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RESEARCH TOUR 2009

Staffers for Michigan’s congressional delegation recently spent three days touring University Research Corridor institutions to review how the universities are investing federal research support. Visits included research related to healthcare, engineering and safety, physics, veterinary medicine as well as new developments in energy research and life sciences and the social sciences.

Day 1 at Wayne State University. Learning about efforts to improve driving safety and other academic-industry partnerships. A Wayne State driving simulator. WSU has been a pioneer in improving the safety of automobiles. The National Biofuels Lab where a host of new biofuels are being developed. The lab is at NextEnergy on the campus of Wayne State. Day 2: Michigan State University. MSU is home to the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, the foremost accelerator facility in the nation for research with rare isotopes. Day 3. The University of Michigan starting with a visit to the Biomedical Science Research Building to learn about new advances in health care research. A U-M team is developing low-cost satellites they plan to send into orbit in 2010. U-M engineers are improving the safety of infrastructure, testing and recommending advances for bridges, buildings and other structures. U-M engineering researchers have developed a more durable, flexible form of concrete far superior to conventional concrete. U-M is advancing robotics including this robot that works under water. Helicopters that can be controlled from the ground.
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