Centers and Institutes

North Carolina A&T centers and institutes focus faculty research expertise and subject areas of significant, and in some cases emerging, importance. Together, they paint a picture of the strengths and major areas of focus for the research enterprise of our university.

University Centers Established by N.C. A&T

Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies
Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing
Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity, Research, Education and Outreach
Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Center of Excellence in Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research
Center of Excellence in Social Justice
Center for Outreach in Alzheimer's, Aging and Community Health (COAACH)
Autonomous Control and Information Technology Institute
Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures
Center for Advanced Studies in Identity Sciences
Center for Composite Materials Research
Center for Cyber Defense
Center for Energy Research and Technology
Leonard C. Cooper Jr. International Trade Center
Center for Atmospheric and Environmental Research
NSF CREST Center for Bioenergy
Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials
Visualization and Computation Advancing Research Center
Waste Management Institute

Project Centers Funded by Sponsoring Agencies

Emerging Built Environment Women Center
Testing, Evaluation, and Control of Heterogeneous Large Scale of Autonomous Vehicles
NC Transportation Center of Excellence on Connected Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility
Geospatial and Remote Sensing Center for Environmental Management
Center for Trustworthy AI

Collaborative Centers

North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership
NSF Engineering Research Center for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution
NSF Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering
1890 Center of Excellence for Student Success and Workforce Development