ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats) is a multi-university Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence (COE).
One of 12 Centers of Excellence across the country, ALERT is a multi-university, multi-institution, partnership that conducts transformational research, technology and educational development for effective response to explosives-related threats.
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May 16, 2013
ALERT and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Receive $750,000 DARPA Award
ALERT and Los Alamos National Laboratory have received a $750,000 DARPA award for their partnership in Nuclear Magnetic Quadrupole Resonance research.
Read MoreApril 20, 2013
ALERT Co-Director Provides Insight on Marathon Bombing Devices
ALERT Co-Director Jimmie Oxley speaks with Rhode Island News Team 10 about the types of explosive devices used in the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2013
Connections are made at ASPIRE
The ALERT COE and its predecessor, the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems has had a thirteen year history of close collaboration with our industrial partners. To continue this tradition, we have instituted a new annual event, the Annual Student Pipeline Industry Roundtable Event otherwise known as ASPIRE.
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