RESEARCH CENTERS AND UNITS
Students studying civil or environmental engineering have access to
numerous research resources and facilities on campus.
Engineering's Environmental
Institute
Provides a central focus for the College's activities
on environmentally relevant topics.
H2E Center
Develops new technologies related to hydrogen energy and fuel cells.
Penn State Institutes of
Energy & the Environment (PSIEE)
Dedicated to research, education and outreach dealing with
environmental challenges.
Pennsylvania Housing Research
Center (PHRC)
Promotes better and more affordable housing for Pennsylvanians.
The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center and the Bernard Hankin Construction Engineering and Management
Research Laboratory provide a focal point for residential construction research.
Pennsylvania Transportation
Institute(PTI)
Provides a number of unique field facilities and experimental
laboratories for conducting transportation research. The Institute's
energies are directed toward solving problems in five major areas of
transportation-related research: Construction Engineering and Management,
pavements and materials, transportation operations, transportation structures,
and vehicle systems and safety.
Protective Technology
Center (PTC)
Involved in modern protective structures, defensive architecture
and construction. The center conducts research and development activities
aimed at protection against blast, shock, and impact effects. Director: Daniel Linzell.
Other centers and institutes that our faculty collaborate with include:
Applied Research Laboratory
Materials Research Institute
Northeast
Watershed Research - maintained by the Agricultural Research Service
(USDA)