List of United States college laboratories conducting basic defense research

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Following World War II, the United States Department of Defense (and in some cases after 1977, the Department of Energy) funded basic scientific research at labs affiliated with a number of colleges and universities. Here is an incomplete list:

LabUniversityLocationNotable workRefs and notes
Aeronautical and Astronautical Research Laboratory (AARL) Ohio State University Columbus, OH wind tunnels, jet engine test cell design
Ames Laboratory Iowa State University Ames, IA separated and studied rare earth elements [note 1]
Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins Laurel, MD development of guided missile technology and drones.
Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University State College, PA hydrodynamics and acoustics research
Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security University of Maryland College Park, MD social and behavioral sciences, AI, and computing
Argonne Lab University of Chicago Lemont, IL highly sensitive instruments and technologies to detect chemical, biological, and radioactive threats [note 1]
Cornell Aeronautical Lab Cornell University Buffalo, NY wind tunnel, seat belt testing [note 2]
Draper Lab MIT Cambridge, MA guidance systems for Project Apollo and the Polaris missile [note 3]
Fermilab University of Chicago Batavia, ILdiscovery of the top quark
Georgia Tech Research Institute Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GARadar, energy and electromagnetics work [1] [2]
Idaho National Laboratory MIT Arco, IDfirst nuclear-powered electric generator; designed and tested reactors for naval submarines [note 1]
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Developed ballistic missiles in its early days and currently collaborates with several US military agencies
Lawrence Berkeley University of California Berkeley, CA Manhattan Project, electromagnetic enrichment of uranium [note 1]
Lawrence Livermore University of California Livermore, CAhome to some of the world's most powerful computer systems
Lincoln Lab MIT Lexington, MA Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE), TX-0 computer
Los Alamos University of California Los Alamos, NM Manhattan Project
Oak Ridge University of Tennessee Oak Ridge, TN Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor. [note 1]
Radiation Laboratory MIT Cambridge, MA LORAN
Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Harvard University Cambridge, MAelectronic countermeasures to enemy radars and communications
Sandia University of California [note 4] Albuquerque, NMreliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Stanford University Menlo Park, CA charm quark and tau lepton; the longest linear accelerator in the world; development of the klystron [note 1]
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA CMM or CMMI  ;CERT/CC
Applied Research Laboratories University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXacoustics, electromagnetics, and information sciences
Weber Research Institute Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, New Yorkelectromagnetic and microwave defense and communication systems
Information Systems and Internet Security Lab (ISIS) Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, New Yorkcomputer and network security, digital forensics, hardware for secure systems, digital watermarking and steganography
Wireless Internet Center for Advanced Technology (WICAT) Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, New Yorkincrease network capacity and battery life of terminals, enhance network security, and structure applications to run efficiently over wireless networks.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Now funded by the Dept. of Energy
  2. ↑ Divested in 1972
  3. ↑ Divested in 1973
  4. ↑ Until 1949, now operated by a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation

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References

  1. ↑ "Uncovering the science of atomic collisions". Historical Archive. Georgia Tech Research Institute . Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Compact radar range tests antenna performance". Historical Archive. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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