Vision Plan: Letter of Intent

Innovation in Education:
Emerging Technologies and Research: P
Residential and Community Campus: S
Resources, Size, and Composition: S
Other Areas of Impact:

Project Title: Establish a better Presence in Northern Illinois and Outlying Areas

Abstract: This proposal involves the retention of a lodging and/or office space in the Chicago suburn. For example, the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is available for researchers who can arrange their own stay in the area, in order to use its unigue facilities for various research acitivities. It will facilitate the collaboration between MTU and ANL researchers. An inexpensive lodging facility will be needed when we apply to be a university affiliate of a Nanotechnology center that is being planned to be constructed at the ANL campus. Such a center will provide us access to cleanrooms, wetlabs, and the X-Ray synchrotron source. A lodging and/or office facility in the Chicago area could also enhance our interactions with other are universities. It could be used as a forward base for recruiting students in the area, which is also a good source of diversity-improving student body.

Project Leader Name: Gerard Caneba
Project Leader Dept: Chemical Engineering
Project Leader Email: chaos1@mtu.edu
Project Leader Phone: (906) 487-2051

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