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NASA AMES AND CMU TO PLAN FUTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY R&D
AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN SILICON VALLEY
NASA Ames Research Center
Director Dr. Henry McDonald and Carnegie Mellon University
President Jared L. Cohon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) to establish a partnership to explore bringing the world-class
information technology research and educational expertise of Carnegie
Mellon to Silicon Valley.
Ames and Carnegie Mellon will work together to plan future information
technology research and development and education partnerships at
Ames Research Center's NASA Research Park, according to the terms
of the agreement.
"Our goal is to develop a world-class, shared-use R&D campus by
partnering with industry, academia and nonprofits in the NASA Research
Park," McDonald said. "I am delighted to form this partnership with
Carnegie Mellon University to conduct joint research in information
technologies and to develop new ideas to improve the region's education
infrastructure," he added.
"Developing a presence in Silicon Valley is important to our
future as a world-class research university," Cohon said. "This
research partnership with Ames at the NASA Research Park is an outstanding
opportunity for our university, the Pittsburgh region and the state
of Pennsylvania," he said.
"A Carnegie Mellon research presence in computer science at Ames
will greatly strengthen NASA's capability to address its long-term
needs for smart robots and spacecraft, improved software development
methods and large database analysis," said Dr. Jack Hansen, NASA
Ames Deputy Director for Research. "Carnegie Mellon, as an onsite
research collaborator, will help enable the NASA Research Park to
become a truly unique place for industry, academia and federal scientists
and engineers to share ideas in new ways," he said.
"In addition to research collaborations with NASA and other NASA
Research Park partners, Carnegie Mellon will consider developing
a graduate professional development program in information technology
(IT) that could help alleviate the shortage of skilled IT professionals
experienced by both NASA and the private sector in Silicon Valley,"
said Carnegie Mellon Vice Provost for Research Duane A. Adams.
"We have planning MOUs with the Lockheed Martin Corporation, University
of California at Santa Cruz, Stanford University, San Jose State
University and Foothill-DeAnza Community College for R&D collaborations
and educational programs at the NASA Research Park," said Ames'
Chief of Development and Communication Michael Marlaire. "Carnegie
Mellon's reputation in information technology brings greater potential
for information technology companies in Silicon Valley to join us
in the NASA Research Park."
Ames Research Center is NASA's leader in information technology,
astrobiology and aerospace operations systems.
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is one of the nation's
leading private research universities with nationally ranked programs
in computer science, engineering, business, science and the liberal
and fine arts.
Contact:
Michael Mewhinney, NASA Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley,
CA (Phone: 650/604-3937, 650/604-9000) mmewhinney@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Don Hale, Vice President for University Relations Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (Phone: 412/268-2900) dh0c@andrew.cmu.edu
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