NSF Investing $104 M to Create Four Engineering Research Centers: Quantum Internet, Biological Systems, Electrified Vehicles, Precision Agriculture

(IBL.News) The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will invest $104 million to create four new engineering research centers, each with several American research universities collaborating as partners.

Each center–which will receive $26 million apiece for an initial five-year period– will focus on:
Preserving biological systems, including cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms. This center will involve four partner universities: University of Minnesota (lead); Massachusetts General Hospital; University of California, Berkeley; and University of California, Riverside.
Designing a sustainable infrastructure for electrified vehicles. With four partner universities: Utah State University (lead), Purdue University, University of Colorado, and University of Texas at El Paso.
Creating new technologies to build the capacity of the quantum internet. With the University of Arizona (lead), Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale University.
Advancing precision agriculture by promoting food, energy, and water security and minimizing resource use and environmental impacts of agricultural practices. With the University of Pennsylvania (lead); Purdue University; University of California, Merced; and the University of Florida.