Meritorious Research Supported by the Internet2 Project

The broad range of disciplines that will benefit from Internet2 connectivity at the University of Mississippi is a reflection of the University's exemplary standing among networked institutions. The selected projects shown below span current research at UM in the life, physical, engineering, social, and space sciences, and demonstrate UM's commitment to cooperative enterprises bridging the academic, federal, and commercial arenas. These projects require extensive collaboration with other Internet2 universities and national laboratories, include nationally recognized researchers, and have received prior funding from federal granting agencies.

Computer-Assisted Intermural Drug Design, National Center for the Development of Natural Products (NCDNP)

Lead Scientist: Robert D. Sindelar, Department Chair and Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

High Energy Physics Software and Detector Development, High Energy Physics Group (UMHEP)

Lead Scientists: Professor James Reidy and Associate Professors Donald Summers and Lucien Cremaldi

Computational Hydroscience Simulations, Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering

Lead Scientist: Sam S. Y. Wang, Barnard Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and CCHE Director

Web-based Interactive Cognitive Psychology Laboratory, Departments of Psychology and Electrical Engineering

Lead Scientist: Professor Kenneth O. McGraw and Associate Professor Mark D. Tew

Digital Image Processing, Mississippi Space Commerce Initiative

Lead Scientist: Allan Falconer, Executive Director of MCSI and Professor of Geomatics at the University of Mississippi