Resources for Faculty
Institutes, Consortia, Centers, Laboratories and Initiatives
The energy and environment institutes
- Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI) - College of Agricultural Sciences
- Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) - College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- EMS Energy Institute - College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Engineering Energy & Environmental Institute - College of Engineering
- Rock Ethics Institute - College of the Liberal Arts
University-level Consortia
PSIEE is one of six consortia, administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research, that were established to foster interdisciplinary research.
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Institute for the Arts and Humanities
- Materials Research Institute (MRI)
- Penn State Institute for CyberScience (ICS)
- Penn State Institutes of the Energy and the Environment(PSIEE)
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Alphabetical list of institutes, centers, & laboratories and initiatives
Institutes, centers, laboratories, consortia, initiatives, and research groups at Penn State related to energy and the environment are listed below. To view a comprehensive list of Penn State institutes and centers visit the Office of the Vice President for Research's Centers and Capabilities web page.
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- Advanced Energy Storage Center (Pa Transportation Institute)
- Advanced Power Generation
- AfricaArray
- Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
- Agriculture and Environment Center
- Agricultural Law Research and Education Center
- Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA)
- Arboretum at Penn State
- Astrobiology Research Center
- Atlantic Slope Consortium
- ARL: Advanced Nuclear Test Facility
- ARL: Air and Water Quality Facility
- Bioacoustics Research Group
- BioEnergy Bridge
- Biomass Energy Center
- BRIE: Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education
- Building Science Group
- Bus Research and Testing Center
- Campus Sustainability Office
- Center for Acoustics and Vibration
- Center for Advanced Power Generation
- Center for Bioremediation and Detoxification
- Center for Chemical Ecology
- Center for Climate Risk Management (CLIMA)
- Center for Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Center for Dielectric Studies
- Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies
- Center for Economic and Community Development
- Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry
- Center for Environmental Informatics
- Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis
- Center for Geographic Information Services (Capital College)
- Center for Geomechanics, Geofluids, and Geohazards
- Center for Green Roof Research
- Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation
- Center for High Performance Building Systems (CHiPBS)
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease
- Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
- Center for NanoCellulosics
- Center for Nanofabrication and Devices
- Center for Nanoscale Science
- Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization
- Center for Plasticulture
- Center for Solar Nanomaterials
- Center for Statistical Ecology and Environmental Statistics
- Center for Sustainability
- Center for Turfgrass Science
- Center for Watershed Stewardship
- Chemical and Biological Systems Optimization Lab
- Chesapeake View
- Climate and Risk Management (CLIMA) Initiative
- Computational Epidemiology and Aerobiology Laboratory
- Computer Integrated Construction
- Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment
- Coping with High Energy Costs (Cooperative Extension)
- E. coli Reference Center
- e-Education Institute
- Electroactive Materials Characterization Laboratory
- Electrochemical Engine Center
- Electro-Optics Center (EOC)
- Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
- EMS Energy Institute (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
- Engineering Energy & Environmental Institute (College of Engineering)
- Environment and Natural Resources Institute
- Environmental Molecular Science Group
- Environmental Training Center (Penn State Harrisburg)
- Experimental and Computational Convection Lab
- Facilities Engineering Institute
- Finance and Business Environmental Stewardship
- Forestland Management Office
- Frost Entomological Museum
- Fruit Research and Extension Center
- Fuels for Schools and Beyond (Pennsylvania)
- Fusarium Research Center
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Support Center
- Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Council
- GeoVista Center
- Gould Center for Geography Education and Outreach
- Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Center
- Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings/HUB
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative
- Green.psu.edu
- GridSTAR Center (Grid Smart Training and Application Resource Center)
- Hamer Center for Community Design Assisance
- Hershey Cancer Institute
- High Pressure Combustion Laboratory
- Horticulture Trial Gardens
- Human-Environment Regional Observatory
- Hybrid & Hydrogen Vehicle Research Laboratory
- Hydrogen Energy Center
- Ice and Climate Research Group
- Indoor Environment Center
- Institute for Manufacturing and Sustainable Technologies
- Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Biology
- Integrated Pest Management Program
- Intelligent Vehicles and Systems Group
- Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge
- Lake Erie Regional Grape Research & Extension Center
- Land Analysis Laboratory
- Landscape Management Research Center
- Larson (Thomas D.) Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
- Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center
- Lean and Green: Developing Innovative Processes for High Performance Buildings
- Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
- Marcellus Shale Education and Training Center (MSETC)
- Materials Research Institute
- Materials Simulation Center
- Master Well Owner Network
- Microwave Processing & Engineering Group
- Mid-Atlantic Clean Energy Application Center
- Mid-Atlantic Solar Resource and Training Center
- Mid-Atlantice Wetland Workgroup
- Modular Curriculum for Hydrologic Advancement
- Mushroom Spawn Laboratory
- nano@PENN STATE
- Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (Center for)
- Natural Gas Impacts (Cooperative Extension)
- Natural Gas Resource Development Program (Cooperative Extension Wiki)
- Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
- Northeastern IPM Center
- Nutrient and Water Policy Update
- Odor Assessment Laboratory
- Office for Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Resources
- Organic Materials Processing and Education Center
- PACE: Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence
- Pasto Agricultural Museum
- Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
- PennTAP - Pennsylvania Techical Assistance Program
- Penn State Blue, White and Green
- Penn State Ice and Climate Research
- Penn State Institute for CyberScience
- Penn State Office of the Physical Plant Energy Website
- Penn State Recycling and Waste Management
- Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools and Beyond
- Pennsylvania Housing Research Center
- Pennsylvania IPM Program
- Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
- Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
- Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center
- Pennsylvania View
- Pest Management Information Center
- Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices Group
- Population Research Institute
- Poultry Education and Research Center
- Propulsion Engineering Research Center
- Radiation Science and Engineering Center
- Reactor Dynamics and Fuel Management Research Group
- Renewable & Alternative Energy (Cooperative Extension)
- Riparia (formerly the Cooperative Wetlands Center)
- Rock Ethics Institute
- Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center
- Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
- Science, Medicine and Technology in Culture
- Sea Grant Pennsylvania
- Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
- Small Business Development Center: Environmental Management Assistance Program
- Small Public Water Systems Training Assistance Center (Capital College)
- Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
- Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center
- Space Grant Consortium
- Stone Valley Experimental Forest
- Sustainable Ag Working Group
- Sustainable Forestry Partnership
- Susquehanna River Basin Hydrologic Observing System
- Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory
- Valentine Turfgrass Research Center
- Vegetation Dynamics
- Visible Emissions Training Programs: Smoke School