UAB leads $20 million statewide grant to improve understanding of plasma processes and interactions
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September 19, 2017
A five-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation will help universities across Alabama, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, collaborate to better understand interactions of a key matter that could translate into the development of new technologies in areas ranging from food safety and aerospace to medicine.
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