Organized Research Units

American History, Dolph Briscoe Center for
Don E. Carleton, Executive Director
SRH 2.101 (D1100)

Energy Institute
Raymond Lee Orbach, Director

Harry Huntt Ransom Humanities Research Center
Thomas F. Staley, Director
HRC 2.114 (F1901)

Advanced Technology, Institute for
Harry D. Fair, Director
MCC (R6000)

Agile Technology, Center for
David A. Brant, Director
MCC 3.11042 (R5400)

Animal Resources Center
Glen Otto, Director
ARC 2.208 (A2500)

Applied Research Laboratories
Clark Penrod, Executive Director
ARL (F0210)

Business Research, Bureau of
Robert A. Peterson, Director
SANGAB (A0300)

Electromechanics, Center for
Robert Hebner, Director
PRC-EME 1.418A (R7000)

IC² Institute
John Sibley Butler, Director
SANGAB (A0300)

Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES)¹
J. Tinsley Oden, Director
ACE 4.102 (C0200)

Strategic and Innovative Technologies, Center for
Steven Kornguth, Director
MCC (R6000)

Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
John R. Boisseau, Director
PRC-CMS 1.154 (R8700)

¹ Reports jointly to the Vice President for Research, Cockrell School of Engineering, and College of Natural Sciences

Wildflower Center, Lady Bird Johnson¹
Susan Rieff, Director
4801 La Crosse Avenue (T5000)
Austin, TX 78739

Auditing Education and Research, C. Aubrey Smith Center for
William R. Kinney, Director
CBA 4M.202 (B6400)

Business, Technology and Law, Center for
Sirkka Jarvenpaa, Director
CBA 5.202 (B6500)

International Business Education and Research, Center for
David Platt, Director
GSB 3.126 (B6000)

Research in Electronic Commerce, Center for
Andrew Whinston, Director
CBA 6.246 (B6500)

Risk Management and Insurance, Center for
Patrick L. Brockett, Director
GSB 5176E (B6501)

Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation
Roderick P. Hart, Director
Lake Austin Centre (LAC), Suite 2.316 (R2000)

Texas Child Study Center (University Research Unit)
Kevin Stark, Director
1600 W. 38th St.
Suite 212
Austin, TX 78731

Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (University Research Unit)
Sharon Vaughn, Director
SZB 228 (D4900)

Pearson Center for Applied Psychometric Research (University Research Unit)
Barbara Dodd, Director
SZB 538L (D5800)

Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts
Greg Roberts, Director
SZB 228 (D4900)

Advanced Manufacturing Center
Steven Nichols, Director
ETC 4.146A (C2200)

Aeromechanics Research, Center for
Philip L. Varghese, Director
WRW 220A (C0604)

Computer Engineering Research Center
Jacob A. Abraham, Director
ACE 6.134 (C8800)

Construction Industry Institute
Wayne Crew, Director
MCC (R4500)

Energy and Environmental Resources, Center for
David Allen, Director
PRC-EME 1.316A (R7100)

Excellence in Distributed Global Environments, Center for
Suzanne Barber, Director
ACE 5.124A (C5000)

Geotechnical Engineering Center
Kenneth H. Stokoe, Director
ECJ 9.227 (C1792)

Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES)²
J. Tinsley Oden, Director
ACE 4.102 (C0200)

Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Materials, Center for
Stelios Kyriakides, Director
WRW 110 (C0600)

Microelectronics Research Center
Sanjay Banerjee, Director
PRC-MER 1.606A (R9900)

Offshore Technology Research Center
Spyridon A. Kinnas, Director
WRW 215 (C3700)

Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, Center for
Gary A. Pope, Director
CPE 2.502 (C0304)

Research in Water Resources, Center for
David Maidment, Director
PRC-119 (R8000)

Space Research, Center for
Byron D. Tapley, Director
MCC 200 (R1000)

Structural Engineering Laboratory, Phil M. Ferguson
Oguzhan Bayrak, Director
PRC-FS1 (R7200)

Texas Materials Institute¹
Donald R. Paul, Director
ETC 8.102 (C2201)

Transportation Research, Center for
Randy Machemehl, Director
ECJ 6.100 (C1800)

Wireless Networking and Communications Group
Jeff Andrews, Director
ENS 431 (C0806)

¹ Reports jointly to the Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences.
² Reports jointly to the Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Natural Sciences, and Vice President for Research.

Economic Geology, Bureau of
Scott Tinker, Director
PRC-BEG 1.216 (E0600)

Geophysics, Institute for
Terrence M. Quinn, Director
PRC, Bldg. 196 (R2200)

International Energy and Environmental Policy, Center for (CIEEP)
Charles Groat, Director
GEO 5.204 (C1100)

Antiquity and Christian Origins, Institute for the Study of
L. Michael White, Director
WAG 212 (C3450)

Applied Research in Economics, Center for
Dale O Stahl, Director
BRB 1.116J (C3100)

Classical Archaeology, Institute for
Joseph C. Carter, Director
WAG 123 (C3400)

Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Center for
William R. Kelly, Director
BUR 354 (A1700)

Imaging Research Center¹
Russell Poldrack, Director
MCC (R6000)

Latin American Studies, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of
Charles R. Hale, Director
SRH 1.314D (D0800)

Linguistics Research Center
Jonathan Slocum, Interim Director
PCL 5.112 (S5490)

Perceptual Systems, Center for
Wilson S. Geisler, Director
SEA 4.328 (A8000)

Population Research Center
Mark D. Hayward, Director
MAI 1800 (G1800)

Texas Archeological Research Laboratory
Darrell Creel, Director
TAR (R7500)

¹ Reports jointly to the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences

Alcohol and Addiction Research, Waggoner Center for
R. Adron Harris, Director
MBB 1.124 (A4800)

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Raymond Mooney, Director
TAY 2.124 (C0500)

Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Center for
David Crews, Director
PAT 30 (C0930)

Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Lawrence E. Gilbert, Director
PAT 443 (C0900)

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute for
Alan Lambowitz, Director
MBB 1.220C (A4800)

Complex Quantum Systems, Center for
Linda Reichl, Director
RLM 7.222 (C1609)

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Center for
David Hillis, Director
ACE 3.422 (C4500)

Culture Collection of Algae
Jerry Brand, Director
BIO 321 (A6700)

Dell Pediatric Research Institute
TBD, Director

Electrochemistry, Center for
Allen J. Bard, Director
WEL 2.424 (A5300)

Environmental Science Institute
Jay Banner, Director
EPS 3.102A (C9000)

Fusion Studies, Institute for
James Van Dam, Director
RLM 11.222 (C1500)

Imaging Research Center³
Russell Poldrack, Director
MCC (R6000)

Information Assurance and Security, Center for
Frederick R. Chang, Director
TAY 2.124 (C0500)

Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES)⁵
J. Tinsley Oden, Director
ACE 4.102 (C0200)

Learning and Memory, Center for
Daniel Johnston, Director
NMS 4.104 (C7000)

Marine Science Institute
Lee A. Fuiman, Director
750 Channel View Drive (T2500)
Port Aransas, TX 78373-5015

Materials Chemistry, Center for
Xiaoyang Zhu, Director
WEL 3.310 (A5300)

Mathematics and Science Education, Charles A. Dana Center for
P. Uri Treisman, Director
DEV 2.200 (A2650)

McDonald Observatory
David Lambert, Director
RLM 15.208 (C1402)

Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, Center for
Paul Barbara, Director
NST 1.206B (A5500)

Neuroscience, Institute for⁴
Daniel Johnston, Director
NMS 4.104 (C7000)

Nonlinear Dynamics, Center for
Harry L. Swinney, Director
RLM 14.222 (C1610)

Particles and Fields, Center for
Karol Lang, Director
RLM 5.208 (C1600)

Plant Resources Center
Beryl Simpson, Director
MAI 127 (F0404)

Relativity, Center for
Richard A. Matzner, Director
RLM 9.224A (C1600)

Statistics and Scientific Computation, Division of
Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Director
WCH 2.104 (G2500)

Structural Biology, Center for
Jon Robertus, Director
WEL 5.266A (A5307)

Systems and Synthetic Biology, Center for
Andrew Ellington, Director
MBB 3.106 (A4800)

Texas Center for High Energy Density Science
Todd Ditmire, Director
RLM 11.222 (C1510)

Texas Cosmology Center (University Research Unit)
Eiichiro Komatsu, Director
RLM 16.210 (C1400)

Texas Materials Institute¹
Donald R. Paul, Director
ETC 8.102 (C2201)

Texas Natural Science Center
Edward C. Theriot, Director
TMM (D1500)

Theoretical Chemistry, Institute for
John Stanton, Director
WEL 3.208 (A5300)

Weinberg Theory Group
Steven Weinberg, Director
RLM 9.306 (C1608)

Wildflower Center, Lady Bird Johnson²
Susan Rieff, Director
4801 La Crosse Avenue (T5000)
Austin, TX 78739

¹ Reports jointly to the College of Natural Sciences and the Cockrell School of Engineering.
² Reports jointly to the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Architecture.
³ Reports jointly to the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts.
⁴ Reports jointly to the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Pharmacy.
⁵ Reports jointly to the College of Natural Sciences, Vice President for Research, and Cockrell School of Engineering

Drug Dynamics Institute
Janet Walkow, Director
PHR 3.206 (A1900)

Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Center for
John H. Richburg, Director
PHR. 5.218 (A1915)

Neuroscience, Institute for¹
Daniel Johnston, Director
NMS 4.104 (C7000)

¹ Reports jointly to the College of Pharmacy and the College of Natural Sciences.

Human Resources, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of
Christopher T. King, Director
LAC 3.200 (R1300)

Policy Research Institute
Robert H. Wilson, Director
SRH 3.222 (E2700)

Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Francis J. Gavin, Director
2315 Red River St
SRH 3.236 (E2700)

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations, Center for
Alexa Stuifbergen, Director
NUR 4.166 (D0100)

Social Work Research, Center for
Mary Velasquez, Director
SSW 3.208G (D3510)