▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁and ▁information ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Day ton ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( UD RI ) ▁emp lo ys ▁ 5 7 0 ▁full - time ▁research , ▁technical ▁and ▁administrative ▁staff . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁U D RI ▁performed ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁spons ored ▁research . ▁U D RI ▁is ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁for ▁its ▁research ▁in ▁materials , ▁structures , ▁sens ors ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁systems , ▁energy ▁and ▁sust ain ment ▁techn ologies . ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁the ▁research ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Day ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁U D RI ▁broke ▁the ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁mark ▁in ▁spons ored ▁research ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Day ton ▁Research ▁Institute ▁ ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : N an ote chn ology ▁institutions ▁Category : E ner gy ▁research ▁instit utes ▁Category : Material s ▁science ▁instit utes ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Day ton ▁Category : E conom y ▁of ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ohio <0x0A> </s> ▁E c ub l ens ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁É c ub l ens , ▁F rib ourg , ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁canton