Research Sponsors
We thank the following agencies for sponsoring our research:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense" With an annual budget of about $5.91 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. Visit Website
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) invests in research, education, and Extension and outreach that keep American agriculture productive, profitable, and at the forefront of innovation. Working with the Land-grant University System, a network of more than 100 colleges and universities in every state and territory, NIFA funds more than 80 programs across the agricultural sciences, including the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), its flagship competitive grants program. Visit Website
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1983 as an arm of the Governor's Office. Through dozens of federal and state grant programs, ADECA partners with local leaders to enhance the quality of life in Alabama communities, supporting economic development, infrastructure improvements, job training, energy conservation, law enforcement, and traffic safety. Visit Website
Alabama Space Grant Consortium
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) was formed in 1989 as part of NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. Based at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the ASGC brings together Alabama's research universities with educational, industrial, and government partners. Its mission is to inspire, enable, and educate Alabama students to pursue careers in space science, aerospace technology, and allied fields. Visit Website
NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry to make lasting improvements in a state or region's research infrastructure and research and development capacity. NASA EPSCoR provides seed funding that enables jurisdictions to develop long-term, self-sustaining, nationally competitive capabilities in aerospace and aerospace-related research. Visit Website
Wright Media, based in Anniston, Alabama, provides web and mobile based recruiting solutions for national advertisers. Its platforms, including HireMaster for the transportation and logistics industry and the AI-powered Advantage.ai programmatic job advertising platform, help employers and agencies reach job candidates through job boards, search engines, display ads, SMS, and other channels. Visit Website
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970. Its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement. NHTSA also sets and enforces safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Visit Website
NEU Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC)
The Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC) at Northeastern University was founded in 2019 to improve access to computing education. Partnering with more than 100 universities across the U.S., the CIC works with university leaders and faculty to remove institutional barriers and implement research-backed interventions that expand students' opportunities to discover, persist in, and graduate from computing programs. Visit Website
The DENSO North America Foundation is the philanthropic arm of DENSO, a leading global automotive supplier. Since 2001, the foundation has awarded education grants that help colleges and universities advance their engineering and technical programs, helping students in STEM fields explore careers in engineering, advanced manufacturing, and other technical areas and cultivating tomorrow's workforce. Visit Website
Intel Corporation is the world's largest chip maker also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products. Visit Website
Altera Corporation is the pioneer of programmable logic solutions, enabling system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate, and win in their markets. Visit Website
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions. The company leads the Programmable Logic Device(PLD) market - one of the fastest growing segments of the semiconductor industry. Visit Website
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of 28 Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories across the country, and is the largest institution and largest employer in Northern New Mexico. The laboratory’s annual budget is approximately $1.2 billion.Visit Website
Auburn University is a comprehensive land-grant and research institution blending arts and applied sciences. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Auburn University is not only known for its great education, its also has notability for its impact on the state of Alabama. A recent study determined AU had nearly $4 billion economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $2.4 billion impact in "human capital." Visit Website
The Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC) of New Mexico Tech is regarded both nationally and internationally as one of the nation's leading petroleum research centers. PRRC was established by the New Mexico State Legislature in 1977 to conduct both basic and applied research designed to improve recovery of petroleum and natural gas. Visit Website
New Mexico Tech is an undergraduate and graduate university specializing in science and engineering education and research. Tech divisions and departments include world-class research programs providing unique student opportunities. Visit Website