Within its walls, the College contains a multitude of research entities, many receiving significant support from governmental agencies and corporate partners.

NOTE: Entries with a double asterisk solicit formal industry membership.

Adaptive Optoelectronic Eye (MURI) addresses the military need for agile sensor technologies for surveillance, detection and image recognition. Adaptive Optoelectronic Eye develops an artificial electro-optical sensor that adapts its processing architecture and interacts with the changing environment like a biological system. (No website available)

Pallab Bhattacharya (EECS) (734) 763-6678 pkb@eecs.umich.edu

Aerospace Controls Center (ACC) ** is dedicated to amplifying, (both in depth and cross-disciplinary diversity), the activities of the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA centers. Both are involved with space mission planning and technology. The University of Michigan will focus on the underlying issue of cooperative control of multiple vehicular agents for spacecraft and aircraft. (No website available)

David Hyland (AeroE) (734) 936-0102 dhiland@umich.edu

Automotive Research Center (ARC) ** is a joint effort of three groups involved with automotive manufacturing: universities, private industry, and the government. The mission of the ARC is three fold. First, to conduct basic research that advances the state-of-the-art in high fidelity modeling, simulation, and testing of military and civilian ground vehicles. Second, to provide linkage between automotive suppliers, manufacturers, and the military in the critical product development phase. Third, to educate the technical personnel needed to design and support future military and/or commercial ground vehicles.

Center for Ergonomics (C4E) is a multi-disciplinary organization devoted to education and research in ergonomics: the study of work and the efficiency and safety of human-machine systems. This research program is a response to the real-world needs of industry, government, and professional groups. The Center is equipped to measure all facets of human perceptual, information-processing, and motor performance.The industry consortium, Human Motion Simulation (HUMOSIM) is a supplement of C4E.

Center for Laser Aided Intelligent Manufacturing (CLAIM) ** is a university and corporate partnership dedicated to advancing the applications of laser technology to such materials processing and manufacturing applications as welding, drilling, cladding, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), ablation, direct metal deposition (DMD), and surface treatment.

Center for Neural Communication Technology (CNCT) is a National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). It conducts research on and distributes neural interface micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) worldwide for basic scientific research on the nervous system and the development of neural prosthesis systems. CNCT's research projects are oriented toward: 1) improving the technology; 2) understanding the device/tissue interface; 3) providing signal processing algorithms that exploit the recording and stimulation characteristics of the devices; 4) modeling the devices so rational design of future devices to specification can be accomplished.

Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (CIMS) is concentrated on bringing about innovations on wireless and web-enabled predictive maintenance technologies, including intelligent machine degradation assessment methodologies, e-prognostics, and e-diagnostics to enable manufactures and customers to have products and machines with near-zero breakdown conditions. The CIMS plans to develop intelligent prognostics software such as digital Watchdog Agent TM (prognostics on a chip and algorithm) for in-situ machine degradation assessment and remote monitoring as well as web-enabled agents for internet augmented intelligent maintenance and e-service business decision-making systems (e.g. e-business tools).

Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) provides high-end computing resources for use by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Michigan. CAC also administers the Doctoral Program in Scientific Computing, a degree option that is allowed for any Rackham-approved doctoral program at the University of Michigan. CAC has expert staff who maintain the computing resources and provide user consultation and support.

Center for Research on Infrared Detectors (CENTROID) addresses the fundamental and technological issues related to the development of far-infrared detectors with MCT, quantum wells and quantum dots (No website available)

Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) ** is studying physical phenomena that occur at the shortest time scale (i.e. pico-second, femto-second and atto-second). Snapshots in this time domain reveal the most fundamental mechanisms in atoms, molecules, and semiconductors. Ultra-short pulse can also be used to produce extremely high peak power in the 100 TW range, or 100,000 times the power of the Hoover dam. CUOS is opening a new field in optics known as relativistic optics. The applications are numerous and cover a wide range of research, in physics, engineering and medicine.

Gérard Mourou (EECS) (734) 763-4877 mourou@eecs.umich.edu

The General Motors Collaborative Research Lab for Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing carries out research and development activities in areas that are of critical importance to GM's vehicle manufacturing operations, with particular emphasis on body manufacturing processes and systems.

Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) is the only institute, of the current eleven National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) joint and cooperative institutes, with direct responsibilities for research in fresh water. CILER research is focused in five areas: 1) climate and large-lake dynamics; 2) coastal and near shore processes; 3) large-lake ecosystem structure and function; 4) remote sensing of large-lake and coastal ocean dynamics; 5) Marine environmental engineering.

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (NSF ERC RMS) ** was formed with the mission to develop a new type of evolving factory that contains a reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS). This system is designed to be altered in response to market demands, including changing the structure of the entire system as well as its machines and controls.

Yoram Koren (ME) (734) 936-3596 ykoren@umich.edu

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (NSF ERC WIMS) ** is focused on miniature low-cost integrated microsystems capable of measuring (or controlling) a variety of physical parameters, interpreting the data, and communicating with a host system over a bi-directional wireless link. As such, NSF ERC WIMS addresses the intersection of microelectronics, wireless communications, and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).

Ken Wise (EECS) (734) 647-1779 wise@umich.edu

Industrial Affiliates Program in Flow and Reaction in Porous Media ** address research topics of mutual interest that will further understanding of, and procedures for, the stimulation of petroleum reservoirs, characterization of petroleum (asphaltenes), and the transport of petroleum in pipelines on the ocean floor.(No website available)

H. Scott Fogler (ChE) (734) 763-1361 sfogler@umich.edu

Integration of Spin-polarized Quantum Dots with Bacteriorhodopsin-based Optical Devices (MURI) (No website available)

W.M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (CFD) is working on algorithm development and numerical simulations for a variety of physical problems, including aerodynamics, space plasma physics, hypersonics, aeroacoustics, space propulsion systems, and micro-fluidics.

Software Systems Lab Software Systems Laboratory serves as the focal point for research on software systems and applications, including networking, operating systems, databases, security, and programming languages.

Center for Space Environment Modeling (CSEM) is a tightly integrated interdisciplinary group of faculty and students from the Departments of Aerospace Engineering; Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Science (AOSS); and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). CSEM developed the first high-performance computational models of the space environment using modern numerical algorithms and adaptive mesh refinement. The group has been consistently successful in winning high-profile awards for developing new computational technologies for space environment modeling from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Air and Space Association (NASA), and the Department of Defense (DOD).

Tamas Gombosi (AOSS) (734) 764-7222 tamas@umich.edu

Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory for Surface Modification and Analysis (MIBL) ** was created for the purpose of advancing our understanding of ion-solid interactions, by providing unique and extensive facilities to support both research and development in the field. Industry, government, or university researchers have available to them several instruments for conducting ion beam surface modification and ion beam surface analysis under a wide range of conditions.

Gary Was (NERS) (734) 763-4675 gsw@umich.edu

Michigan Sea Grant Program conducts research and educational programs to help communities, coastal businesses, and individuals develop Great Lakes and ocean resources and exercise good stewardship in their use. Michigan Sea Grant Program is one of 30 programs established across the nation to promote the understanding and use of the Great Lakes and oceans.

George Carignan (CoE) (734) 615-4084 carignan@umich.edu

Center for Concrete Pavement Performance conducts research on concrete pavements and materials to determine causes of varying pavement performance for Michigan's road condition of heavy truck loading and severe environment (wet and freezing). The Center for Concrete Pavement Performance develops: 1) performance-based specifications for pavement types and life-cycle cost; 2) pavement warranty assurance and control; 3) effective pavement rehabilitation methods.

Will Hansen (CEE) (734) 763-9660 whansen@umich.edu

University of Michigan Controls Group is an interdisciplinary collection of faculty and students with interests in dynamic systems, controls, and optimization. Joint research projects, courses, and seminars are sponsored by the more than two dozen faculty, spanning five different departments.

Coordinators: Anna Stefanopoulou, MEannastef@umich.edu (734) 615-8461 ; Brent Gillespie, MEbrentg@umich.edu(734) 647-6907

S. M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center (WuMRC) has a mission to become an internationally recognized center of excellence in manufacturing education and research. The center's research thrusts are in dimensional measurement, machine tools and machining, assembly and materials joining, stamping and dies, in-process quality improvement, and drilling.

Jun Ni (ME) (734) 936-2918 junni@umich.edu

Tauber Manufacturing Institute (TMI) ** is a joint venture between the University of Michigan's College of Engineering and Business School, and many industry partners. TMI strives to facilitate cross-disciplinary education and research in manufacturing. Graduate and undergraduate students, working with faculty advisors, participate in cross-disciplinary, manufacturing summer projects and leadership-based activities that augment their degree programs.

Ken Kohrs, James Reece and Yavuz Bozer (TMI) (734) 647-2210 dianak@umich.edu

Review and edit of the Institutes, Research Groups, and Affiliates Programs information listed in this document is done annually in June and posted in September. For recommended edits or to add a center, research group or affiliated program not listed, please contact (734) 647-7080.