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The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS) is a multi-university National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. Its mission is to revolutionize detection of biomedical and environmental-civil objects or conditions that are underground, underwater, or embedded within cells or inside the human body.
ALERT is a multi-university Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence conducting transformational research and technology development for effective detection, mitigation and response to the explosives related threats facing the nation.
The NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) is developing tools and processes to enable high-rate/high-volume bottom-up, precise, assembly of nanoelements (such as carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles) and polymer nanostructures.
The Versatile Onboard Traffic Embedded Roaming Sensors (VOTERS) Center is developing new multi-sensor technology systems for cars and trucks that will allow for real-time assessment of road and bridge infrastructure across the country.
The New England Healthcare Engineering Partnership's (NEHCEP) mission is to develop and apply systems and industrial engineering methods similar to those used successfully in automotive and other industries to create efficient, safe, effective, and reliable health care processes.
The George J. Kostas Nanoscale Technology and Manufacturing Research Center is the primary facility for micro and nanofabrication at Northeastern University.
The Center for Nano and Microcontamination Control’s goal is to develop state of the art techniques for micro and nanoscale contaminant control, mitigation, removal and characterization in manufacturing and fabrication processes.
The Center for Microwave Magnetic Materials and Integrated Circuits (CM3IC) combines multidisciplinary expertise to develop novel microwave magnetic materials and device solutions for use in microwave electronics and multifunctional integrated circuits.
The Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP) is one of twelve NASA centers at major universities nationwide. Its mission is to stimulate innovations in materials technology through development of commercial dual use technology for NASA's exploration missions via ground-based and microgravity research.
The Communications and Digital Signal Processing (CDSP) Center is a hub of research and graduate education in the areas of communications, digital signal & image processing, and dynamics & control systems.
The Institute for Information Assurance (IIA) is developing cross-disciplinary methodologies to provide robust and reliable transmission of physically distributed information.
The Institute of Complex Scientific Software (ICSS) is working to dramatically improve the ways in which a broad range of software expertise can be combined with groundbreaking scientific applications.
The Center for Urban Environmental Studies promotes research concerning the sustainability of urbanization and environmental health.