CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been awarded $7.5 million in federal grant funding for the study of permafrost using new technology.
The funds are awarded through the Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative.
“As one of the nation’s leading research institutions, the University of Illinois continues to secure immense federal support for groundbreaking research projects,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “I’m excited to announce that my alma mater will be receiving $7.5 million in federal funding from the Department of Defense. This project will bring experts from a variety of fields together to help us gain more insight into our global climate.”
The project, called Interdisciplinary Material Science for the Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Permafrost, will study permafrost properties through newly developed experimental tools including remote sensing, light polarization and electromagnetic theory.
The University team will "explore the various physical and chemical properties of permafrost under current and changing environmental conditions and will have implications for global climate research."
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