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10-28-09
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Dr. George Philippidis speaks about algae on Colombian National Radio
On October 28, 2009 Dr. George Philippidis was a guest of reporter Hernan Restrepo on the Colombian National Radio. George answered questions about algae and algal fuels noting that it is a promising technology because it combines carbon capture and use of brackish water to produce renewable fuels, like diesel, with yields per acre that exceed by 10-fold or more the yields of ethanol from corn and biodiesel from palm oil.
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06-17-09
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The Applied Research Center has won another research award on June 17, 2009 for $2.3M!
Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has awarded The Applied Research Center with $2.3M for the following exciting research projects...
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03-05-09
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Former
EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine
Whitman visits FIU's Engineering Center
On March 5, 2009, former EPA Administrator and New
Jersey Governor Christine Whitman visited FIU's
Engineering Center, where she was briefed on the energy
research and technology developed by the College of
Engineering and Computing and by the Applied Research
Center.
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03-01-09
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DOE
Fellows and ARC Staff Participate in the Department
of Energy’s 2009 Waste Management Conference
FIU’s DOE Fellows participated
in last week’s 2009 Waste Management Symposia
in Phoenix, AZ. The Waste Management Symposia is one
of the biggest conferences sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Energy and the American Nuclear Society every year. A
total of 17 FIU students (16 DOE Fellows and one Ph.D
candidate student) participated in this year’s
Waste Management Symposia and 14 of them presented
their research at the Student Poster competition and
at various professional poster sessions.
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12-15-08
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Dr.
John Proni appointed Executive Director of ARC
I am pleased to announce that Dr. John Proni will
join the FIU community as the new Executive Director
of the Applied Research Center (ARC) on January 5,
2009. In his role as Executive Director, Dr.
Proni will be in charge of developing new opportunities
within the existing areas of ARC (Environmental Management,
Energy, Business Services and Military programs), as
well as in new areas such as interactions with our
new College of Medicine and our College of Arts & Sciences.
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10-19-08
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DOE's Office of Environmental Management officials visit FIU on November 13, 2008
On November 13, 2008 DOE's Office of Environmental Management participated in the 2008 DOE Fellows Induction Ceremony, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony.
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10-30-08
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Diversifying
our energy is imminent security concern
For anyone who thinks a $700 billion bailout is
a lot of money for Americans to commit to this economic
rescue plan, consider this: In this country, we spend
about that much on foreign oil every single year.
And what do we have to show for it?
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07-15-08
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Off-shore
oil drilling off the coast of Florida
Dr. George Philippidis makes comments to Channel 10
regarding the prospects of off-shore drilling off the
coast of Florida following President Bush's lift of
the executive branch's ban on such oil exploration
in July 2008.
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07-14-08
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Energy Security Achievable
with Biofuels Made in the Americas
The escalating price and declining availability of
oil , combined with increasing concerns about energy
security and climate change, have prompted the United
States to seriously assess alternative sources of transportation
fuels. Corn has ushered the United States into alternative
fuels, and cellulosic biomass promises to boost domestic
production in the future.
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05-29-08
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The
Applied Research Center in FIU initiated the DOE
Fellows lecture series with Ms. Yvette Collazo,
Director for the office of D&D and Facility
Engineering at DOE EM HQ.
In an effort to promote the DOE/FIU
Science & Technology Workforce Development Initiative to
the general engineering students of FIU and to portray
a role model for the current DOE Fellows, the Applied
Research Center initiated a lecture series with Ms.
Yvette Collazo.
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03-25-08
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Congresista
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen presenta $2.4 millones a FIU
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen pledges $2.4 millions
to FIU
La congresista Ileana Ros-Lehtinen en una conferencia
de prensa en la Universidad International de la Florida.
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at a press conference
at Florida International University.
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02-22-07
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FIU
and Florida Crystals to develop ethanol technology
MIAMI
(February 22, 2007)— Florida International University
and Florida Crystals Corporation will receive $1M for
ethanol research.
Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp announced today the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection will award FIU’s
Applied Research Center (ARC) and Florida Crystals
Corporation (FCC) a $1M grant to develop cellulosic
ethanol technology under the Florida Renewable Energy
Technologies Grant Program. The grant, the product
of a unique partnership between FIU-ARC and FCC, will
identify a pretreatment process that can cost-effectively
convert sugarcane bagasse to ethanol. The study
will determine the feasibility of using Florida bagasse
as a feedstock for a future large-scale bioenergy plant
in Florida. The grant will be matched by FCC,
the largest sugar producer in the United States.
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11-14-06
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FIU
Unveils New Solar Powered Mobile Water Purification
Technology
MIAMI
(November 14, 2006)— Florida
International University’s Applied Research
Center (ARC), together with U.S. Southern Command
(SOUTHCOM), unveiled its newest technology today
- a light-weight water purification system powered
by solar photo-voltaic cells, the first project of
its kind to merge solar technology with an existing
water purification unit. This equipment will be deployed
to Honduran Military Installations later this year
as part of ARC’s research efforts for the Western
Hemisphere Information Exchange Program (WHIX), conducted
on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of the Army
for Installations and Environment (OASA-I&E).
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07-13-06
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America’s
Energy Conference hosted by FIU and U.S. Southern
Command
MIAMI
(July 13, 2006)— Florida International
University’s Applied Research Center, together
with U.S. Southern Command, hosted America’s
Energy Conference, a first-time symposium focusing
on energy issues of critical importance to our region
and the Western Hemisphere. The event was held at
the FIU University Park Campus, Thursday July 13,
2006. The primary objective of the America’s
Energy Conference was to bring together senior
U.S. Government Officials, industry experts from
private companies, academia, consulting groups and
energy associations; thus fostering an in-depth discussion
about energy policy, technology, as well as providing
a vehicle for a targeted survey of key energy trends
and areas of particular strategic concern. The format
of the symposium was designed to promote a free-flowing
exchange of ideas through individual presentations
and through roundtable discussion sessions.
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05-30-06
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Spring Graduates
Look Toward Successful Careers
Each semester ARC celebrates the graduation
of its Undergrad and Graduate students. This spring
we had the pleasure of recognizing Nelisa Chacin, Anand
Kundur, Ajay Nagabonia, Hayri Sapmaz and Christopher
Scott as they graduated.
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05-30-06
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JoAnn
Bova Named 2006 Melanie Rosborough Award Recipient
Congratulations
to ARC Executive Affairs Coordinator, JoAnn Bova, who
was named as the 2006 Melanie Rosborough Award recipient
for her work with the American Association of University
Women.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW),
founded in 1881, promotes equity for all women and
girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.
Membership in the AAUW is open to all graduates who
hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally
accredited college or university.
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05-01-06
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ARC
Endeavors
ARC
Executive Director Harlan Sands and George Philippidis
visited the University of Florida to meet with Dr.
Lonnie Ingram, Distinguished Professor of Microbiology
and Director of the Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals
and Fuels. While there Sands and Philippidis also attended
the Bioenergy Network (BEN) meeting, a network of State-wide
stakeholders with technical and financial interests
in the commercialization of biofuels (ethanol from
woody biomass, biodiesel and biogas), a presidential
priority according to President Bush’s 2006 State
of the Union Address. The BEN has been organized
in close coordination with Florida’s Energy Office
at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
whose Director reports to Governor Jeb Bush on the
State’s environmental and energy issues. The
State energy bill (House bill 1473 and Senate bill
888) calls for $30M to fund State-wide efforts in renewable
energy.
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04-27-06
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IN
THE SPOTLIGHT: JINSONG
ZHANG
At
ARC we get excited when one of our own secures a large
project contract. But when a staff member receives signed
approval for two major contracts within weeks of each other,
we really take notice!
Dr. Jinsong Zhang, ARC Research Scientist, recently
was awarded $600,000 in new grants / contracts for
two projects. The first project is titled “Development
of Threat Assessment Module for Theater Missile Defense
Using Belief Theory and Cognitive Engineering Approach.” This
project will focus on developing new methods of information
processing for the DoD Missile Defense Agency’s
threat level classification system.
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04-27-06
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Onward
and Upward
FIU’s
Applied Research Center takes special pride in the
successes of our staff and students, even if that means
a departure from our family.
Recently,
Steven Portal, ARC Environmental Research Engineer,
received a generous offer from the Boeing Company,
based in Seattle, WA. Portal will join Boeing as an
Airplane Structural Analyst, where he will be responsible
for testing the structural integrity of Boeing’s
787 Dreamliner, a new aircraft still in the development.
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03-29-06
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FIU Applied
Research Center Recognized in Three Department of
Defense Awards
At
an award ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, FIU’s
Applied Research Center was recognized, together with
an elite group of companies, by the Department of Defense
(DoD) with their esteemed DoD Nunn-Perry Award for
2006 for their assistance in facilitating the partnerships
between three award-winning teams. This prestigious
award is named for former Senator Sam Nunn and former
Secretary of Defense William Perry, the founding sponsors
of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program
(MPP), for which this award is presented. The three
award-winning partnerships, for which FIU was recognized,
were: AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc. in collaboration
with ECHOTA Technologies Corp.; the Boeing Company
and its protégé Precision Manufacturing
Services; as well as Earth Tech Inc. and its protégé ETI
Professionals Inc. For these partnerships FIU’s
Applied Research Center (ARC) provided mentoring assistance
and the expert services of the University.
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03-28-06
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AS SEEN ON TV
Applied Research Center is often called upon by the
media for their input on issues affecting the South
Florida community, a duty we take very seriously and
are happy to oblige.
Most recently our very own Jorge Gomez, PhD Research
Assistant under the WHIX project at ARC, appeared as
a special guest on the popular Spanish-language series “Opiniones”.
The show airs on WRLN-PBS (Channel 17) as part of the
PBS Sunday Spanish segment. The format of the show
is a 30-minute interview with host Pedro Corzo.
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03-13-06
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FIU Applied Research Center Recognized in Three Nunn-Perry Award Winner Announcements
MIAMI, FL – March 13, 2006 – The
Department of Defense (DoD) recognized an elite group
of companies with their prestigious Nunn-Perry Award
for 2006 at a ceremony held in Atlanta, GA. The award
is named in honor of former Senator Sam Nunn and former
Secretary of Defense William Perry, the founding sponsors
of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé program.
Three of the eleven award-winning partnerships, were
supported by expert services of Florida International
University and its Applied Research Center. Mentoring
assistance was provided to AMEC Earth and Environmental,
Inc. in collaboration with ECHOTA Technologies Corp.,
the Boeing Company and its protégé Precision
Manufacturing Services, and Earth Tech Inc. and its
protégé ETI Professionals Inc.
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02-15-06
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Faculty Research
Awards Program for 2006
FIU announced this week the Faculty Research Awards
Program for 2006. Faculty research is a primary
objective of the University; this year’s program
has been funded at $225,000, through combined resources
from the Provost and the FIU.
For 2006, the Office of the Provost and the FIU Foundation
are coming together to fund research projects submitted
by eligible faculty...
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02-14-06
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Arsenic is widely publicized as one of most widely
known and potent poisons on Earth today. Unfortunately,
what isn’t as widely known is that arsenic contamination
in drinking water has caused significant environmental
problems around the world. In Bangladesh alone, millions
of people were exposed to high levels of arsenic (the
largest poisoning of a population in history) when
arsenic contaminated groundwater sources, and ultimately
found its way into the drinking water. Chronic arsenic
exposure will cause cancers of the lung, bladder and
skin.
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02-14-06
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Where
are they now?
We
at ARC strive to be the best, and those aspirations
often lead our students onto successful and impressive
careers. Our very own Eric Shea is a prime example
of how his hard work and determination at our center
has directed his career to many exciting paths.
During
his final three and half years at Florida International
University...
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01-23-06
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ARC’s
Hydrocarbons Workshop, a Complete Success
On January 23rd, 2006 in Houston, TX, the Applied
Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University,
in conjunction with the James A. Baker III Institute
for Public Policy at Rice University and the Center
for Energy Economics in the Bureau of Economic Geology
at the University of Texas - Austin, provided logistical
support for the successful coordination of a workshop
formally titled the “North American Forum of
Development of Opportunities in Deep Water, Oil and
Gas.”
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01-06-06
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As part of the continuing effort to build a sustainable,
multi-disciplinary applied research enterprise at FIU,
Harlan Sands, executive director of FIU’S Applied
Research Center (ARC), announced the following immediate
interim appointments...
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12-28-05
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MIAMI (Dec. 28, 2005)— FIU’s Applied
Research Center welcomes two new upper level staff
members to its administration; Dr. Norman Munroe, Associate
Director for Research Development and Adrienne Denaro,
communications manager and media specialist.
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12-13-05
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FIU to Work With US Military to Help Improve Regional Relationships
MIAMI (Dec. 13, 2005)— FIU announced today that
it has signed two Agreements with the United States
Southern Command and the Army to collaborate and develop
scientific and technical assistance programs in the
U.S. and Latin America. The agreements were signed
during the official launching of a new, university-wide
Applied Research Center (ARC) at FIU that will direct
FIU research expertise to solve real-world problems
in the areas of defense support technologies, energy
production, environmental cleanup, and nuclear waste
management and remediation.
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10-12-05
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FIU Appoints Harlan Sands Associate Vice
President for Research and Executive Director of its
new Applied Research Center
MIAMI, FL – October 12, 2005 – Florsida
International University today announced the appointment
of Harlan
Sands as Associate Vice President for Research and
Executive Director of the new Applied Research Center
(ARC), scheduled
to inaugurate operations on October 28th, 2005.
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