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Without Federal Support, Fewer Solutions Move from the Lab to Real-World Use
Investments from agencies like NSF, USDA and NASA enable Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Zhaodan Kong to develop technologies that work with humans, such as wildfire-detection drones that support firefighters. Without funding, testing and getting technologies into the hands of people who need them becomes much harder.
See Kong discuss the benefits of human-centered technologies
Lack of Federal Funding Shortchanges Long-Term Breakthroughs in Health Monitoring
In one of her research projects, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Cristina Davis and her team are developing wearable sensors to monitor increasing exposures that could harm our health, such as chemicals released by wildfires. Without federal support, the nation risks decades of stalling scientific progress on such projects.
Watch Professor Davis speak on why federal funding is needed
USDA-Funded Research Advances Sustainable Food Systems
Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Md Shamim Ahamed develops solutions to help grow food more efficiently in greenhouses and indoor farms. His team has developed systems that can cut energy and water use by up to 50 percent, helping to lower food costs and help farmers produce food year-round in changing climates.
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