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A Nnualr Eport 2 0 0 9 -2 Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology 0 1 0 2 - 9 0 0 2 t r o p e R l a u n n A ABOUT THE BECKMAN INSTITUTE he Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana- TChampaign is an interdisciplinary research institute devoted to leading-edge research in the physical sciences, computation, engineering, biology, behavior, cognition, and neuroscience. The Institute’s primary mission is to foster interdisciplinary work of the highest quality, transcending many of the limitations inherent in traditional university organizations and structures. The Institute was founded on the premise that reducing the barriers between traditional scientific and technological disciplines can yield research advances that more conventional approaches cannot. Beckman Institute research is focused around four To assist research efforts, the Beckman Institute pro - research themes: vides state-of-the-art resources for faculty, staff, and • Biological Intelligence (page 6) students, including the: • Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction (page 14) • Biomedical Imaging Center (page 46) • Integrative Imaging (page 22) • Illinois Simulator Laboratory (page 48) • Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures (page 28) • Imaging Technology Group (page 50) The Beckman Institute is also home to two strategic The 313,000-square-foot building was made possible initiatives that seek to unify campus activities in their by a generous gift from University of Illinois alum - respective areas: nus and founder of Beckman Instruments, Inc., • Imaging Arnold O. Beckman, and his wife Mabel M. • Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Beckman, with a supplement from the State of Illinois. More than 600 researchers from more than 40 University of Illinois departments as diverse as psy - Additionally, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman chology, computer science, electrical and computer en - Foundation provides ongoing financial assistance for gineering, and biochemistry, comprising 14 Beckman various Institute and campus programs. Daily oper - Institute groups, work within and across these overlap - ating expenses of the Institute are covered by ping areas. The building offers more than 200 offices; the state and its research programs are mainly sup - specialized, state-of-the-art laboratories and other fa - ported by external funding from the federal govern - cilities; and meeting areas. ment, corporations, and foundations. TABLE OF CONTENTS Director’s Message from Art Kramer 2 Başar Served the Institute Well 4 RESEARCH THEMES Biological Intelligence Overview 6 Highlights 8 Faculty Profile: Al Feng 12 Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction Overview 14 Highlights 16 Faculty Profile: Stephen Levinson 20 Integrative Imaging Overview 22 Highlights 24 Faculty Profile: Rohit Bhargava 26 Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures Overview 28 Highlights 30 Faculty Profile: Iwona Jasiuk 34 Selected Faculty Awards, Patents, Grants, 36 and Publications for Research Themes Beckman Institute in the News 45 Beckman Institute Facilities Biomedical Imaging Center 46 Illinois Simulator Laboratory 48 Imaging Technology Group 50 Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program 52 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows Program 54 New Faculty 55 Philanthropy 56 Donors 58 Beckman Institute Outreach 59 Funding 2009-2010 60 Contact Information 61 1 FROM THE DIRECTOR t is with great pleasure that I write my _rst Changes were also underfoot at the the extraordinary life and achievements of Iletter as the Director of the Beckman Beckman Institute this past year. Our Arnold Beckman. Many people were involved Institute. I am incredibly honored and excited Biomedical Imaging Center completed its in making this permanent tribute possible, but to be named the fourth Director of the transition from its south campus location and I would particularly like to thank Pierre Institute. I have been a faculty member at continued its growth by acquiring new equip - Wiltzius for forming the idea; Tamer Başar our Beckman since it opened in 1989 and have ment, including the Seimens MAGNETOM interim director for seeing the project had the pleasure of working with Founding Trio Whole-body 3T MRI scanner and a high through; the Beckman Foundation for funding Director Ted Brown, Jiri Jonas, Pierre Wiltzius, resolution ultrasound system which was and support for the project; Pat Beckman, and Tamer Başar (interim). I am looking for - spearheaded by Bill O’Brien, leader of the Arnold’s daughter, who played an essential ward to continuing their tradition of excel - Bioacoustics Research Laboratory. We will role in this process for advice, images, and dis - lence as the Beckman Institute enters its third soon be receiving two additional systems, a play material; Beckman Coulter for images decade as a world-renowned interdisciplinary micro CT-PET system obtained via a proposal and equipment; and the many Beckman research institute. written by Steve Boppart and colleagues and a Institute sta] members who made it all hap - \e period this report covers (July 1, 2009- NIRS/EROS system obtained by Gabriele pen. I hope this engaging display can continue June 30, 2010) was marked with many mile - Gratton, Monica Fabani, and their colleagues. to educate us about the man who contributed stones, discoveries, changes, and challenges. \ese new systems will enable us to add im - greatly to the history of science and technolog - Milestones included holding our 20 th portant new imaging capabilities to our world ical innovation. Anniversary Symposium in October, 2009. class multimodal imaging facility. As I take over my new position I am also \is two-day scienti_c symposium was the Some notable changes took place in our re - very aware that the Beckman Institute also culmination of our 20 th anniversary celebra - search theme co-chair positions. Long-time faced—and will continue to be faced—with tions and we were pleased that it drew several Biological Intelligence research theme co- many challenges, particularly to our budget. hundred people to the Beckman Institute. \e chairs Monica Fabiani and Bill Greenough Like every other unit on the University of event featured high pro_le speakers from our stepped down from their duties. Monica is Illinois campus we are facing di^cult budget campus and beyond, including Nobel Laureate continuing as a full-time faculty member at cuts from the state of Illinois and other fund - Susumu Tonegawa from MIT, \omas R. the Beckman Institute and Bill is transitioning ing sources. E^cient planning from Tamer Insel, the Director of the National Institutes to retirement. I would like to thank both of Başar and Associate Director Van Anderson of Health; all of our former directors, award- them for their tremendous service to the has provided us with the ability to handle winning nanoscientist, Charles Lieber, and a Beckman Institute over the years. \ey both these reductions—at least for now. We will myriad of other speakers with past and present went above and beyond what was required. continue to develop new sources of revenue to connections to the Beckman Institute. Taking over for Monica is Jennifer Cole of the help support our research portfolio. \is in - Klaus Schulten and his \eoretical and Cognitive Science group. Mark Nelson of the cludes building our development e]orts and Computational Biophysics group also cele - NeuroTech group replaces Bill Greenough. My being creative and competitive in grant fund - brated an historic milestone: the 20 th anniver - replacement as co-chair for the Human- ing opportunities. sary of funding as the National Institutes of Computer Intelligent Interaction research In spite of these challenges I am looking Health Resource for Macromolecular theme is Dan Morrow of the Human forward to moving the Beckman Institute into Modeling and Bioinformatics. Since 1989, Perception and Performance group. Dan will the future. It is a fantastic place for interdisci - Klaus’s group has set the gold standard when it join long-time HCII co-chair Tom Huang. plinary research and I have no doubt we will comes to computational modeling and visuali - Naryana Aluru and Nancy Sottos remain the continue to stay at the cutting edge of interdis - zation of molecular scale biological structures co-chairs of the Molecular and Electronic ciplinary research. and processes. To celebrate their two decades Nanostructures group and Stephen Boppart of success Schulten’s group hosted a two-day and Zhi-Pei Liang continue as co-chairs for symposium titled “Computational Biology of the Integrative Imaging research theme. the Cell – the Next Decade.” I’d like to congrat - Changes were also seen in the Beckman ulate Klaus, his current team members, and all Institute rotunda. In April of 2010 we unveiled Art Kramer former members for their contributions to this the Arnold O. Beckman Rotunda Exhibit. \is Beckman Institute Director leading-edge group. permanent exhibit was created to illuminate 2 3 SERVED THE BECKMAN INSTITUTE WELL BAŞAR amer Başar spent more than 20 months as Kramer thanked Başar for his service dur - One of the ideas coming out of that Tthe Beckman Institute Director on an in - ing a critical period in the history of the retreat was the Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, terim basis, departing in May of 2010 when Beckman Institute. and Communities Developing Initiative. Art Kramer was chosen as Beckman’s fourth “Tamer’s stewardship of the Beckman Another idea from the retreat that was permanent Director. Institute during some important and oaen try - implemented
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