Thank you for joining us on an Infrastructure Innovation tour of the state of Michigan.
During the past five years, URC institutions conducted $1.64B in infrastructure-related research and initiatives in the fields of water, mobility, energy and communications. R&D efforts that spanned more than one of those categories equaled $274M. These contributions to infrastructure innovations and talent continue to reshape how people and business interact with their built and digital environments.
Expert teams visited six Michigan communities to discuss issues and opportunities related to infrastructure and its role in daily life. Below are a list of frequently-updated resources related to the Infrastructure Innovation Tour:
Foundation for the Future: URC Contributions to Infrastructure Improvement
Summary of URC Tour, June 2019
Monroe: Algae & Water Quality Presenter & Project Links
- Healthy Urban Waters – WSU research collaboration
- (Article) U-M researchers part of national effort to protect freshwater lakes from toxic algal blooms
- Innovation: Rapid Ballast testing System – Dr. Jeffrey L. Ram Ph.D., professor of physiology, Wayne State University
Sanilac County: Rural Broadband Access Presenter & Project Links
- Merit Network – Michigan Moonshot: Expanding Community Networks Networks in Rural Michigan
- Connect Michigan
- Quello Center at Michigan State University – Crowdsourcing Improved Broadband Data project
Macomb County/Sterling Heights: Roads Presenter & project links
- Innovate Mound: Mound Innovation Corridor Project
- Laboratory for Intelligent Systems Technology (LIST) at the University of Michigan
- University Technology: Bendable Concrete – Dr. Victor Li, James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering
Crain’s Detroit Op Ed: Buch, Lavrenz, Lynch: Innovation investments would extend life of roads
- Team of MSU Scientists Tackling the PFAS Crisis
- MLive video: City founded around paper mill has PFAS-contaminated water supply
- Michigan PFAS Action Response Team
- The WILS Morning Wake-Up | WILS 1320 Podcast: Dr. David Hyndman, MSU hydrogeology professor
- MSU – Fraunhofer USA Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies
- Diamond Technology Cleans Up PFAS contaminated Water
- MSU Extension: PFAS Contamination Response site
Sault Ste Marie: Soo Locks & Maritime Trade Materials shared at Soo event
- MDOT: Soo Locks Project Info Sheet
- New Soo Lock Funding Status
- US Army Corps of Engineers: Soo Locks – 2019 – Industry_Day_Presentation
Presenter Links
- Graham Sustainability Institute – The Water Center | University of Michigan
- LSSU: Center for Freshwater Research and Education (CFRE)
