Participating Centers
Center for Research in Energy and Environment
Research and development areas:
Research in Energy and Environment encompasses generation of “Clean Energy”, storage and efficient technologies for energy utilization that can lead to reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) as the primary greenhouse gas, job creation, and economic development. Other emerging contaminants and research include chemicals that are becoming of greater concern due to their impact on humans and the environment.
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Center for Biomedical Research
Research and development areas:
- Bioactive glass science and engineering
- Bioactive glass and bioactive ceramic scaffolds for regenerating bone
- Nanofibrous bioactive glass for healing soft tissue wounds
- Biomarkers for early detection of cancer
- Nanostructured biocompatible phosphate devices for drug and growth factor delivery
Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
Research and development areas:
- Advanced, sustainable materials for infrastructure construction and rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation of bridges and buildings by applying new materials, such as self-consolidating, fiber-reinforced composite materials
- Advanced design methods to resist extreme events, such as earthquakes
- Novel, non-destructive techniques to assess damage and structural health monitoring of infrastructure
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Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Research and development areas:
The Center for Science, Technology, and Society (CSTS) provides opportunities for humanists, scientists (social, behavioral, and natural), and engineers to collaborate on innovative research that addresses how science and technology shape, and are shaped by, our society, culture, politics, and the environment.
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Intelligent Systems Center
Research and development areas:
- Intelligent manufacturing processes, equipment and systems
- Intelligent cyber-physical systems
- Advanced simulation, sensing, control and communications
- Computational intelligence and embedded systems
- Smart grids and information management
Materials Research Center
Research and development areas:
- Ceramics
- Metals
- Polymers
- Glass
- Composites
- Coatings
Energetic Materials, Rock Characterization, and Geomechanics Center
Research and development areas:
- Rock properties and geomechanics
- Explosions and material fragmentation
- Mining support engineering
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Center for High Performance Computing
The Center for High Performance computing provides high-performance computing and GPU processing capacity to researchers through The Forge and the Numerically Intensive Computing Cluster. These systems of computers are optimized to perform a variety of computationally-intensive research tasks. Both clusters are a resource for the entire Missouri S&T community; however, research groups may also purchase allocations or contribute nodes for on-demand high-performance computing.
Center for Intelligent Infrastructure
Research Interests and Development:
- Robotic platforms for infrastructure inspection and maintenance
- Smart materials and sensor integration in infrastructure for intelligent asset management
- Artificial intelligence and decision-making tools for civil and power infrastructure
- Life-cycle assessment, reliability, and stressor mitigation of infrastructure systems
- Post-disaster resiliency and recovery of infrastructure systems
- Condition assessment and monitoring responses to disasters and extreme events
- Cyber-physical-social infrastructure systems for sustainable and resilient society
Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI)
We don’t just improve Missouri infrastructure – we transform it.
Transportation research shouldn’t end at just ideas — its effects should be seen in our roads and structures.
That’s the vision of the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) – to drive transportation research forward and turn that research into real-world results. Better infrastructure means safer roads, a more connected community and a robust economy.
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