BOREAS* Overview

BOREAS is the Broadband Optical Research Education and Sciences Network (BOREAS-Net) a multi-state consortium of leading research institutions in the upper Midwest. The purpose of this project is to build and operate a Regional Optical Network (RON) to service the advanced production and experimental network requirements of the research and education institutions of the upper Midwest. A RON is considered essential cyberinfrastructure needed for the region's research and education community to compete and collaborate with peers throughout the United States and the world. The institutions view this as critical not only to their ability to recruit and retain top research faculty, but also for the region's ability to lead and participate in high-technology and biotechnology research projects. More information can be found at www.boreas.net.

UI News Release on BOREAS: UI, Partner Universities Create Optical Network To Advance Research Worldwide

* BOREAS (pronounced Bor-ee-us) is also the Greek god of the north wind.

BOREAS Member Insitutions

Founding members of BOREAS include the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.

BOREAS location

BOREAS will be a dark-fiber (unused optical fiber) network among the following cities:

Ames, Iowa - Des Moines, Iowa
Chicago, Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
Kansas City, Missouri
Madison, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis, Minnesota

The University of Iowa BOREAS Team

Steve Fleagle, CIO
Molly Langstaff, Director, ITS Academic Technologies
Mark Katsouros , Director, ITS Telecommunications and Networking Services
Jay Ford, Network Engineer, ITS Telecommunications and Networking Services
Boyd Knosp, Engineer IV, ITS Academic Technologies