The Beckman Institute
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The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
| Established | 1983 | |
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| Focus | Biological Intelligence, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures | |
| Director | Pierre Wiltzius | |
| Location | Urbana, Illinois, USA | |
| Affiliation | UIUC | |
| Website | beckman.uiuc.edu |
The Beckman Institute is an interdisciplinary-research institute named after scientist and philanthropist Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004). It is famous for imaging and other research.
It is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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[edit] History
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology was conceived in 1983 as part of a plan to develop multidisciplinary research between Engineering and the Life Sciences. The primary facility for the Beckman Institute was constructed in 1984 by grace of a gift of $40 million from Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, and completed in 1989. Today the Beckman Institute is made up of 600 researchers from 30 University departments and is home to over 15 research groups.
[edit] Research
The Beckman Institute focuses on research in three main areas, Biological Intelligence, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, and Molecular & Electronic Nanostructures. The Biological Intelligence Center, known as BioIntel, primarily works in the fields of Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Cognitive Science. Combining researches from the Life Sciences, Engineering (especially Signal Processing), and other related field the BioIntel group focuses on research which leads to a better understanding of brain functions, speech recognition, vision, and other sensory information. Work from this the BioIntel center has lead to numerous advances not only in the understanding of brain, but also in the development of algorithms for processing computer vision and other sensor information, along with the development of many sensory devices used in modern robotics.
The center for Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, or HCII includes researchers from the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction, and Psychology. Primary work done by the center includes research in cognitive abilities of humans, and the construction of hardware and software to suit human use.
The center for Molecular & Electronic Nanostructures research, or M&ENS researches technology based on and used in the steady of molecular and electronic nanostructures. The M&ENS groups have pioneered research in tunneling electron microscopy, force microscopy and near-field scanning optical microscopy. Research is also currently on-going in the fields of self assembly and nanostructures with computational applications.
[edit] See also
- Beckman Coulter
- Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Coordinated Sciences Laboratory
[edit] External links
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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