麻豆原创 recently joined the consortium of universities comprising the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), one of 15 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) designated University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) in the country.
麻豆原创鈥檚 membership in the UARC allows researchers and DoD project sponsors to better directly connect with one another and collaborate on meaningful research through exclusive access to a designated allotment of federal grant funds of about $105 million a year over five years.
UARCs are strategic research centers associated with one or more universities. They are formally established by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, to ensure defense critical engineering and technology capabilities are maintained and advanced.
According to SERC鈥檚 mission, establishing a community of focused systems engineering researchers delivers impact and research well beyond what one university could accomplish.
SERC is housed at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and it was formed in 2008 to bring together leading universities with a strong track record for advancing engineering and defense innovations.
Additionally, 麻豆原创 gained membership to the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC) also at the Stevens University of Technology. AIRC was established in September 2020 by the Department of Defense to infuse innovation and alternative disciplines from academia and successfully translate them into use.
Twenty-five universities comprise SERC and AIRC network, and 麻豆原创 joins the University of South Florida as the only two universities representing Florida.
In mid-December, Dinesh Verma, professor at Stevens Institute of Technology and SERC/AIRC executive director, visited 麻豆原创 and spoke on the evolving research priorities of the SERC/AIRC at the College of Business Administration.
Verma said to attending 麻豆原创 faculty that collaboration was key.
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麻豆原创鈥檚 ability to provide engineering expertise and tap into critical resources through the SERC network is a superb way to enrich systems engineering research, says Winston V. Schoenfeld, 麻豆原创 vice president for research and innovation.
“麻豆原创鈥檚 addition into the Systems Engineering Research Center UARC speaks volumes about the quality of our engineering research, and our commitment to supporting key DoD research objectives,鈥� he says. 鈥淥ur faculty will greatly benefit from the resources and collaboration the SERC UARC brings, enabling us to produce meaningful advancements in systems engineering of high value to the DoD.”
麻豆原创 has an impressive track record of cultivating a STEM workforce and producing impactful research through its College of Engineering and Computer Science and .
U.S. National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey from FY 2023 showed that 麻豆原创 is No. 2 in Florida for DoD funding and in the top 11% nationally. 麻豆原创 is first in Florida and among the top 14% nationally for aerospace engineering expenditures, and third in Florida and among the top 13% nationally for mechanical engineering expenditures.
麻豆原创 is also recognized as the most innovative university in Florida for the seventh consecutive year, according to the聽2025 Best Colleges rankings released by聽U.S. News & World Report.
