Field trips encourage interest in research
Numerous school groups tour IALR every year. This group from Piedmont Summer Regional Governor's School got hands-on experience with plant biology in the ISRR. Read More
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Return to Roots Southern Virginia program launches
Return to Roots Southern Virginia (RTR SoVA) launched at the IALR on Friday, June 12. Via video conference, multiple locations across Southern Virginia participated in the event featuring Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Patrick Gottschalk, shown here. Read More
Openings Remain for Nano Summer Program at UVA
This nano-scale image is of liquid crystal. Teachers will make liquid crystal this summer in the nanoscience program at UVA. Read More
Summer Programs Set for Kids and Teachers
Registration has been extended for special summer programs for teachers and kids. Don’t delay because workshops, classes and camps are filling up fast! Read More
Institute Board of Trustees Elects New Officers
Dr. Liam Leightley (l.) congratulates Betty Davenport of Chatham (r.) on her election as the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR). Read More
VIPER Attracts Celebrity Rocker’s Green Dream Team
Celebrity Rocker Neil Young is serious about fuel efficiency. He recently brought his Lincoln Continental to the VIPER drive train motorsports research facility at VIR to test its fuel efficiency as part of his bid to win the Automotive X Prize Competition. Read More
NanoDays 2009
NanoDays 2009, March 27th through April 5th, kicked off at IALR with a nanoscience workshop for area teachers led by Dr. Matthew Hsu (shown here) from Northwestern University’s Material World Modules program. Read More
Graduate Student Weekend Draws 15 Prospects
Fifteen prospective graduate students visited IALR during the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Graduate Student Weekend at Virginia Tech. Students are shown here with JOUSTER’s Will Brown, far left. Read More
Researchers study Jerusalem artichoke for ethanol
ISSR’s Javed Iqbal is researching the Jerusalem artichoke as a new plant source for the production of ethanol. Read More
IALR Mission
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research's role as a catalyst for economic and community transformation will be accomplished through strategic research, advanced learning programs, advanced networking and technology, and community outreach. Central to this goal of transformation is researc... Read More
ITL
The mission of the Intelligent Transportation Lab (ITL) is to improve road transportation safety through development and application of state-of-the-art sensors, actuators, and control systems. Saied Taheri, shown here, directs the lab. Read More
VTPL
The mission of the Vehicle Terrain Performance Lab is to improve vehicle system performance by studying the interactions between vehicles and terrain. Read More
VIPER
The Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research is focused on achieving unprecedented advances in racing performance by combining performance engineering research with world-class racing facilities. Read More
JOUSTER
The Joint Unmanned Systems Testing, Experimentation, and Research Site is the first test and research program dedicated to the scientifically based evaluation comparison, and development of unmanned systems. Read More
ISRR
The Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources (ISRR) is jointly affiliated with the Departments of Horticulture and Forestry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The ISRR has brought together expertise in plant tissue culture, plant molecular biology, geno... Read More
AAPPI
The Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute is a polymer processing center of excellence designed to contribute to the economic revitalization of Southside Virginia. Read More
Research Centers
Overview
IALR research centers drive commercialization crucial to regional economic success.
The research centers at IALR, selected based on existing regional assets, focus on these areas:
(click on the headings to explore...)
Polymers
AAPPI
Advanced & Applied Polymer Processing Institute
High-value horticulture and forestry
ISRR
Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources
Mechanical engineering
Motorsports & Vehicle Performance
VIPER
Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research
PERL
Performance Engineering Research Lab
VTPL
Vehicle Terrain Performance Laboratory
ITL
Intelligent Transportation Lab
Robotics & Unmanned Systems
JOUSTER
Joint Unmanned Systems Test, Experimentation and Research
