects surface and ground water pollution, land use, environment.

Cave and Karst Center

• Program:– Research to solve environmental problems affected by karst.

– Conduct cooperative educational programs ( Mammoth Cave)

– Provide service to public, private firms and governmental agencies.

Kentucky Climate Center

• To provide climatological data and information to public.

• Director is State Climatologist for Ky.– Oversees state-wide

program

– assists researchers in meteorology.

Kentucky Climate Center

• Assists commercial and state agencies in economic development ( incorporation of meteorological data)

• Added focus of program- packaging of data for commercial uses.

Applied Technology Transfer Center

• Goal: Facilitate knowledge and technology exchange among industry, academy, research institutes and governmental agencies.

• Organize workshops, conferences and seminars.

• Provide hands-on assistance to industry.

Applied Technology Transfer Center

• PROGRAM:– TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS.

– ESTABLISH “VIRTUAL LABORATORY ( NSF)• SILICON GRAPHICS WORKSTATIONS.

• RAPID PROTOTYPING OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS.

• STUDENTS GAIN APPLIED EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL COMPONENT PARTS.

• CONVERSION OF 3-D DESIGN MODELS TO ACTUAL PARTS IN MINUTES.

Biotechnology Center

• Goal: To train students in recombinant genetic methods for post-grad studies and competition in the work place.

• Biotechnology: New innovative field in biology with vast industrial and research opportunities.

Biotechnology Center

• Cooperative Educational Opportunities– Biology/ Agriculture

– Genetic expression applications (plant growth and production)

• Marketing capabilities to Biotechnology Companies.– Working ties with 2 regional and 1 international company

– Future attraction for biotechnology companies to relocate to Bowling Green.

• Significant opportunities for students, faculty, staff and city of Bowling Green.

Biodiversity Center

• To establish understanding that economic health depends upon the biological health of the environment.

• Ky is unique for a variety of biological communities and ecosystems.

• Concern for quality of our lakes, rivers, productivity of forests and farmland utilization

Biodiversity Center

• Program:– Establish biodiversity information clearing house at Western.

– Develop outreach program ( public schools, museums, civic groups

– Conduct baseline research studies ( establish standard methods)

– Provide biodiversity information to the public ( economic development, environmental assessment/ management)

Applied Research and Technology Program

• Opportunity to showcase the wide variety of expertise at Western.

• Opportunity to provide students with hands-on training and experience.

• Opportunity to expand the transition of students from academia to post-graduate studies and the work place.

• Opportunity to apply Western’s capabilities to needs of the regional and national communities.