Rowan University has been selected as one of several academic partners in cold region research by ADAC-ARCTIC, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). I got it.
The Arctic Domain Awareness Center – Addressing Rapid Change through Technology, Innovation and Collaboration (ADAC-ARCTIC) focuses on research and education in the Arctic. The center is one of only nine DHS Centers of Excellence nationwide that receive federal funding for 10 years to advance national security research projects. be. ADAC-ARCTIC is the only center focused solely on the Arctic region and how changing conditions in the region impact homeland security.
“This partnership opens important research opportunities for Rowan,” said Dr. Yusuf Mehta, director of Rowan’s Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) and professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Henry College. . M. Rowan Institute of Technology. “There will be an opportunity for faculty to submit ideas for interdisciplinary research projects to the UAA.”
Rowan postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students will have the opportunity to conduct research on projects for the Department of Homeland Security. Projects may include travel to the Arctic region.
The partnership will allow Rowan to collaborate with other academic institutions and other disciplines within the consortium, Mehta said.
“There are new opportunities for innovation,” Mehta said. This partnership will further advance Mehta and Creates’ efforts in cold climates. CREATES recently received $30 million in funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to expand research in the Arctic region.
