Virginia Tech

Blacksburg VA. R1 public research university. $453.4M sponsored research FY2024. College of Engineering (top-ranked). Strong defense/national security research. Virginia Tech Innovation Campus (Institute for Advanced Computing) in Alexandria VA — 2 miles from Amazon HQ2, feeding DMV tech corridor. Research Center in Arlington (Ballston) — 10 institutes co-located. Key institutes: Hume Center (national security/cyber), ICTAS (critical technology), VT-ARC (Applied Research Corporation — defense contractor). Virginia Tech National Security Institute launched 2024. VIPC connection (Commonwealth of Virginia).