INRA is a coalition of eight universities, working in cooperation with the Department of Energy and other partners to combine intellectual strength while enhancing graduate level research and education.

Phone: (208) 524-4800
Email: inra@inra.org
Website: http://www.inra.org

The mission of the Biological & Irrigation Engineering Department (BIE) is to teach students preparing to become biological engineers how to apply engineering principles and the knowledge of biological sciences to the design, control, and analysis of biological-engineered systems and to solutions of biotechnology problems.  The department also prepares students for entry into other professions, including biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, medicine, and law.

BIE Website: http://www.engineering.usu.edu/bie
USU Website: http://www.usu.edu/

At the Montana State University Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE), multidisciplinary research teams find solutions to, and applications for, industrially relevant problems and potentials of microbial biofilm formation. The CBE was established in 1990 as a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. As part of the MSU College of Engineering, the CBE provides students with opportunities to get a head start on their careers by conducting research on teams led by world-recognized leaders in the biofilm field.

CBE Website: http://www.erc.montana.edu/
MSU Website: http://www.montana.edu/