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| Title | School of Mines Projects To Receive 16 Million In Defense |
| Transcript | South Dakota School of Mines News 501 E. Saint Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Phone: (605) 394-2693 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2005 Contact: Breanna Bishop, Information Specialist, (605) 394-2693 School of Mines Projects To Receive $16 Million In Defense Spending U.S. Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune announced that the Fiscal 2006 Defense Appropriations bill that passed today included $16 million in funding for the School of Mines to fund research projects designed to improve our nation's military. Previously, Representative Stephanie Herseth announced $6.5 million in funding within the House version of the Defense Appropriations bill. "We truly appreciate all the work of the South Dakota delegation, " School of Mines President Dr. Charles Ruch said. "It is the delegation's continued support that allows School of Mines professors and researchers to undertake projects that will make our military more efficient while better protecting our troops in the field. Research infrastructure, new technologies and equipment, that are found no other place in the world, are now being used to transition technology and generate technology-based economic development." Since 2001, The School of Mines has received more than $55 million in Congressional appropriations for projects and research. The Senate bill now goes into conference with the House of Representatives' version before the final bill is passed and sent to the President for his signature. The proposed 2006 Defense projects include: • $4 million for the Nano-Reinforced Structures and Advanced Multi- Functional Structures for Space Program — the School of Mines and the Air Force Research Laboratory are working together to develop innovative structural technologies to meet the Department of Defense's needs for large, lightweight space structures. • $3 million for Strategic Defense Systems Manufacturing Technology — this is a continuing partnership between the School of Mines and the U.S. Army to develop new materials and technology. These projects focus on three materials areas: polymer composites, nanomaterials and metals/ceramics. Specific areas of research will be transparent armor, chemical agent protection, laser-free form processing, and micro-laser deposition. • $3 million for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Ammunition — This project will strengthen the successful partnership between the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) by allowing advanced materials and technologies invented at the School of Mines to be rapidly inserted into munition systems and deployed for evaluation to determine their value to the warfighter. • $4 million for the Future Affordable Multi-Utility Materials for the Army Future Combat Systems —The Florida Advanced Center for Composite Technologies at Florida A&M University and the School of Mines, partnered with the Army Research Lab, are working toward the Army's Objective Force vision of a significant role for unmanned vehicles within the Future Combat System fleet. These vehicles will autonomously gather intelligence and carry out tactical missions on land and air. • $2 million for the Next Generation Joining Technology Research Initiative — The School of Mines and the Edison Welding Institute are partnering to combine their resources and knowledge to fill current and future gaps essential to improving the Army's Future Combat Systems weapons platforms. #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 2005-10-07 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 7179 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 8168.pdf |
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