Facilities & Centers

Research Facilities


Pilot-scale combustion test facility designed specifically to address the growing need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants

nanofabrication facility

14,000 net sq ft facility includes a nanofabrication facility and a materials characterization facility


Jubel Hall will feature a 3,350 sq. ft. makerspace with machine shop and studio space

nanomaterials lab

Shared research and educational environment for researchers particularly in the emerging area of nanomaterials

computer servers

A robust cyber-infrastructure to facilitate knowledge sharing, increase collaboration, minimize redundancy, and capital outlays for large data research

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Centers

Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center (CBAC)

CBAC works to develop new tools for diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias — a major cause of death and disability.

Center for Aerosol Science & Engineering (CASE)

CASE works to characterize fundamental aerosol formation and transformation processes to determine impacts on the environment, climate and human health.

Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization (CCCU)

The CCCU’s goal is to foster the use of coal as a safe and affordable source of energy and as a chemical feedstock, with minimal impact on the environment

Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB)

CEMB seeks to advance the study of mechanical forces in molecules, cells, and tissues in plants and animals.

Center for Science and Engineering of Living Systems (CSELS)

CSELS is an interdisciplinary center that supports researchers from engineering and basic sciences who focus on the cell.

Institute of Materials Science & Engineering (IMSE)

IMSE provides an interdisciplinary approach to provide the greatest opportunities for unprecedented discoveries and educates the next generation of materials scientists.

International Center for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (InCEES)

InCEES coordinates universitywide and external collaborative research on energy, environment and sustainability.

The Nano Research Facility (NRF)

The NRF cultivates research in the emerging area of nanomaterials with applications in the energy, environment and biomedical fields.

McDonnell Academy Global Energy & Environment Partnership (MAGEEP)

MAGEEP supports the development of innovative ideas in energy, environmental and sustainability research, education and operations.

Center for Sensor Signal & Information Processing

Researchers focus on statistical signal processing and imaging to solve problems in security, defense, biomedicine, energy and the environment.

Center for Biomedical Informatics

CBI seeks to become the world leader in developing methods and protocols for analyzing biomedical data and provide improved clinical care.

U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research & Development Center

Seeks to advance solar energy conversion technologies by promoting development of new materials, devices and system level scale-ups.