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

News

Visual World Comes in Waves of Consciousness

How we interpret the visual world might be more akin to a “wave” than a “stream” of consciousness according to a recent and ongoing research line at the Beckman Institute.

Moving Scientific Research into the Cloud

Scientific American -- A story about an agreement between Mircosoft and the National Science Foundation to offer free acess to computer servers uses the work of Beckman Institute faculty member Klaus Schulten (fifth paragraph) as an example of how supercomputing resources can be used to advance research.

Graduate Student Seminar Scheduled for February 10

The Spring 2010 Beckman Institute Graduate Student Seminar series begins on Wednesday, February 10. The seminar will feature three short talks from graduate students Xing Liang, Hunter McDaniel and Jeehae Park. The seminar will be held in Beckman Institute Room 1005 and a pizza lunch will be served.

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