A Brief History
- Summer 1990: SBOE Research Center Competition closed due to lack of funds. ISU decides to conduct an internal competition.
- Late Fall 1990: a proposal is developed for a Measurement and Control Center. Proposal submitted to Ed House in January 1991.
- November 1991: proposal plus addendum is defended in a presentation to the RCC.
- Early Spring 1992: proposal finally gained approval from RCC. MCERC becomes one of four designated potential research centers at ISU (chosen from a group of about ten).
- Late Fall 1992, into early Spring 1993: a formal Notice of Intent (NOI) for the SBOE was prepared and forwarded through the necessary channels.
- January 25, 1994: the SBOE office approved the NOI.
- Dr. Kevin Moore, Founding Director left ISU in Fall, 1998.