The Transportation Energy Center (TEC) is a university-based collaborative research center that provides basic and applied research expertise for the National Automotive Center at the Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) in Warren, Michigan. Additional funding for TEC research programs is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, and selected industrial partners, such as Dow Chemical.

TEC is housed in the Chemical Engineering department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and provides a collaborative environment for faculty from other units, such as

• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• School of Natural Resources and Environment
• University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
• University of Michigan Dearborn

TEC also interacts and collaborates with other universities both domestically and internationally.