Two research teams at the University of Oklahoma will each receive up to $20,000 through the seed funding competition organized by OU's Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute. The OADII seed funding competition was designed to incubate teams interested in Department of Defense or national security-focused research and bring together a broad range of capabilities and resources to provide holistic solutions addressing the aerospace, defense, and global security challenges of today and tomorrow.
OADII Executive Director Lt Gen (ret) Gene Kirkland said, “We received a strong response of high-quality proposals, all worthy of funding consideration. Proposals came from twelve different departments and colleges on campus and comprised nearly 40 faculty and student collaborators.”
The winning projects are:
“The selection committee determined the two winning initiatives had the most immediate potential for strengthening an OU interdisciplinary team and would build a foundation for larger, externally-funded research investments that directly support the VPRP strategic research vertical of aerospace, defense and global security,” said Kirkland.
Proposals for this solicitation directly, or indirectly, supported at least one of the OADII research sub-verticals: Radar Innovations, Sustainment and Modernization, Advanced Technologies, or International Security Policy.
Funding for the two projects will support the awardees in generating a proof-of-concept of their research, developing transdisciplinary teams, and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with federal funding agencies. Projects will roughly span the upcoming spring academic semester.
