High-Tech Defense Laboratory Signs Agreement with University of California, Davis - May 28, 2001

McClellan, California-Mr. Ted Glum, Director, Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) and Dr. Ahmad Hakim-Elahi, director of sponsored programs for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Davis, signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) on Thursday, March 22, 2001. CRADAs allow cooperation between government laboratories and universities in researching subjects of mutual interest.

"We are pleased with this agreement," stated Glum. "It continues our policy of teaming with local colleges and universities to carry out meaningful research projects which benefit our nation as well as the academic community."

The agreement supports fundamental research by both organizations in the area of gamma irradiation testing. A broad range of subjects will be investigated including determining effects of simulated space environments on response characteristics of microelectronics devices, and irradiation dosage rates required to kill microbiological contamination in seeds and soils. This CRADA will allow UCD researchers to use a test facility much closer to their campus, thus saving time and expense necessary to use a comparable lab in the southern part of the state.

"This is a great opportunity for the type of interdisciplinary collaboration that UC Davis is actively developing," says Hakim-Elahi. "We expect to see some remarkable results from our collaboration with DMEA." Research will be conducted at the DMEA Science and Engineering Gamma Irradiation Test (SEGIT) facility at McClellan.

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