Science Research Groups
Science laboratories, research groups, national and international programs, special projects, and expeditions.
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Reddy Lab at Loyola University Chicago Apr 22, 2017 BioCircuits Institute at UC San Diego Mar 30, 2017 MIALAB: Medical Image Analysis Lab Feb 22, 2017 |
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NASA Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan Jan 15, 2017 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Jan 04, 2017 USGS Astrogeology Science Center Dec 31, 2016 |
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Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Mar 28, 2017 Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics Mar 11, 2017 |
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Data & Society Apr 25, 2017 UC Boulder Information Science Apr 17, 2017 MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Apr 10, 2017 |
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Banff International Research Station Jan 16, 2017 Mathematical Biosciences Institute Jan 07, 2017 Max Planck Institute for Mathematics Jan 07, 2017 |
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Submitted Nov 13, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Mathematics Research in quantum field theory in the Mathematics Department covers the canonical quantization, the renormalization of Yang-Mills theory, quantum gravity, and string theory with an emphasis on the role of supersymmetry. Recent work involves the AdS/CFT correspondence (from which results on the strong coupling limit of certain 4-dimensional gauge theories can be obtained from calculations in classical 5-dimensional supergravity) and the renormalizability and high-precision experimental verification of the standard model.
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Submitted Nov 13, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Mathematics Two subprograms in the Applied Mathematics groups are Physical Applied Mathematics and Combinatorics and Computer Science. Research in `physical' applied mathematics covers a broad range of fields of application including physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, and related fields of engineering, as reflected in the Physical Mathematics Seminar. Our general goal is to develop mathematical models and simulation techniques with direct relevance for real-world problems in science and engineering. We view applied mathematics as an an interdisciplinary science, which actively participates in new discoveries in the more traditional fields. We also see theory, experiment and computation as equally important components of scientific research, so we maintain two experimental laboratories, the traditional Fluid Dynamics Laboratory as well as a Dry Fluids Laboratory, and the Applied Mathematics Computational Laboratory.
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Submitted Nov 13, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Mathematics The Department of Statistics at Yale University consists of 7 faculty members, 2 staff, and about 25 graduate students. We have active research programs in statistical information theory, statistical genetics and bioinformatics, bayesian methods, statistical computing, graphical methods, model selection, asymptotics, and other topics. Our faculty and students are also active in collaborative research with other departments throughout the university, including computer science, biological sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, bioinformatics, economics and applied mathematics.
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Submitted Nov 13, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Mathematics Yale University computational mathematics program covers areas related to fast computation and processing.
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Submitted Nov 12, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in the University of Cambridge was established in 1990 through a generous benefaction from the late Dr D M McDonald,
a well-known and successful industrialist. The Institute provides support for Cambridge-based researchers in many branches of archaeology, but has a particular interest in the archaeology of early human cognition. The Institute also places emphasis on archaeological science, and contains laboratories for geoarchaeology, archaeozoology, archaeobotany and artefact analysis. The extensive faunal remains collection of the Department of Archaeology is now based within the McDonald Institute and a corresponding reference collection of plant remains is being assembled. |
Submitted Nov 12, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Physics The Duke Free Electron Laser Laboratory has two FEL light sources capable of generating intense infrared and ultraviolet radiation. An infrared FEL associated with a 40 MeV Linac provides tunable radiation in the mid-infrared. An ultraviolet FEL installed on a 1.2 GeV storage ring provides tunable coherent radiation from 400 nm to 193 nm. Intense gamma rays are produced by internal backscattering. Active areas of research at DFELL include FEL physics, nuclear physics, materials science, and biological and biomedical sciences.
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Submitted Nov 08, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vaccine, established the Salk Institute for Biological Studies more than 40 years ago. His goal was to create an institute that would serve as a "crucible for creativity" to pursue questions about the basic principles of life. He wanted biologists and others to work together to explore the wider implications of their discoveries for the future of humanity. Today, the Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 58 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
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Submitted Nov 07, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Earth Science Founded by Lester Brown in 1974, the Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just societyand how to achieve it.
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Submitted Nov 06, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The early lessons of Katrina are that preparedness and education about hurricanes are invaluable defensive tools in fighting (or fleeing) natural disasters. MIT Sea Grant's newly launched hurricane web site provides information about planning and risk, as well as news about hurricane-related research being conducted by MIT experts.
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Submitted Nov 06, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology The European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] is an international research organisation with its main laboratory in Heidelberg [Germany], and four outstations in Hinxton, [UK] [the European Bioinformatics Institute, EBI], Grenoble [France], Hamburg [Germany], and Monterotondo [Italy]. Research at EMBL emphasizes experimental analysis at multiple levels of biological organisation, from the molecule to the organism, as well as computational biology, bioinformatics and systems biology.
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Submitted Nov 05, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. NIDA is not only seizing upon unprecedented opportunities and technologies to further the understanding of how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior, but also working to ensure the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners, and the general public. The NIDA web site is an important part of this effort. The scientific knowledge that is generated through NIDA research is a critical element to improving the overall health of the Nation. Our goal is to ensure that science, not ideology or anecdote, forms the foundation for all of our Nation's drug abuse reduction efforts.
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Submitted Nov 05, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology Founded in 1983 by the eminent ecologist Dr. Gene E. Likens, the Institute is one of the largest ecological programs in the world. The Institute of Ecosystem Studies combines research and education in fulfillment of its scientific mission. Central to the Institute's mission is the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge about ecological systems. A society with a basic understanding of ecological systems and an appreciation of their role in the quality of human life is essential if natural areas are to be sustained.
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Submitted Nov 04, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology The Institute of Human Origins (IHO) conducts, interprets and publicizes scientific research on the human career. IHO's unique approach brings together scientists from diverse disciplines to develop integrated, bio-behavioral investigations of human evolution. Through research, education, and the sponsorship of scholarly interaction, IHO advances scientific understanding of our origins and its contemporary relevance. Combining interdisciplinary expertise and targeted funding, IHO fosters the pursuit of integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course, cause and timing of events in human evolution.
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Submitted Oct 20, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences As the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, NOAA has introduced a new way to follow specific tropical storms or hurricanes. NOAA Storm Tracker contains live links to advisories, tracking maps and satellite images of a particular storm that is projected to strike the United States or other nations in a storms path. Track Katrina, Rita, Wilma, and more.
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Submitted Oct 15, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO provides Member States of the United Nations with an essential mechanism for global co-operation in the study of the ocean. The IOC assists governments to address their individual and collective ocean and coastal problems through the sharing of knowledge, information, and technology, and through the coordination of national programs.
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Submitted Oct 15, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Space Sciences Steward Observatory was officially established in 1916 through the foresight and perseverance of its first director, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, and a generous bequest made by Mrs. Lavinia Steward in memory of her late husband, Henry B. Steward. Astronomers here are among the national and international leaders in observational and theoretical research in astronomy. At the same time, they are making breakthroughs in related technology development -- from new light detectors to giant telescope mirrors -- that promise to be a catalyst for a renaissance in optical and infrared astronomy.
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Submitted Oct 15, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Space Sciences This GLAST Mission is part of NASA's Office of Space and Science Strategic Plan, with launch anticipated in 2006. GLAST is a next generation high-energy gamma-ray observatory designed for making observations of celestial gamma-ray sources in the energy band extending from 10 MeV to more than 100 GeV. This provides a first point of contact for the GLAST Large Area Telescope (LAT), the high-energy gamma-ray instrument on GLAST. From here it is possible to reach public information sites, project management information, and web pages of the LAT subsystems. The GLAST project is funded in the United States by NASA and the Department of Energy and by government agencies in France, Italy, Japan, and Sweden.
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Submitted Oct 14, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Physics The International Linear Collider is a proposed new electron-positron collider. Together with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN , it would allow physicists to explore energy regions beyond the reach of today's accelerators. At these energies, researchers anticipate significant discoveries that will lead to a radically new understanding of what the universe is made of and how it works. The nature of the ILC's electron-positron collisions would give it the capability to answer compelling questions that discoveries at the LHC will raise, from the identity of dark matter to the existence of extra dimensions.
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Submitted Oct 10, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The MPI-M is an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Our institute is located in the university district of Hamburg, within walking distance of Hamburgs beautiful city center. The major objective of its 130 scientists, post docs and PhD students is to understand how physical, chemical and biological processes, as well as human behaviour contribute to the dynamics of the Earth system, and specifically how they relate to global and regional climate changes. We develop models and measurement techniques to analyze the natural variability in the atmosphere, the ocean and the biosphere, and to assess how the system is affected by changes in land-use, industrial development, urbanization, and other human-induced perturbations. Advanced numerical Earth system models are used to simulate the behaviour of the atmosphere, the ocean, the cryosphere and the biosphere, and the interaction between these different components of the Earth's system.
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Submitted Oct 04, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps. NRL's Marine Meterology Division conducts a research and development program designed to improve the basic understanding of atmospheric processes and the atmostphere's interaction with the ocean, land, and cryosphere; to develop and implement automated analysis, prediction, and weather interpretation systems for DOD users; and to study the effect of the atmosphere on Naval weapons systems.
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