UConn Centers, Institutes, & Labs in Key Research Areas
Research relevant to national security takes place across many disciplines at UConn, from advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and maritime technologies to climate resilience, public health, and human performance. This selection features institutes, centers, labs, and other research initiatives whose work contributes expertise and capabilities in these areas. Explore their research to discover how it connects to national security challenges and priorities.
Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
Developing advanced materials, production methods, and engineered systems that strengthen technological capabilities and manufacturing capacity.
- Center for Materials Processing Data (CMPD)
- Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research
- Center for Science of Heterogeneous Additive Printing of 3D Materials (SHAP3D)
- Collins Aerospace Center for Advanced Materials
- Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technology (CCAST)
- Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC)
- Digital Design Research, Analysis and Manufacturing Center (D2REAM)
- IN-siTu/Operando Electron Microscopy (InToEM)
- Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute
- Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (PW AMC)
- Pratt & Whitney Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering (PW IASE)
- Project Daedalus Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
- Reverse Engineering Fabrication Inspection & Non-Destructive Evaluation (REFINE)
- UConn Thermo Fisher Scientific Center for Advanced Microscopy and Materials Analysis (CAMMA)
Cybersecurity, Computing & Quantum Technologies
Advancing secure computing, protecting digital systems, and developing emerging technologies with strategic applications.
UConn has been designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-CD) since 2010.
- Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST)
- Comcast Center for Security Innovation (CSI)
- Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC)
- Reverse Engineering Fabrication Inspection & Non-Destructive Evaluation (REFINE)
- Synchrony Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity
- UConn Quantum Alliance
Energy, Environment, & Climate Resilience
Strengthening energy reliability, resource security, and preparedness for environmental and climate-related disruptions.
- Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2)
- Center for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE)
- Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
- Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technology (CCAST)
- Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)
- Connecticut Institute of Water Resources (CT IWR)
- Connecticut Sea Grant
- Connecticut State Climate Center
- Eversource Energy Center (EEC)
- Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy
Maritime, Mobility & Critical Infrastructure
Improving the safety, reliability, and resilience of maritime systems, transportation networks, and essential infrastructure.
- Broadband Acoustics Lab
- Connecticut Sea Grant
- Connecticut Transportation Institute (CTI)
- Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC)
- National Institute of Underwater Vehicle Technology (NIUVT)
Policy, Governance & Societal Resilience
Examining the institutions, policies, and social conditions that shape democratic stability, human rights, and responses to complex threats.
- Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR)
- Conflict and Security Lab
- Defending Democracy Lab
- Energy and Elections Research Lab
- Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute (HRI)
- Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
Public Health, Food & Biological Security
Strengthening preparedness for biological threats and supporting the health, safety, and resilience of food systems and populations.
- Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research
- Center of Biological Risk
- Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research (CEVR)
- Connecticut Food Innovation Center
- Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL)
- George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center
- Human-Centered GIS Lab
- Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
- Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory
- UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health
- Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy
Biomedical Research, Human Performance & Health
Advancing understanding of human health, cognition, and physical performance to support readiness, resilience, and recovery.
- Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC)
- Center for Addiction Science and Innovation (CASI)
- Center for Biomedical and Bioengineering Innovation (CBBI)
- Center for mHealth and Social Media
- Hearing Conservation Lab
- Human Performance Laboratory (HPL)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (ISM)
- Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Science (IBACS)
- Korey Stringer Institute
- The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering
- UConn Center on Aging
- UConn Musculoskeletal Institute
Education, Talent & Workforce Development
Developing human potential, specialized capabilities, and future talent through education, creativity, and effective learning.