- Beckman Institute
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laboratory=The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
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establishment=1983
focus= Biological Intelligence, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures
director=Tamer Basar
location=Urbana, Illinois
affiliation=University of Illinois
website=beckman.uiuc.eduThe 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 .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 theLife Sciences . The primary facility for the Beckman Institute was conceived of 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.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 , andCognitive Science . Combining researches from theLife Sciences ,Engineering (especiallySignal Processing ), and other related field the BioIntel group focuses on research which leads to a better understanding ofbrain functions, speech recognition, vision, and other sensory information. Work from this the BioIntel center has led to numerous advances not only in the understanding of brain, but also in the development of algorithms for processingcomputer vision and other sensor information, along with the development of many sensory devices used in modernrobotics .The center for Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, or HCII includes researchers from the fields of
Artificial Intelligence ,Human Computer Interaction , andPsychology . 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.
Beckman Open House
The Beckman Open House is a biennial event that is held in conjunction with
UIUC Engineering Open House . The Beckman Open House features displays by many of the scientists working in Beckman. The Beckman Cave is also opened to the public. The next Beckman Open House is scheduled for March 13-14, 2009. The [http://www.beckman.illinois.edu/events/boh2007.aspx 2007 Beckman Open House] was held on March 9-10, 2007.See also
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Beckman Coulter
*Beckman Research Institute ofCity of Hope
*National Center for Supercomputing Applications
*Coordinated Sciences Laboratory External links
* [http://www.beckman.uiuc.edu/ Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
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