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Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory
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ACSEL
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Center
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surface engineering,
modeling and modification; laser surface treatments; wear, tribology,
corrosion and oxidation resistance development; decorative coatings and color
control; structural and mechanical property development and characterization;
semiconductor, electronic, magnetic, and optical thin film processing;
photovoltaic thin film systems; physical and chemical vapor deposition;
extensive thin film characterization and property determination |
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Advanced Control of Energy and Power Systems
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ACEPS
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Center
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intelligent control systems; Neuro-F fuzzy control; real-time
monitoring and advanced diagnostic systems; artificial intelligence; advanced
acoustic, optical and electromechanical sensors; pollution reduction;
transformers and breakers monitoring; smart substations; power quality;
nondestructive evaluation; advanced power electronics; remote sensing,
security, and control |
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Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center
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ASPPRC
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Center
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- alloy
and process design of steels; formability and failure analysis; mechanical
property evaluation; fatigue and fracture evaluation; low C sheet steels,
medium carbon forging steels carburized steels, stainless steels, zinc-coated
steels |
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Center for Automation, Robotics, and Distributed Intelligence
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CARDI
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neural networks; robotics; sensor/actuator development; artificial
intelligence; smart materials; intelligent control; advanced signal
processing; computer vision; networking and distributed intelligence |
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Center for Combustion and Environmental Research
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CCER
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- chemical
kinetics and reacting flow modeling; basic flame, flow reactor and combustion
vessel research; novel optical diagnostic techniques, laser spectroscopy |
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Center
for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space |
CCACS
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Center
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- commercial
opportunities in space; combustion in space; combustors; fire safety and
suppression; advanced materials; sensors and controls |
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Center
for Engineering Education |
CEE |
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- organization
of student an dteacher knowledge; using technology to improve
learning; educational assessment; engineering education; engineering;
engineering design; engineering ethics; gender issues in science
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Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
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CERA
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Center
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- exposure
assessment, dermal absorption; hazard identification, fate and transport;
cost/benefit analysis, risk management; statistics; risk communication |
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Center for Intelligent Biomedical Devices and Musculoskeletal Systems
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IBDMS
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- implant
design, implant simulator (hip, knee, TMJ, etc.); fluoroscopic imaging of
joint motion; in vivo measurements of implants dynamics; advanced
biocompatible materials; modeling and simulation of musculoskeletal system;
micro-electromechanical (MEM) sensors and actuators; electronically controlled
implants; artificial sensory systems; automatic control; telemetric implants;
spinal injuries and implants |
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Center for Research on Hydrates and Other Solids in Hydrocarbon and Aqueous Fluids
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CHS
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Center
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- equilibria
and transport properties of aqueous crystals; kinetic rates of formation of
crystals; inhibition of crystal formation; detection, production,
and processing techniques; hydrates in reservoir production; spectroscropy and
diffraction of crystal structures; analytical and molecular dynamic modeling;
disciplines of chemistry, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering,
physics, and geology; hydrates in food industry |
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Center for Solar and Electronic Materials
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CSEM
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Center
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photovoltaics;
semiconductors; electrophotography; polymer science; surface science;
structural characterization; thin film materials; electronic materials
processing; mechanical and electronic systems design |
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Center for Wave Phenomena
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CWP
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Summary
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Center
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seismic
exploration research, computational seismology; applied mathematics; imaging
technology |
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Center for Welding, Joining, and Coatings Research
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CWJCR
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Center
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metallurgical
engineering; physical metallurgy of joining processes; engineered materials
processing; welding, soldering, and brazing science |
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Colorado Advanced Materials Institute
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CAMI
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provides
seed grants to university researchers in Colorado to work on materials
problems defined by State industries |
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Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics
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CCAC
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ceramic
materials science; ceramic synthesis and processing; ceramic-metal
composites; ceramic films, fibers and composites; oxidation and corrosion;
dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and magnetics; glass/glass crystallization;
materials for fuel cells and batteries; porous materials and substrates;
electronic and optical ceramics; gas-solid interactions; ceramic-metal
joining; combustion synthesis; powder and whisker synthesis |
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Colorado Institute for Fuels and High-Altitude Engine Research
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CIFER
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Center
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heavy-duty
engine and vehicle test method development; environmental and energy policy;
catalysts for air pollution control; fuels and petrochemicals processing
(catalysts, reaction engineering); in-use emissions measurements from
heavy-duty vehicles; alternative and renewable fuels |
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Colorado Institute for Macromolecular Science and Engineering
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CIMSE |
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polymeric
materials science; design and synthesis of new macromolecular species; polymer
rheology and processing; polymers at surfaces and interfaces; directed
self-assembly of colloidal particles; theoretical methods; biological fluids |
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Energy and Minerals Field Institute
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EMFI
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Center
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provides
intensive on-site educational opportunities on energy and mineral resource
exploration, extraction, benefaction, and utilization operations and issues |
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Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute
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EMI
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Center
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mine
mechanization and automation; civil underground construction; geotechnical
engineering; tunneling; mechanical mining; advanced drilling systems; novel
rock excavation systems |
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International Ground Water Modeling Center
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IGWMC
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Center
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geohydrological
characterization; groundwater model formulation and application; groundwater
hydraulics and engineering; software development and testing; groundwater
modeling training |
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M. King Hubbert Center for Petroleum Supply Studies
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HUBBERT |
Summary
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Center
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assembles,
studies, and disseminates data concerning global petroleum supplies |
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Petroleum Exploration and Production Center
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PEPC
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development
and application of exploration techniques for conventional and unconventional
reservoirs; characterization of stratigraphic architecture and flow behavior
of petroleum reservoirs at multiple scales; evaluation of petroleum reserves
and resources on a national and worldwide basis |
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Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
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PTTC
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Summary
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Center
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identifies
priority technical problems of oil and gas producers; transfer upstream
environmental and protection technologies to help domestic producers reduce
costs, improve operating efficiency, increase ultimate recovery, enhance
environmental compliance, and add new oil and gas reserves |
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Reservoir Characterization Project
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RCP
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Summary
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Center
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integration
of geophysics, geology, and petroleum engineering; multicomponent 3- and 4-D
seismology |
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W. J. Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy
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KROLL |
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- mineral
processing; extractive metallurgy (pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy,
electrometallurgy); chemical processing of materials including materials
synthesis; treatment of waste materials |
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