Signature Research Institutes
The University of Alabama is leveraging its strengths to address some of the most pressing challenges facing society and improve quality of life for those in Alabama, the southeast and around the globe.
Alabama Life Research Institute
The Alabama Life Research Institute serves as a focal point for interdisciplinary biopsychosocial research that investigates the human condition at all levels to improve lives across the world.
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Alabama Materials Institute
The Alabama Materials Institute facilitates interdisciplinary materials research encompassing metallography, ceramics, polymers, bio-inspired materials, and composites.
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Alabama Transportation Institute
The Alabama Transportation Institute advances interdisciplinary research aimed at enhancing quality of life by pursuing safer, more efficient transportation systems by developing and applying new technologies, data-driven technical and policy analyses, and community-engaged decision-making processes.
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Alabama Water Institute
The Alabama Water Institute addresses a broad spectrum of water-related challenges on local, regional, national, and global scales, generating crucial information and pioneering solutions essential for shaping a safer and more sustainable water future.
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High Performance Computing and Data Center
The High Performance Computing and Data Center, coming in 2027, will be an asset to the state of Alabama, supporting research, innovation, and economic growth by expanding the capacity of advanced computing infrastructure to researchers and industry.
All Research Institutes & Centers
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees officially recognizes the following research institutes and centers.
- Center for Risk & Insurance Research
- Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
- Alabama Life Research Institute
- Alabama Materials Institute
- Alabama Mobility & Power Center
- Alabama Research Institute on Aging
- Alabama Transportation Institute
- Alabama Water Institute
- Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Design Integration
- Center for Advanced Public Safety
- Center for Advanced Vehicular Technologies
- Center for Business & Economic Research
- Center for Convergent Bioscience & Medicine
- Center for Freshwater Studies
- Center for Innovative Research in Autism
- Center for Interconnected Behavioral & Mental Health Systems
- Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
- Center for Transportation Operations, Planning & Safety
- Center for Water Quality Research
- Center for Youth Development & Intervention
- Child Development Research Center
- Global Water Security Center
- High Performance Computing and Data Center
- Institute for Communication & Information Research
- Institute for Rural Health Research
- Institute for Social Science Research
- Institute for Data & Analytics
- Polymers and Soft Materials Research Center
- Remote Sensing Center
- Transportation Policy Research Center