On behalf of Dr. Dean Bartles, the Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), we are pleased to announce the release of five new Project Calls for the three DMDII Technology Thrusts: Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME), Intelligent Machines (IM), and Advanced Analysis (AA). The title and goal of each Project Call is listed [Continue Reading…]
Iowa State part of $320 million national manufacturing lab announced by White House
President Barack Obama today announced a $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to support creation of the lab by UI LABS, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative. In addition to the defense grant, industry, academic, government and community partners have pledged $250 million for the lab, creating a $320 million enterprise. Iowa [Continue Reading…]