According to an IIT Research Institute study conducted at Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories, a manufacturer retesting a particular model under succeeding revisions of the test would find a lowering of STC results (anywhere from 2 to 5 levels) because the standard continues to sharpen the lens of scrutiny under which acoustical assemblies are examined.
It's a dramatic departure from traditional procurement rules," concludes Manik Rath, associate general counsel at the technology-oriented IIT Research Institute in Chicago, who authored a white paper on the subject titled, A Chief Executive's Guide to Piloting the Company through the New Department of Homeland Security.
Leach has nearly 30 years experience in toxicology and pulmonary drug development, having also held positions at IIT Research Institute, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, and 3M Pharmaceuticals, where he was Head of Preclinical Pulmonary Drug Development.
Foundry-related programs funded by the grant are: *Establishment of a Heat Treatment Demonstration Facility to Improve Productivity and Quality of Manufacturing in Illinois: Some $1 million (leveraged by $6 million in federal money) has been granted to IIT Research institute of Chicago to establish a center to improve heat processing of metals by determining what factors cause quality problems and high costs.
Alion was formed in December 2002 when approximately 1,600 employees of the IIT Research Institute (IITRI), founded in 1936, purchased substantially all of the assets of IITRI creating a 100 percent ESOP-owned company.
