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RISE Campus

The Research and Innovations to Support Empowerment (RISE) Campus^TM will be a strategic hub for applied research and the generation of technological innovations that will position Norfolk State University, the City of Norfolk, and the entire Hampton Roads Region to become a key high-technology gateway for the southeastern United States.

The campus will be developed in phases and managed by the Enterprise and Empowerment Foundation of Norfolk State University (E²F).  Phase I involved the construction of the Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research and the establishment of the RISE SuperNode^SM, a private synchronous optical network (SONET) with ultrahigh bandwidth capacity, redundant connectivity, and reliable backup power in a highly secured environment.

The Campus’ first research facility, the Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research (shown above) is a state-owned, approximately 135,000 square-feet, six-story structure, and the home to applied research, graduate-level education, and training for the workforce of the future in science and technology.  Construction on the Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research is slated to conclude in the latter part of 2006.

Phase 2 and beyond will complete the full build-out of this 25-acre applied research and technological innovations park.  It will be realized as a result of highly-strategic private/public partnerships.

Mission of the RISE Campus^TM

1. Build an applied research environment that stimulates and encourages innovation and technology commercialization
2. Increase the number of entrepreneurs undertaking technology ventures
3. Develop human capital from underutilized resources and latent potential
4. Create digital opportunities
5. Provide lifelong learning opportunities

The RISE Campus’ Research Pillars

1. Advanced Materials – energy,  nanotechnology, photonics, and spintronics
2. Advanced Technology – communications, image processing, photonic devices, and sensor fabrication, optical networking, etc
3. Information Assurance & Security – forensics, net-centric operations, sensor integration, and secured wireless networks
4. Computational Science – bioinformatics, grid computing, modeling and simulation, and quantum computing

The RISE Campus^TM will be developed using a foundational model of collaboration as depicted  here.