Georgia Tech Research Institute 4424567 207970361 2008-04-24T22:04:58Z Sapphic 3724231 bypassing redirect {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Georgia Tech Research Institute | company_logo = [[Image:Gtri-logo-small.png|center|288px|GTRI logo]] | company_type = [[Not-for-profit corporation|Nonprofit]] | foundation = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] ([[1934]]) | location = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[USA]] | key_people = [[Steve Cross (business)|Stephen Cross]], Director, GTRI<ref>{{cite news|first=Chelsea|last=Paxton|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2003-06-13/news/4|title=GTRI names Cross as new director|work=[[The Technique]]|date=2003-06-13|accessdate=2007-04-04}}</ref><br />[[G. Wayne Clough]], President, [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] | industry = [[Research and development]]<br />[[Engineering]]<br />[[Science]]<br />[[Economics]]<br />[[Public policy]]<br />[[Defense contractor|Defense]] | revenue = $112.7 million [[United States dollar|USD]] (2006)<ref name="p35">{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/news/ar2006/Annual_Report_2006.pdf|pages=35|title=2006 Annual Report|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> | parent = [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] | num_employees = 1,290 (June 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/news/ar2006/Annual_Report_2006.pdf|pages=39|title=2006 Annual Report|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> | homepage = [http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ www.gtri.gatech.edu] }} <!-- FAIR USE of gtri_small_logo.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:gtri_small_logo.jpg for rationale --> The '''Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)''' is the nonprofit [[applied research#Applied research|applied research]] arm of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. GTRI employs around 1,300 people, and is involved in approximately $100 million in research annually for more than 200 clients in industry and government. GTRI's research spans a variety of disciplines, including national [[Defense (military)|defense]], [[homeland security]], [[public health]], [[education]], and [[economic development]]. Major customers for GTRI research include [[United States Department of Defense]] agencies, the state of Georgia, non-defense federal agencies, and private [[industry]]. Overall, contracts and grants from Department of Defense agencies account for approximately 80% of GTRI’s total expenditures.<ref name="p35"/> ==Mission== <blockquote> The GTRI Mission: "Serve the university, the state, the nation, and the world by maturing selected [[technology|technologies]] and developing innovative [[engineering]] solutions to important and challenging problems of society."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/news/ar2006/Annual_Report_2006.pdf|pages=1|title=2006 Annual Report|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> </blockquote> GTRI conducts [[applied research#Applied research|applied research]] to solve specific problems, including the development of [[computer hardware|hardware]] and [[software]], performing [[Experiment|tests]] and [[evaluation]]s, and conducting [[experiment]]s. GTRI's clients include government, industry, and academia. ==History== {{seealso|History of Georgia Tech}} In its first decades of its existence, [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] slowly grew from a trade school into a university. However, there was little state initiative to see the school grow drastically until 1919.<ref name="origins">{{cite paper|author=Combes, Richard|url=http://www.cherry.gatech.edu/sim/refs/combes.pdf|title=Origins of Industrial Extension: A Historical Case Study|publisher=School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology|date=1992|format=[[PDF]]|accessdate=2007-05-28}}</ref> That year, coinciding with federal debate about the establishment of Engineering Experiment Stations in a move similar to the [[Hatch Act of 1887]]'s establishment of [[Agricultural experiment station]]s, the [[Georgia General Assembly]] passed an act entitled "Establishing State Engineering Experiment Station at the Georgia School of Technology."<ref name="origins"/><ref name="timeline1910s">{{cite web|url=http://gtalumni.org/Publications/timeline/1910s.html|title=Tech Timeline: 1910s|work=Georgia Tech Traditions|publisher=Georgia Tech Alumni Association|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> This station was established with the goal of the "encouragement of industries and commerce" within the state. Unfortunately, the federal effort failed and the state did not finance the organization, so the new organization existed only on paper.<ref name="origins"/><ref name="timeline1910s"/> In 1929, some Georgia Tech faculty members belonging to [[Sigma Xi]] started a Research Club at Tech that met once a month.<ref name="ens">{{cite book|first=Robert C.|last=McMath|coauthors=Ronald H. Bayor, James E. Brittain, Lawrence Foster, August W. Giebelhaus, and Germaine M. Reed|title=Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885-1985|publisher=[[University of Georgia Press]]|location=Athens, GA}}</ref><!-- p186 --> One of the monthly subjects, proposed by W. Harry Vaughan, was a collection of issues related to Tech, such as library development, and the development of a state engineering station. This group investigated the forty existing engineering experiments at universities around the country, and the report was compiled by Harold Bunger, Montgomery Knight, and Vaughan in December 1929.<ref name="ens"/><!-- p186 --> In 1933, [[S. V. Sanford]], president of the University of Georgia, proposed that a "technical research activity" be established at Tech. President [[Marion L. Brittain]] and Dean William Vernon Skiles asked for and examined the Research Club's 1929 report, and moved to create such an organization. Vaughan was selected as its acting director in April 1934,<ref name="ens"/><!-- p186 --><ref name="origins"/> and $5,000 in funds were allocated directly from the [[Georgia Board of Regents]].<ref name="ens"/><ref name="origins"/> EES's initial areas of focus were [[textiles]], [[ceramic]]s, and [[helicopter]] engineering.<ref name="gtrihist">{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/about/history.html|title=History|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> The early work of the station was conducted in the basement of the Shop Building, and Vaughan's office was in the Aeronautical Engineering Building.<ref name="ens"/><!-- p187 --> By 1938, the Engineering Experiment Station was producing useful technology, and the station needed a method to conduct contract work outside of the state budget.<ref name="origins"/> Consequently, the Industrial Development Council (IDC) was formed. The new organization was created as a [[non-profit]] [[contract]] organization for the EES, allowing the EES to receive [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] contracts while retaining their relationship with [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] and the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|State of Georgia]]. It was created by the Chancellor of the University System and the president of [[Georgia Power Company]], and the Engineering Experiment Station's director was a member of the council.<ref name="origins"/> The IDC later became the [[Georgia Tech Research Corporation]], which currently serves as the sole contract organization for all Georgia Tech faculty and departments.<ref name="origins"/> In addition, the contract organization manages the [[intellectual property]] that results from research. In 1948, the Industrial Development Council was renamed to the Georgia Tech Research Institute. In 1984, the Georgia Tech Research Institute became the [[Georgia Tech Research Corporation]], and the Engineering Experiment Station became the Georgia Tech Research Institute.<ref name="gtrihist"/> Since it was established, GTRI has expanded its engineering focus to include [[science]], [[economics]], [[policy]], and other areas that leverage GTRI's partnership with Georgia Tech. ==Organization== [[Image:Centennial Research Building.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Centennial Research Building]], GTRI's headquarters.]] [[Image:Baker Building Georgia Tech.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Baker Building]] GTRI is composed of seven [[laboratories]] organized by technical focus, which are further subdivided into [[division (organization)|divisions]]. Labs frequently collaborate with one another and outside groups based on the unique requirements of each project. GTRI performs research for clients at the local, regional, national, and international level, and employees are encouraged to present their work at conferences and consortia. At a given time, laboratories may work with 200 or more agencies simultaneously. GTRI operates independently under the auspices of the [[Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation]] (GTARC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gtarc.gatech.edu/|title=Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation|accessdate=2007-09-10}}</ref> GTRI’s project directors are responsible for direction of all aspects of projects, including marketing, contract development, research, and fulfillment. Most projects are conducted on a [[reimbursement|cost-reimbursable]] basis and must comply with negotiated [[Federal Acquisition Regulation]]s specific to the operation of [[university]] research organizations. ===University affiliation=== GTRI enriches the [[Georgia Tech]] research environment for [[faculty (university)|faculty]] and [[students]] by conducting externally sponsored, applications-oriented research programs that benefit the state, region, and nation. These programs, led by GTRI research faculty, contribute to national [[National security|defense]], [[civilian]] needs, and [[industry|industrial]] competitiveness, and provide students with career experience through [[research assistant|graduate research assistantships]], [[cooperative education]] programs, and undergraduate assistantships. GTRI's contributions to the Georgia Tech community include collaborative research with [[faculty (university)|academic faculty]], [[Course (education)|courses]] originated by GTRI faculty, and joint service efforts. Collaboration is strong between the faculties of GTRI and the academic schools and departments. Many GTRI researchers hold appointments as [[Professor#Other positions|adjunct faculty members]] in Georgia Tech academic departments, serve on [[thesis]] advisory committees, and teach both [[academic]] and [[continuing education]] courses. GTRI reaches out to the academic side of Georgia Tech for collaboration on many research activities, building [[interdisciplinary]] teams that take advantage of the broad experience and expertise of Georgia Tech’s top-ranked programs. ===Laboratories=== GTRI conducts its research programs through seven laboratories that focus on specific subjects: * [[GTRI Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory|Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS)]] : ATAS develops advanced systems concepts and performs research related to [[aerospace]] systems, power and energy systems, threat systems, intelligent [[autonomous system]]s, and [[systems engineering]] methodologies. * [[GTRI Electronic Systems Laboratory|Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS)]] : ELSYS focuses on [[systems engineering]] solutions in [[Electronic warfare|electronic defense]]; modeling, simulation and analysis; [[Electronic countermeasures|countermeasures]] technique development; sensors performance analysis; electronic warfare [[systems integration]]; standardized test procedures; flight test support; laboratory support stations and test systems; missile warning system improvements; technology insertion and [[human factors]]. * [[GTRI Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory|Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL)]] : EOSL has technology thrusts in the areas of electro-optical modeling and analysis, microelectronic and [[nanotechnology]] development, remote sensing, [[acoustics]], and mechanical systems. * [[GTRI Huntsville Research Laboratory|Huntsville Research Laboratory (HRL)]] : This laboratory, located in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]], primarily supports the [[AMRDEC|U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center]] (USA AMRDEC) in its aviation and missile R&D efforts. * [[GTRI Information Technology & Telecommunications Laboratory|Information Technology & Telecommunications Laboratory (ITTL)]] : ITTL conducts a broad range of research in areas of [[computer science]], [[information technology]], communications, [[Computer networking|networking]], and the development of commercial products from university research. * [[GTRI Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory|Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL)]] : SEAL researchers investigate radar systems, electromagnetic environmental effects, radar system performance modeling and simulations, and [[Antenna (radio)|antenna]] technology. * [[GTRI Signature Technology Laboratory|Signature Technology Laboratory (STL)]] : STL conducts research and development in [[electromagnetic]] materials and structures, electromagnetic [[aperture]]s and scattering, [[optical physics|optical]] and infrared physics and [[phenomenology]], and [[information security|secure information systems]]. ===Interdisciplinary research centers=== Many interdisciplinary research centers report through GTRI:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/news/ar2006/Annual_Report_2006.pdf|pages=30|title=2006 Annual Report|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! width="*" | Name ! width="*" | Research area ! width="90" class="unsortable" | Reference<noinclude> |- | Center for Geographical Information Systems | develops spatial programs and enhances digital spacial databases | align="center" |<ref>[http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/centers/cgis.jsp Center for Geographical Information Systems]</ref> |- | Center for International Development and Cooperation | develops low-cost [[radar]] and [[phased array]] concepts through joint international research activities | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/seal/cidc.html Center for International Development and Cooperation]</ref> |- | Center for Optimization of Simulated Multiple Objective Systems | develops tools relating to the simulation of complex systems | align="center" |<ref>[http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/centers/cosmos.jsp Center for Optimization of Simulated Multiple Objective Systems]</ref> |- | Commercial Product Realization Office | provides clients with comprehensive technology selection, [[product design]], [[prototyping]], production preparation, product data [[documentation]], and testing assistance | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/cpro/ Commercial Product Realization Office]</ref> |- | Criminal Justice Science and Technology Center | applies science, basic research and technology to the [[criminal justice system]]'s needs, enhancing effectiveness, efficiency and fairness | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ittl/csit/facil_cjstc.html Criminal Justice Science and Technology Center]</ref> |- | Dental Technology Center | focuses on advancing [[Dentistry|dental]] and [[craniofacial surgery|craniofacial]] science and technology | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.dentec.gatech.edu/ Dental Technology Center]</ref> |- | Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies | researches low-temperature [[fuel cell]]s, [[solid-oxide fuel cell]]s, [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] power systems, fuel processing, microscale fuel cells, battery materials, and rapid-charging batteries | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.fcbt.gatech.edu/ Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies]</ref> |- | Environmental Radiation Center | researches the effect of radiation in various environments | align="center" |<ref>[http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/index.jsp Environmental Radiation Center]</ref> |- | Logistics and Maintenance Applied Research Center | invents and implements technologies for [[condition-based maintenance]], asset management, performance support technology, and health systems | align="center" |<ref>[http://landmarc.gtri.gatech.edu/ Logistics and Maintenance Applied Research Center]</ref> |- | Military Sensing Information Analysis Center | fosters communications within Military [[sensor|Sensing]] Technology community; creates standards; and collects, analyzes, synthesizes, maintains, and distributes critical information within the field | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/ Military Sensing Information Analysis Center]</ref> |- | Modeling and Simulation Research and Education Center | develops and supports modeling and simulation programs | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.msrec.gatech.edu/ Modeling and Simulation Research and Education Center]</ref> |- | Phosphor Technology Center of Excellence | areas of [[phosphor]] technologies, including improving low-voltage thin-film [[electroluminescence]] displays, [[field emission]]s display films and thin-film [[cathode ray tube]] films | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/eoeml/oemcs/proj_phosphorcenter.html Phosphor Technology Center of Excellence]</ref> |- | Severe Storms Research Center | organizes and coordinates the state's severe [[weather forecasting]], serving as a focal point for severe storm research in Georgia | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/seal/radar/facil_ssrc.html Severe Storms Research Center]</ref> |- | Test and Evaluation Research and Education Center | serves as a focal point for solving the problems of the Test and Evaluation Community | align="center" |<ref>[http://www.terec.gatech.edu/ Test and Evaluation Research and Education Center]</ref> |} ==Locations== ===Atlanta=== GTRI is headquartered on the [[Georgia Tech]] campus in Midtown [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], where five of its seven research laboratories are located. ===Warner Robins=== GTRI has a [[GTRI ELSYS Robins Field Office|field office]] in [[Warner Robins, Georgia|Warner Robins]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. This office is in place to facilitate on-site needs for [[Robins Air Force Base|Robins AFB]]. ===United States=== Two GTRI laboratories operate at a major off-campus research facility approximately fifteen miles north of Atlanta in [[Cobb County]] adjacent to the [[Dobbins Air Reserve Base]]. Additionally, GTRI operates a laboratory in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. On-site research and business services also take place at a number of GTRI offices around the nation with locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Virginia, Ohio, and Texas. ===International=== GTRI's first international office is located in [[Athlone, Ireland|Athlone]], [[Ireland]] and opened in June 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=897|title=March 16, 2006 Georgia Tech Press Release about GTRI Ireland|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1021|title=June 21, 2006 Georgia Tech Press Release about GTRI Ireland|accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ GTRI official website] *'''Laboratories''' **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/atas/ Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems (ATAS) Laboratory] **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/elsys/ Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS)] **[http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/ Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL)] **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/hrl/ Huntsville Research Laboratory (HRL)] **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ittl/ Information Technology and Telecommunications Laboratory (ITTL)] **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/seal/ Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL)] **[http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/stl/ Signature Technology Laboratory (STL)] {{Geolinks-US-buildingscale|33.781093|-84.400421}} {{GTRI}} {{Georgia Tech Navbox}} [[Category:Georgia Institute of Technology|Research Institute]] [[Category:Georgia Tech Research Institute|*]] [[Category:Defense companies of the United States]] [[Category:Research institutes in the United States]]