Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Themes

Biological Intelligence
The Biological Intelligence research theme seeks to understand the links between the brain and intelligent behavior.
Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction
The Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction research theme seeks to enhance the human-machine interface through technology development and engineering concepts.
Integrative Imaging
The Integrative Imaging research theme brings together ideas, modalities, and people to foster the discovery of fundamental principles in imaging science, new enabling technologies for imaging instruments, and novel research techniques.
Molecular & Electronic Nanostructures
The Molecular & Electronic Nanostructures research theme seeks to develop an understanding of chemical and physical processes on the nanometer scale.

Strategic Initiatives

The Beckman Institute is home to two campus-wide strategic Initiatives:

Strategic Initiative Listing

Developing Initiative

Beckman Institute researchers are beginning to formalize a new initiative:

Developing Initiative Listing

Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, and Communities

Mark Neider and Art Kramer and their collaborators have published the first paper in a new research line that holds great promise for expanding our knowledge about cognitive issues involved in multi-tasking, and for informing us about the potential dangers of behaviors such as talking on a cell phone while crossing the street.

OCT System Proves Value as Intraoperative Breast Cancer Imaging Tool

Beckman Institute researcher Stephen Boppart has been developing an optical imaging system for assessing tissue that will provide real-time diagnostic capabilities in the operating room. After many years of technology development, laboratory testing, and clinical studies, the system has now shown its potential as a tool in the fight against breast cancer.

King Receives Bergles-Roshenow Young Investigator Award

William P. King, a member of the Beckman 3D Micro- and Nanosystems group, has received the 2009 Bergles-Roshenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer. This award is given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to the top researcher in heat transfer under the age of 36. The award was given “for substantial contributions to the field of mechanical engineering through the development of nanometer-scale thermal processing and thermal measurement techniques, and the new physical insights made possible by these techniques.”

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