Coordinated Science Laboratory
 Coordinated Science Laboratory in 2026 | |
| Established | 1951 |
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Field of research | Artificial intelligence, Circuits, Computing, Communications, Control, Robotics, Signal processing |
| Director | Naresh Shanbhag |
| Location | 1308 West Main Street, Urbana, Illinois, U.S. 40°06′54″N 88°13′36″W / 40.1149°N 88.2267°W |
| Affiliations | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Website | csl.illinois.edu |
The Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) is a major multidisciplinary scientific research laboratory in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. With deep roots in information technology, CSL has invented and deployed many landmark innovations, such as the electric vacuum gyroscope, the first computer-assisted instructional program, and the plasma screen. Today, key research areas include applied research and technology; circuits; computational and physical electronics; computer systems and architecture; decision and control; intelligent sensing, networking, and cyber-physical systems; remote sensing and space science; robotics; security and privacy; signals, inference, and networks; societal impacts of technology; and more.[1][2]
History
[edit]Established during the Korean War in 1951 as a classified military-research laboratory called the Control Systems Laboratory, CSL was originally intended to focus on automated control systems, with a major focus on radar. In 1959 it switched to a much broader civilian-oriented research mission and was renamed the Coordinated Science Laboratory.[1]
Faculty and funding
[edit]Research at CSL is led by about 150 faculty members spanning over 15 departments and schools at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with over 250 current graduate student researchers.[1][2]
CSL receives funding from a wide range of federal, state, and private sources.[1]
Some major centers and institutes within or affiliated with CSL
[edit]Notable historical research contributions
[edit]- Electric vacuum gyroscope (the central component of inertial navigation systems, primarily used by submarines)[1]
- Portable radar systems[1]
- PLATO (the first computer-based education system)[1]
- Flat panel plasma displays[1]
- Deuterium Method for processing microchips (extends the life of microchips by 10 to 50 times normal length)
- Quantum wire lasers
- Quantum dots[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Coordinated Science Laboratory: 75 Years of Multidisciplinary Excellence. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 28 April 2026. ISBN 978-0-252-04963-7.
- 1 2 "Coordinated Science Laboratory". Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Coordinated Science Laboratory
- History of the Decision and Control Laboratory, a research group within CSL
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