University of Maryland

• Aquatic Pathobiology Center  - Academic and research facility devoted to the sciences of aquatic pathology, toxicology, and quality education outreach.
• Bridge Engineering Software and Technology Center  - Develops bridge related technologies - applications that help in modeling bridges and supporting more efficient engineering.
• Bureau of Governmental Research  - Identifies best practices in scientific literature and collaborates with agencies to implement such practices.
• Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering  - Establishing a knowledge and resource base to promote the development of top grade electronic components, products, and systems.
• Center for American Politics and Citizenship  - Nonpartisan and nonprofit research group fostering political research and information directed to citizens and policy makers.
• Center for Auditory and Acoustic Research (CAAR)  - UMD bassed association of researchers from different universities working to further the understanding and technologies of acoustics.
• Center for Automation Research (CfAR)  - Information on CfAR's people, students, research areas, laboratories and facilities, and other services.
• Center for Automotive Research and Testing  - Engages in research and testing activities for vehicle dynamics, hybrid electric vehicle transmission design, and powertrain performance.
• Center for Communicating Networked Control Systems  - Multidisciplinary center aims to lay down the mathematical foundations essential for the convergence and integration of control and communications technologies.
• Center for Dynamics and Control of Smart Structures  - Three-university center administered by the Army Research Office and funded by the US Department of Defense. Primarily engages in the study of MEMS actuators and sensors.
• Center for Energetic Concepts Development (CECD)  - University of Maryland teams up with the College of Southern Maryland, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey to operate this research, technology transfer, product development, and training initiative.
• Center for Environmental Energy Engineering  - Research and education center aims to explore innovative technologies for energy conversion.
• Center for Heritage Resource Studies  - Aims to gather scholars and practitioners together in a comprehensive approach for the study of heritage.
• Center for Historical Studies  - Gathers graduate students, faculty, undergraduates, and staff to studies and forums on historical issues - both new and old.
• Center for Information Policy  - Keep track with the activities and findings of this multidisciplinary research center. See the posted reports, publications, and news.
• Center for International Development and Conflict Management  - Conducts studies and related activities to explore new and better perspectives on the dynamics of conflict and conflict resolution.
• Center for Mathematics Education  - Seeks to improve school and college Math programs through research and development, teaching, and service.
• Center for Micro Engineering  - Interdisciplinary research organization undertakes essential and applied investigations into microsystem design and fabrication, device characterization, and microscale devices and systems integration.
• Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials  - Interdisciplinary academic unit devoted to fundamental and applied research on nanoelectronics, and nanomaterials.
• Center for Networking of Infrastructure Sensors  - Research center dedicated to sensor, communication, and infrastructure security in the both the military and civilian sectors.
• Center for Neural and Cognitive Sciences (CNACS)  - CNAC's website serves as a comprehensive source for information on the neural and cognitive studies at Maryland.
• Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise (CPPPE)  - Information on CPPPE's research activities, courses, and events. With news and research publications.
• Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies (CRBS)  - Fostering research and instruction in the arts, cultures, and literature of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
• Center for Risk and Reliability (CRR)  - Development and research facility focusing on industry needs for product and process reliability.
• Center for Risk Communication Research  - Research center composed of scholars who engage in studying a variety of safety and health concerns such as terrorism and catastrophes.
• Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling  - Promoting collaborative research that explores the interplay between novel computational algorithms and mathematical modeling.
• Center for Technology and Systems Management  - Exploring ways to enhance safety, efficiency and effectiveness in technology and systems.
• Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies (CSPCS)  - Site presents information on CSPCS' mission, activities and events, associates and research fellows. With pertinent publications.
• Composites Research Laboratory (CORE)  - Serves as a base for new knowledge that promote the comprehension and utilization of composite materials.
• Condensed Matter Theory Center  - Research center operates sustained studies in theoretical condensed matter physics, upon UMD funding.
• Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity (CRGE)  - University-wide initiative fosters research and scholarship in the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity.
• David C. Driskell Center  - Engages in the study of the visual arts and culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora.
• Distributed Systems Software Laboratory  - Hosts an array of UNIX systems for conducting systems research. Aims to explore the practical intersection of personal and high performance computing.
• Division of Research  - Information on research policies, initiatives, and offices. With downloadable forms and an online research publication.
• Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center  - Joint research facility of the Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Geology, Geography, and the Earth Sciences Directorate at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. Undertakes studies on the interaction of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere components.
• Fraunhofer Center – Maryland (FC-MD)  - Competence center for applied research and technology transfer in experimental software engineering.
• Global Land Cover Facility  - Specializes in the research on and assessment of land cover change using remotely sensed satellite data and products.
• Graphics and Visual Informatics Laboratory (GVIL)  - Department of Computer Science facility promoting research and academic pursuits in computer graphics, scientific visualization, and virtual environments.
• Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL)  - Interdisciplinary laboratory concerned with information visualization and the creation of interfaces for digital libraries, multimedia resources for learning communities, zoomable user interfaces (ZUIs), and related technologies.
• Inforum  - Research body with an advocacy for improving business forecasting and government policy analysis.
• Institute for Interactive Journalism  - Serves as a platform for developing innovative news presentations or formats that make use of new technologies to invite more audience.
• Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST)  - Learn about IPST's research activities, academic programs, and events. Get to know its staff as well.
• Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics  - Promoting modern science through interdisciplinary research and educational programs - linking Engineering and the Physical Sciences.
• Institute for Systems Research (ISR)  - ISR's website provides downloadable information sheets, information on facilities and accomplishments, and a library of tech reports.
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee  - Administrative unit reviews, approves, and monitors the use of live vertebrate animals in teaching and research.
• International Center for Transcultural Education  - Prepares and develops sophisticated and sustained transcultural and historical research and education initiatives.
• IRIS Center  - Advisory and research center operating under the Department of Economics. Aims to facilitate economic growth and democratic development in poor and transition countries.
• Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory  - Provides opportunities for undergraduate Geology students to engage in research works that involve the isotopic analysis of a wide range of geological materials.
• Joint Global Change Research Institute  - Dedicated to understanding the global climate change and suggesting possible solutions.
• Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes  - Facility dedicated to exploring the mechanics and cognitive processes involved in the human-computer interface.
• Laboratory for Computation and Visualization  - Facility explores advancements in high-performance scientific computing and data visualization.
• Laboratory for Crustal Petrology  - Strives to gain better understanding of the Earth's origin and evolution. Focuses on the pressure-temperature-time-deformation evolution of metamorphic belts and the processes that granite undergo beneath Earth's crust.
• Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Computing  - Presents several research projects that focus on massively parallel systems, architectures, and algorithms.
• Language and Media Processing Laboratory  - Explores means and technologies for better language translation including text extraction from image.
• Latin American Studies Center  - Providing and promoting opportunities and courses to explore and understand Latin American and the Caribbean cultures.
• Maryland Assessment Research Center for Education Success (MARCES)  - Supporting an array of activities through basic and applied research activities that aim to improve assessment practice and knowledge quality.
• Maryland Center for Advanced Transportation Technology  - Component of the research group within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Seeks to find new and innovative technologies for transportation.
• Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology  - Research, education, and policy coalition of agricultural, environmental, forestry, business, educational, government and other leaders. Aims to enhance Maryland's farms, forests and other "working lands.".
• Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities  - Collaborative endeavor among the College of Arts and Humanities, University Libraries, and Office of Information Technology. Serves as a hub for the scholars and practitioners of digital humanities, electronic literature, and cyberculture.
• Maryland Justice Analysis Center (MJAC)  - Acting as a de-facto supplementary body for the Maryland justice system, MJAC coordinates and analyzes criminal and juvenile statistics.
• Maryland Literacy Research Center  - Aims to establish an organization of literacy researchers and undertake multi-disciplinary analyses of important problems facing the education profession.
• Maryland Nanocenter  - Seeking to uncover new ideas and applications in the field of miniaturization.
• Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC)  - Multidisciplinary facility dedicated to population-related studies and surveys.
• Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH)  - A. James Clark School of Engineering's academic and research unit aims to connect business ventures and technical ideas.
• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center  - Undertakes nationally recognized fundamental research on surfaces and interfaces of materials with potential impact on the next generation gadgets and devices.
• Mid-Atlantic RESAC  - Regional Earth Science Applications Center. Supplements the UMD Geography Department's satellite remote sensing expertise and applications.
• National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research  - Among the "Centers of Excellence" designated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Advances new ideas for aviation education, training, and operations.
• National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice  - Deals with the prevention of youth delinquency, education of detained youth, and transition services provided to youth returning to their schools and communities.
• National Foreign Language Center  - Serves as a resource for studies, consultancies, and programming on cross-cultural communication and language.
• Norbert Wiener Center for Harmonic Analysis and Applications  - Department of Mathematics academic and research facility focusing on harmonic analysis and applications.
• Office of Research Administration and Advancement (ORAA)  - Site presents ORAA news, research guides, and information on services and activities. With a staff directory.
• Office of Technology Commercialization  - Division of Research unit responsible for technology transfer and commercialization endeavors.
• Plasma Mass Spectrometry Laboratory  - Research facility houses tools essential for micron scale analyses and the determination of isotopic compositions in materials.
• Smart Materials and Structures Research Center (SMSRC)  - Aims to hasten the development of new smart materials and structures technologies, and train a new generation of multidisciplinary engineers.
• Space Systems Lab  - Training facility for humans to be sent to space missions. Also enables the more efficient interaction between robots and humans.