University of Oklahoma receives $90,000 grant from Science Applications International Corp.

 Science Applications International Corp. is providing a $90,000 grant to the University of Oklahoma to support collaborative project and research programs for OU’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, Price College of Business, and the College of Architecture. This grant is part of SAIC's University Relations Initiative, which aims to strengthen the company’s science and technology core.

The SAIC-sponsored projects will include a campus lecture series on climate change and the establishment of the College of Architecture's Center for Sustainable Urban Design. The grant also will fund other collaborative projects and research programs, such as carbon sequestration research and the development of an integrated oil and gas optimization tool set.  This grant follows SAIC’s $150,000 contribution in 2008 to support OU’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy in the advancement of fossil and alternative fuel technologies.

“SAIC is a company that brings high-technology solutions to solve the nation’s most challenging problems, and universities are one of the wellsprings of innovation into which the company can tap,” said J.T. Grumski, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “We are deeply committed to our relationship with the University of Oklahoma, and to the pursuit of joint research and educational initiatives that will help us meet future challenges in business and technology.”