Two Projects Receive Seed Funding for DoD Supply Chain Research

The Data Institute for Societal Challenges and the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute have awarded $40,000 in seed funding to two research teams. 

The projects are researching innovations for the supply chain needs in the Department of Defense.

The projects are:

• Enhancing DoD Vaccine Innovation and Supply for Warfighters and Biodefense,” led by Myongjin Kim, Department of Economics, OU Norman, and Junying Zhao, Department of Health Administration & Policy, OU HSC

•  “Securing Critical Networks from Weaponized Disinformation Attacks: Initial Surveys,” led by Kash Barkerand Andrés González, School of Industrial Engineering, Elena Bessarabova, Department of Communication, and Sridhar Radhakrishnan, School of Computer Science

About the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute 
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute (OADII) was created in 2021 to bring together the full range of the University of Oklahoma’s capabilities and resources to provide holistic solutions for addressing the aerospace, defense and global security challenges of today and tomorrow. By uniting the vast resources of OU with a network of industry and government partners, OADII advances security, liberty and prosperity for our state, nation and world. OADII is growing in national prominence in four critical areas: radar innovations; sustainment and modernization; advanced technologies; and international security policy. For more information visit www.ou.edu/oadii.