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ALERT at the University of Rhode Island

Co-Lead Institution of the multi-university Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence (COE), ALERT. The center seeks to conduct transformational research, technology and educational development for effective characterization, detection, mitigation and response to the explosives-related threats facing the country and the world.

Gordon-CenSSIS

The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems is a multi-university National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (NSF-ERC) founded in 2000. Its mission is to develop new technologies to detect hidden objects and to use those technologies to meet realworld subsurface challenges in areas as diverse as noninvasive breast cancer detection and underground pollution assessment. The center's multidisciplinary approach combines expertise in wave physics (photonics, ultrasonics, electromagnetics), multisensor fusion, image processing, and 3D CAT-scan-like reconstruction and visualization. The Gordon Center operates with the speed and agility more typical of a results-driven private company than of an academic institution, consistent with the needs of its industrial and government partners. With its commitment to leveraging technology transfer to spur economic development, the Gordon Center is intended to be a national model for the fusion of academic research and private sector collaboration.

Homeland Security Centers of Excellence

The Homeland Security Centers of Excellence (HS-Centers) bring together leading experts and researchers to conduct multidisciplinary research and education for homeland security solutions. The centers are authorized by Congress and chosen by the Department's Science & Technology Directorate through a competitive selection process. Each center is led by a university in collaboration with partners from other institutions, agencies, laboratories, think tanks, and the private sector.

Office of University Programs

The Office of University Programs (UP) at the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate is DHS’ primary link to the U.S. academic community. UP utilizes the many strengths and talents of leading colleges and universities and students to develop cutting edge research and technology. HSUniversityPrograms.org brings together these multiple resources in one website and showcases the many opportunities for researchers, scholars, and users offered by the Office of University Programs.

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, START, is tasked by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate with using state-of-the-art theories, methods, and data from the social and behavioral sciences to improve understanding of the origins, dynamics, and social and psychological impacts of terrorism. START, based at the University of Maryland, College Park, aims to provide timely guidance on how to disrupt terrorist networks, reduce the incidence of terrorism, and enhance the resilience of U.S. society in the face of the terrorist threat.