University Research Institutes

• Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities 

• Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (CCNL)  - Primarily undertakes research on the computational mechanisms involved in human cognition.
• Evolutionary Processing Group (EVOL)  - Aims to develop optical computer architectures and to transfer theories of neural computation, biological co-evolution, consciousness, and hierarchical complex systems into the design of systems-on-a-chip and processing networks.
• Georgia Tech Research Institute  - The applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
• Houston Advanced Research Center  - The Woodlands, Texas based nonprofit research organization focusing on the improvement of human and ecosystem wellbeing.
• Southeastern Universities Research Association  - Operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility on behalf of the US Department of Energy and promotes initiatives in nuclear physics, information technologies, and coastal research.
• Universities Research Association  - A consortium of 90 leading research-oriented universities primarily in the United States, with members also in Canada, Japan, and Italy.