Interdisciplinary Collaboration
IHSRC serves as a catalyst to bring research disciplines, private-sector efforts, public policy makers and first responders together to share their diverse knowledge of security issues. By combining their resources, all the stakeholders in the security process can identify new approaches and speed the development of new science and technologies.
Homeland Security Research Partners
Interdisciplinary Researchers:
Advanced Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory
Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS)
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)
Center for Zoonoses Research
Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with Systems (WaterCAMPWS)
Center of Excellence for Airport Technology
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
College of Business
College of Engineering
College of Law
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Animal Sciences
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Entomology
Department of Finance
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Department of Microbiology
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Department of Psychology, Aviation Human Factors Division
Department of Speech Communication
Engineering Research & Development Center/Construction Engineering Research Lab (CERL)
Great Lakes Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (GLRCE)
Hovercraft Testbed for Decentralized Control (Ho T De C)
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Homeland Security Research Center
Information Trust Institute (ITI)
Initiative on Food Security
Institute of Aviation
Mid-America Earthquake Center
National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research (NCASSR)
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
Railroad Engineering Program
USDA/National Soybean Research Laboratory
First Responders:
Carle Foundation Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center
Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI)
Illinois Veterinary Emergency Response Team (IVERT)
Police Training Institute
WILL-AM-FM-TV
Public Policy:
City of Chicago
Department of Homeland Security
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Municipal League
Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF)
Private Sector:
Research Park at the University of Illinois