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.

Although TEC is housed in the Chemical Engineering department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, it 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 interacts and collaborates with researchers in several other universities, both here in Michigan as well as internationally.