HOUSTON – (March 5, 2022) – Leaders from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Rice University will host a presentation and fireplace chat on the Ion March 12 to debate the company’s function in nationwide safety, program areas and investments in breakthrough applied sciences.

The occasion will provide insights into DARPA’s method to investments that drive transformational change and the vital function universities play in constructing sturdy innovation ecosystems.

As the analysis and improvement company for the U.S. Department of Defense, DARPA explicitly reaches for transformational change as an alternative of incremental advances, in response to their mission statement. It has helped lay the foundations for a few of society’s most transformational applied sciences: the web, miniaturized GPS, sensible telephones, mRNA vaccines, stealth, industrial area entry and autonomous automobiles.

Media who want to attend ought to RSVP with Avery Franklin, media relations specialist at Rice, at AveryRF@rice.edu or 713-348-6327.

What: Fireside Chat with DARPA and Rice University.

Who: Stefanie Tompkins, director of DARPA; Sha-chelle Devlin Manning, chief of economic technique at DARPA; Rice President Reginald DesRoches; Rice Chief Innovation Officer Paul Cherukuri will function the moderator.

When: Tuesday, March 12, 1 – 2 p.m. CST.

Where: The Ion at 4201 Main St. This occasion is free and open to the general public, however registration is required. Both registration and parking info may be discovered here.