Institute for Basic Research

Institute for Basic Research (also known as Advanced Scientific Inquiries) is an international non-profit academic institution established in the United States in 1981 by Ruggero Santilli, who as of 2007 retains the role of president.cite web | url = http://www.secinfo.com/dSm4r.312y.htm | title = Earthfirst Technologies Inc · 10QSB · For 3/31/02 | work = SEC Info | accessdate = 2007-03-02 ] His wife Carla and daughter Luisa are the only other directors of IBR. [http://i-b-r.org/Ruggero-Maria-Santilli.htm Ruggero Santilli's CV] on Institute for Basic Research]

History

Institute for Basic Research was incorporated in Cambridge, MA, U. S. A., on March 2, 1981.cite web | url = http://www.i-b-r.org/ir00008.htm | title = History | work = Institute for Basic Research | accessdate = 2007-03-02 ]

Prescott House

The Prescott House, a building within Harvard's compound was purchased in the same year by a Real Estate Trust to provide the main offices of the IBR as well as the main editorial office of the Hadronic Journal, Hadronic Journal Supplement and Algebras, Groups and Geometries, all published by Hadronic Press, which Carla Santilli (spouse of Ruggero Santilli) is the sole officer/director. The inauguration of the IBR took place on August 3, 1981.

The IBR received the federal tax exemption as a nonprofit academic institution in 1983 under the classifications 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Palm Harbor, Florida

In 1990, the institute and associated journals moved to Palm Harbor, Florida.

Castle Prince Pignatelli

On June 12, 1994, the Council of the Italian town of Monteroduni in the Molise region voted unanimously to authorise the permanent use of Castle Prince Pignatelli as the Italian branch of the IBR. On June 12, 1995 the Italian branch of the IBR was recorded in the Registry of Deeds of the Province of Isernia as a "Consortium Not for Profit" among Institutions and Towns in Molise., and the inauguration of "IBR-Molise" took place at the Castle on August 7, 1995, followed by the granting of the first IBR International Scientific Prizes, and seven days of international workshops in mathematics, physics and biology.

On June 26, 1996, the Council of the Town of Monteroduni extended IBR to include the forestry of the Castle Prince Pignatelli.

Pesche Technological Park

On February 6, 1996, the Council of the Molise Region granted authorisation for the construction of Pesche Technological Park, a "technological park" in the town of Pesche under the support of the Italian National Research Council and the European Community.

The first official meeting of the Pesche Technological Park was held on October 26, 1996, with the scientists of the Institute for Basic Research presenting laboratory suggestions, and construction started in mid 1997.

IBR International Scientific Prizes

The IBR International Scientific Prizes are bells about half a meter high with the name of the winner cast in the bronze, designed and cast by the historical factory Marinelli, located in the Italian town of Agnone.

1995

* Gravitation: Prof. A. A. Logunov, Director, Institute for High Energy Physica, Russia.
* Mathematics: Prof. Gr. Tsagas, Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University, Greece.
* Biology: Prof. C. Illert, Research Center, East Corrimal, Australia.

References

External links

* [http://www.i-b-r.org/ website]
* [http://home1.gte.net/ibr/ old website]