Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory	Center
	- 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
	Advanced Control of Energy and Power Systems	Center
	-  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
	Advanced Water Technology Center (AQWATEC)	Center
	-  established to support the advancement of the areas of water and renewable energy. Research activities at AQWATEC are directed to advance research and development of novel water treatment processes and hybrid systems to enable sustainable and energy efficient utilization of impaired water sources to provide potable and non-potable water supplies.
	Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center	Center
	-  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
	Center for Assessment of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CA-STEM)	Center
	-  the development and application of educational measurement to educational research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
	Center for Automation, Robotics, and Distributed Intelligence	Center
	-  neural networks; robotics; sensor/actuator development; artificial intelligence; smart materials; intelligent control; advanced signal processing; computer vision; networking and distributed intelligence
	Center for Combustion and Environmental Research
	-  chemical kinetics and reacting flow modeling; basic flame, flow reactor and combustion vessel research; novel optical diagnostic techniques, laser spectroscopy
	Center for Engineering Education	Center
	-  organization of student and teacher knowledge; using technology to improve learning; educational assessment; engineering education; engineering design; engineering ethics; gender issues in science and engineering
	Center for Environmental Risk Assessment	Center
	-  exposure assessment, dermal absorption; hazard identification, fate and transport; cost/benefit analysis, risk management; statistics; risk communication
	Center for Experimental Study of Subsurface Environmental Processes	Center
	-  provide a broad and thorough understanding of environmental processes in complex subsurface systems; integrate both fundamental and applied sciences to include efforts to join academic research to current industrial questions; greater appreciation and understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of subsurface remediation
	Center for Intelligent Biomedical Devices and Musculoskeletal Systems	Center
	-  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
	Center for Research on Hydrates and Other Solids in Hydrocarbon and Aqueous Fluids	Center
	-  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
	Center for Space Resources	Center
	-  research and technology development center dedicated to the human and robotic exploration of space and the utilization of its resources for the benefit of humankind through the joint efforts of academic institutions, government agencies, international partners, and the private sector
	Center for Solar and Electronic Materials	Center
	-  photovoltaics; semiconductors; electrophotography; polymer science; surface science; structural characterization; thin film materials; electronic materials processing; mechanical and electronic systems design
	Center for Wave Phenomena	Center
	-  seismic exploration research, computational seismology; applied mathematics; imaging technology
	Center for Welding, Joining, and Coatings Research	Center
	-  metallurgical engineering; physical metallurgy of joining processes; engineered materials processing; welding, soldering, and brazing science
	Colorado Advanced Materials Institute
	-  provides seed grants to university researchers in Colorado to work on materials problems defined by State industries
	Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics
	-  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
	Colorado Energy Research Institute	Center
	-  advance the frontiers of global, sustainable energy systems; explore and develop the energy technologies needed to effectively address the challenges of climate change, energy insecurity, and air pollution, while providing affordable energy services
	Colorado Fuel Cell Center (CFCC)	Center
	-  advancing fuel-cell research, development and commercialization. Through collaboration with universities, national laboratories, and industrial partners, the CFCC is expanding local and national fuel-cell business clusters to bring fuel cells to the marketplace.
	Colorado Institute for Fuels and High-Altitude Engine Research	Center
	-  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
	Colorado Institute for Macromolecular Science and Engineering
	-  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
	Energy and Minerals Field Institute	Center
	-  provides intensive on-site educational opportunities on energy and mineral resource exploration, extraction, benefaction, and utilization operations and issues
	Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute	Center
	-  mine mechanization and automation; civil underground construction; geotechnical engineering; tunneling; mechanical mining; advanced drilling systems; novel rock excavation systems
	Golden Energy Computing Organization	Center
	-  high performance computing inquiries aimed at the discovery of new ways to meet the energy needs of our society
	International Ground Water Modeling Center	Center
	-  geohydrological characterization; groundwater model formulation and application; groundwater hydraulics and engineering; software development and testing; groundwater modeling training
	M. King Hubbert Center for Petroleum Supply Studies	Center
	-  assembles, studies, and disseminates data concerning global petroleum supplies
	Petroleum Exploration and Production Center
	-  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
	Petroleum Technology Transfer Council	Center
	-  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
	Reservoir Characterization Project	Center
	-  integration of geophysics, geology, and petroleum engineering; multicomponent 3- and 4-D seismology
	W. J. Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy
	-  mineral processing; extractive metallurgy (pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy); chemical processing of materials including materials synthesis; treatment of waste materials

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