Research & Development

MISSOURI INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE & ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

The Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy’s innovative research and development spans five research areas that focus on the development and prototyping of new technologies and capabilities for both national security and dual-use markets.

Defense & Directed Energy Research Areas of Interest:

Autonomous Systems
Compact Directed Energy Systems & Antennas
Novel Sensors for Specialized Missions
Automated Waveform Selection for Target Mitigation
Immersive Systems

Bioengineering & Technology Research Areas of Interest:

Wearable Sensors
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Biometrics for Recognition, Authentication, and Health Assessment
Hyperspectral Imaging & Image Processing
Underwater Communications

Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Research Areas of Interest:

Atomic Structure of Amorphous/Disordered Materials
Atomic Layer Deposition and Atomic Layer Etching
Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
Novel Thin-Film Materials
Surface & Interface Science

Agricultural Education & Wellness Research Areas of Interest:

SWAP-C of Vertical Farming Technologies
Kansas City Soil Testing
SNAP Effectiveness & Implementation
Engineering Research Center for Urban Agriculture Initiatives
Kansas City Neighborhood-Level Nutrition Mapping

Cyber Defense & Cyber Security:

Access control
AI for cybersecurity
Biometrics
Cloud security
Data privacy
Digital forensics
Hardware security
IoT security
Network security
Software and application security