Mission
TO CONDUCT AND ASSIST IN CONDUCTING ENGINEERING RESEARCH FOR A) THE UNITED STATES, ITS AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES, B) FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF, AND C) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING THE REGION 2000 GEOGRAPHIC AREA (WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF AMHERST, CAMPBELL, APPOMATTOX, AND BEDFORD AND THE VIRGINIA CITIES AND TOWNS OF LYNCHBURG, ALTAVISTA, AMHERST AND BEDFORD.