 Research
Centers, Facilities and Programs
Research
Centers and Programs have a dual mission of education as well as
research and development. Emphasis is placed on the research process.
Projects reflect faculty/student interests and industry needs. Equipment
and facilities are up-to-date and appropriate to the task. Graduate
students (except engineering management) are required to participate
in thesis research and many find opportunities within the centers
and programs outlined below or through individual faculty research
interests.
Center
for Applied Optics Studies
The
Center for Applied Optics Studies serves as a high-technology resource
service for business, industry and government. Every time you listen
to music on a compact disc player, place a telephone call, printout
a document on a laser printer, and have your groceries scanned at
the checkout you are using optics. In a world where optical devices
and components such as lasers and optical fibers are used in so
many varied applications, optical technology is literally everywhere.
The Center works to identify and implement new, practical uses for
optics. A few of the Center's specialty areas include the design
of optics-related products and instruments, non-destructive testing,
vibration analysis, fiber optic component/system testing, biomedical
instrumentation, surface roughness measurements, computer-aided
optical system design, measurements using lasers, spectroscopic
analysis, image enhancement, remote sensing, applications of photo-refractive
materials, sensing devices and laser beam steering applications.
Lilly
Applied Life Sciences Center
This
Center was formed as an academic-industry partnership in May 1995
in response to the need for applying advanced new technologies from
engineering and the biological sciences in developing tomorrow's
effective and efficient health care solutions. The Center assists
Rose-Hulman in providing more interdisciplinary opportunities for
faculty and students to work together on state-of-the-art projects
similar to activities occurring in life science-related industries.
ALS Research Center goals are to introduce undergraduate students
to biological and biomedical research; perform high-quality research
to prepare graduate students for careers in biological and biomedical
engineering; establish new contacts between Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology and biomedical and health care industries; and perform
high-quality research in cooperation with industry in order to provide
solutions to problems requiring time or expertise not available
to its permanent staff.
W.
M. Keck Foundation Imaging Systems Laboratory
Industrial
needs in the area of imaging are many. Imaging is used by scientists
to visualize experimental data; by doctors to explore the inside
of the body without surgery through ultrasound, X-rays, and magnetic
resonance imaging; by engineers who design intelligent machines
with vision, such as robots; and by graphic artists making advertisements
or movies. The ISL serves students and industry in the areas of
imaging, including computer graphics, image processing, and pattern
recognition. Laboratory goals are to provide opportunities for students
to work on imaging projects; educate students in all aspects of
imaging; establish links between Rose-Hulman and companies that
have a need for solving imaging-based problems; and provide industry
with solutions to imaging problems requiring time and/or expertise
not readily available to it.
Technical
Assistance & Services Center
Technical
Assistance & Services Center (TASC) was established in 1993
to provide technical assistance and services to business, industry
and entrepreneurs. Over the years, TASC has established a niche
in new product development, producing prototype hardware and software
for clients. These new product development labs, TASC.NPD Labs,
are now located at Aleph Park and are part of the Rose-Hulman Center
for an Innovation Economy. TASC.NPD Labs offer a multi-disciplinary
approach to design, development, fabrication and testing of new
product prototypes that can increase competitiveness and productivity
of businesses. It uses a full-time staff of experienced engineers
and scientists, in addition to drawing on the creativity of the
young students and the expertise of the faculty of Rose-Hulman.
TASC.NPD Labs can develop new products involving biomedical parameter
measurement, optical design and instrumentation, e-commerce solutions,
electro-mechanical systems, etc.
Technology
and Entrepreneurial Development Program
The
Technology and Entrepreneurial Development (TED) Program facilitates
partnerships between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and businesses
in Indiana for the development of products and/or processes. TED
goals are to promote industry-related project experiences at the
Institute and enlarge the Rose-Hulman Student Intern and Co-Op Program.
The TED Program is designed to add realism to students' experiences
on campus in ways not achievable through traditional coursework;
provide opportunities to pursue good ideas into new products; encourage
interdisciplinary activity; prepare students broadly in skills that
contribute to their success and that of the businesses for which
they will work; involve students in entrepreneurial activities as
an integral part of their education; enhance students' opportunities
for paid professional experiences in small, as well as large companies;
increase student industrial project employment opportunities; and,
increase faculty professional development in state-of-the-art industrial
applications of technology.
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February 4, 2003