Dr. Seuss characters welcome children to IALR.

Dr. Seuss characters welcome children to IALR.

Forty area children attended “A Morning with Dr. Seuss” at IALR recently.  Sponsored by IALR in partnership with Target, along with the Danville Police Department and the Piedmont Governor’s school, the event featured read aloud sessions and science-related activities. Read More

High schoolers complete DRITA training

High schoolers complete DRITA training

Regional high school students like Eric Davey (l.) recently completed a three-year course of study at IALR, enabling them to acquire IT skills in STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math). Read More

Super Saturday Southside

Super Saturday Southside

This event, held statewide at various locations, connects students with financial resources essential for funding college. Over 200 people attended the event at IALR this year. Read More

“Operation Free” Vets Link Security & Energy

“Operation Free” Vets Link Security & Energy

A group of veterans is traveling across America to promote Clean Energy as a strategy to enhance national security. Read More

Summer 2010 Internship Program

Summer 2010 Internship Program

IALR has received funding from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission to place approximately 45 college students with local businesses for an 8 week internship next summer. Read More

IALR Researcher to Lead Elite Robotics Team

IALR Researcher to Lead Elite Robotics Team

Tomonari Furukawa, Director of the Computational Multiphysics Systems Lab (CMS) at IALR, is leading a topnotch robotics team vying for the $1.6 million dollar prize in an international robotics competition. Read More

IALR Executive Director appointed to serve on technology council

IALR Executive Director appointed to serve on technology council

Governor Timothy M. Kaine appointed Liam Leightley to serve on the Southern Technology Council. Read More

Institute researchers develop new way to test tires

Institute researchers develop new way to test tires

Associate professor Saied Taheri and Virginia Tech students in the Intelligent Transportation Lab at the Institute developed a trailer that houses equipment to test tires on actual roads and road conditions. Read More

Danville, Virginia Joins Cree LED City® Program

Danville, Virginia Joins Cree LED City® Program

Effort to become ‘green government’ starts with installations of LED lighting. Read More

Grant awards $97,000 to provide green jobs training

Grant awards $97,000 to provide green jobs training

Green jobs training is coming, thanks to a $97,000 grant.  Shown here are members or the training partnership. Read More

New Triploid Daylily a Winner for VNLA and IALR

New Triploid Daylily a Winner for VNLA and IALR

ISRR Researchers have developed a prize-winning daylily in “Hokie colors." Read More

Field trips encourage interest in research

Field trips encourage interest in research

Numerous school groups tour IALR every year. This group from Piedmont Summer Regional Governor's School got hands-on experience with plant biology in the ISRR. Read More

VIPER Attracts Celebrity Rocker’s Green Dream Team

VIPER Attracts Celebrity Rocker’s Green Dream Team

Celebrity Rocker Neil Young is serious about fuel efficiency.  He recently brought his Lincoln Continental to the VIPER drive train motorsports research facility at VIR to test its fuel efficiency as part of his bid to win the Automotive X Prize Competition. Read More

IALR Mission

IALR Mission

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research's role as a catalyst for economic and community transformation will be accomplished through strategic research, advanced learning programs, advanced networking and technology, and community outreach. Central to this goal of transformation is researc... Read More

ITL

ITL

The mission of the Intelligent Transportation Lab (ITL) is to improve road transportation safety through development and application of state-of-the-art sensors, actuators, and control systems.  Saied Taheri, shown here, directs the lab. Read More

VTPL

VTPL

The mission of the Vehicle Terrain Performance Lab is to improve vehicle system performance by studying the interactions between vehicles and terrain. Read More

Research Centers

Overview

IALR research centers drive commercialization crucial to regional economic success.

The research centers at IALR, selected based on existing regional assets, focus on these areas:
(click on the headings to explore...)

High-value horticulture and forestry

ISRR

Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources

Polymers

AAPPI

Advanced & Applied Polymer Processing Institute

Mechanical engineering

Motorsports & Vehicle Performance

VIPER

Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research

PERL

Performance Engineering Research Lab

VTPL

Vehicle Terrain Performance Laboratory

ITL

Intelligent Transportation Lab

Robotics & Unmanned Systems

BIT

Bio-Inspired Technology Laboratory

CMS

Computational Multiphysics Systems Lab