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.
http://www.engr.psu.edu/ei/
H2E Center
Develops new technologies related to hydrogen energy and fuel cells.
http://www.engr.psu.edu/h2e/
Penn State Institutes of Energy & the Environment (PSIEE)
Dedicated to research, education and outreach dealing with
environmental challenges.
http://www.environment.psu.edu/
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.
http://www.engr.psu.edu/phrc/
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.
http://www.pti.psu.edu/
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.
http://www.ptc.psu.edu/
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)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/docs.htm?docid=2270