Welcome to the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology!
As you peruse our site, I hope you enjoy learning about the exciting work that is being conducted at our world-renowned interdisciplinary research center on the University of Illinois campus.
At the Beckman Institute our primary mission is to nurture high-quality, leading-edge interdisciplinary work that breaks barriers and transcends many of the limitations inherent in traditional university organizations and structures.
Our lines of research are currently organized around four major themes: Biological Intelligence, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, Integrative Imaging, and Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures. Within these themes, two new strategic initiatives (Imaging and Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy) and a developing initiative (Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds and Communities), there are 180 faculty members who represent 43 different departments from 10 different colleges. Hundreds of students and postdoctoral associates are also learning and working with our distinguished faculty in high-tech laboratories and offices. This diverse group plays an incredibly important role in cultivating fresh ideas and bringing new perspectives to our research themes, which also impacts research elsewhere on campus as well as on a global scale.
To assist research efforts the Beckman Institute also provides state-of-the-art facilities including the Biomedical Imaging Center, the Imaging Technology Group, and the Illinois Simulator Laboratory. From magnetic resonance imaging to virtual reality tools these facilities each provide a unique set of services that are invaluable to the research community.
At the Beckman Institute we are constantly evolving to meet both today's and tomorrow's challenges in science and technology. So please check our Web site regularly for the latest news and information. I thank you for visiting our site, and sincerely hope that during your visit you will discover how Beckman Institute research is impacting the world.
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