SUPER: Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research
The Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research, or SUPER agreement, is an agreement signed between the Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University. With this agreement, both facilities hope to deepen collaborative research and energy initiatives for the future.
The SUPER agreement promotes strategies towards greater cooperation between both organizations, visiting research scholars, and joint symposia, seminars, workshops, and conferences. Longstanding research and development efforts in areas such as nuclear energy, high-performance computing and cybersecurity will also continue under this enhanced partnership.
Focus Area 1: Critical & Strategic Materials and Minerals
- Rock Characterization for Mineral Exploration (Large-scale Testing to
Microscopy) - Separation Chemistry
- Critical Minerals with a focus on Idaho’s Resources (Upstream, Midstream, and
Downstream) - Digitalization, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence*
*Cross-cutting subtopic for two focus areas
Focus Area 2: Energy-Environmental Security
- Siting and construction of Advanced Nuclear Reactors
- Application of Water Resources for Energy Security
- Geothermal Energy
- Energy Storage Technologies
- Digitalization, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence*
*Cross-cutting subtopic for two focus areas
Articles About the SUPER Agreement
Collaborative Agreement Between INL and ISU Brings Many Opportunities - Local News 8
Idaho Lab & University Sign Agreement on Enhancing R&D Cooperation - ExecutiveGOV
INL, Idaho State University Broaden Collaborative Research Initiatives - ISU News
INL and ISU launch new SUPER research agreement - East Idaho News
