NSF funds UAH-MSU planning session for research center

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The National Science Foundation has funded a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) session designed to establish an Industry and University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) at UAH. The proposed center, in partnership with Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville would concentrate on advanced composites in transportation vehicles, including the automotive and aerospace industries - key sectors in the Southeast’s economy. The planned I/UCRC site would also allow UAH to act as a co-equal partner with MSU to perform related research. The $11,500 grant will fund UAH’s upcoming center planning workshop. A final decision on the research center will come in the first quarter of 2015. So far, UAH and MSU have the support of more than 20 potential industry partners. (Source: al.com, Feb. 6, 2014)