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The college is home to many interdisciplinary research centers that bring together faculty, students, and other professional participants.

Centers

• Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMReC)
  Develops innovative analytical models and experiments for the next generation of aerospace structures and systems.
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  A research partnership center that works closely with NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to use space for valuable life science applications that benefit humanity. Bioserve facilitates commercial use of the unique environment of space for biomedical, pharmaceutical, bioprocessing, agricultural, and environmental research.
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  An interdisciplinary research environment focusing on R&D of innovative decision support software, transfer of technologies to professionals, research in water systems modeling, hydropower optimization, improving water management, and adapting to climate change.
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  An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) advancing the fundamental understanding of the kinetics and mechanisms of photopolymerizations. It enables active collaborations among industrial and academic investigators who are exploring cutting-edge research on photopolymerization processes, and are developing novel applications based upon its unique set of advantages.
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  Partners with pharmaceutical biotechnology companies to form a unique program emphasizing multi-disciplinary scientific education as well as training in non-scientific disciplines critical to the success of the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry.
• An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) involving Brigham Young University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Virginia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan, C-UAS is the nation’s NSF-funded unmanned aircraft research center.
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  Dedicated to the study of astrodynamics and the application of satellites to science, navigation, and remote sensing of the Earth and planets. Research emphasis areas include astrodynamics, which involves orbital and attitude motion of Earth satellites, interplanetary spacecraft, and planetary bodies; global navigation satellite systems used for orbit determination, remote sensing, and vehicle navigation, and remote sensing of the Earth’s surface, gravity field, oceans, atmosphere and space.
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  Focuses on smart power electronics for energy efficiency and renewable energy applications and systems. The center maintains a tradition of innovative design-oriented and application-focused research and education in power electronics and integrated circuit design.
• Design Center Colorado (DCC)
  An industry-education partnership within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ. DC Colorado is a new concept in engineering education, fostering innovative, technical collaborations with business, industry, and government agencies.
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  One of NSF's longest running industry/university cooperative research centers (IUCRCs). The center advances membrane technology in separation processes through research and development​, promotes education in membrane science and engineering​, and provides effective technology transfer between the Center and its industrial partners.
• Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience
  Combines classroom work, research and development, and real world, on-the-ground experience to train engineers to work in partnership with organizations in developing communities worldwide. Our goal is to create sustainable and appropriate solutions to meet people's basic needs.
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  A university, government, and industry partnership dedicated to the development and application of unmanned vehicle systems for scientific, industrial, and military applications.

Research Institutes

• ATLAS Institute
  An interdisciplinary institute to inspire research, experimentation and critical thinking that turns ingenious ideas into reality. The institute’s labs and academic programs encourage out-of-the-box thinking and creative exploration, attracting technology visionaries and virtuosos who reach beyond convention, take risks and innovate.
• Biofrontiers Institute
  Convenes researchers from the life sciences, physical sciences, computer science and engineering to uncover new knowledge at the frontiers of science, and partnering with industry to make their discoveries relevant.
• Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS)
  A laboratory that focusing on the detection of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic contaminants in water and evaluating the effectiveness of methods for removing these compounds.
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  A partnership of NOAA and ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in which hundreds of environmental scientists work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people's relationship with the planet.
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  Works to discover and communicate the mechanisms that drive environmental change – matters that are becoming ever more urgent as changes in climate and land use are felt worldwide.
• Institute for Cognitive Sciences (ICS)
  Promotes interdisciplinary research and training in cognitive science. The Institute is known for theory development and the application of those theories to real-world problems. Research within the institute can be classified into three interdisciplinary areas: Training and Education, Language Processing, and Higher Level Cognition.
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  Formed in 1962 as a joint institute of ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and NIST, the acronym stood for "Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics." However, JILA's research quickly expanded to include fields like atomic, molecular and optical physics, as well as biophysics, quantum information, precision measurement, and more.
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  A multidisciplinary institute operated jointly by the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. JILA researchers have produced innovative developments in lasers and optical science and use laser technology in fundamental research in physics and chemistry.Ìý
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  Combines all aspects of space exploration through our expertise in science, engineering, mission operations, and scientif