Monsanto & Northrop Grumman to UA RFID advisory board

07 Dec '07

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The RFID Research Center will provide third-party access to objective testing, exposure to mature retail applications, and experiences that will allow us to participate in the shaping of processes and procedures for the effective application of RFID technology in our defense-related industry."

Hardgrave, who is also a professor and holder of the Edwin and Karlee Bradberry Chair, said, "We are continually seeking ways to help businesses find the business value in the use of RFID and other RF technologies so we are very pleased to have Monsanto and Northrop Grumman be a part of our advisory board."

The RFID Research Center officially opened its laboratory in the Fayetteville Industrial Park in June 2005. It currently has 45 business and industry sponsors and several academic collaborators.

The facility, strategically positioned in the epicenter of retail RFID activity, primarily conducts research on the most efficient use of RFID and other wireless and sensor technologies throughout the supply chain, with special interest on the retail supply chain.

In September 2005, the laboratory became the first academic EPC/RFID research laboratory worldwide to receive the EPCglobal Performance Test Center accreditation. EPCglobal Inc is a global not-for-profit standards organization commercializing the Electronic Product CodeT and RFID worldwide.

In 2007, the University of Arkansas RFID Research Center - along with research centers in Germany and Italy - founded the Global RF Lab Alliance, a confederation of radio frequency-focused laboratories from around the globe.

The alliance's objective is to provide a mechanism for communication and research collaboration among the radio-frequency labs. It recently established an academic journal, International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications.

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