Sustainably-focused Research Centers and Institutes
Faculty, staff, and students in the following UMass Amherst centers and institutes conduct research in one or more areas of sustainability. Centers are organized thematically to indicate their primary research focus.
Environment
Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
Center for Agriculture
Climate System Research Center
Northeast Climate Science Center
Water Resources Research Center
Energy
Environmental Biotechnology Center/
Center for UMass/Industry Research on Polymers
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy/
Fueling the Future Center for Chemical Innovation
Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research
Massachusetts Center for Renewable Energy Science and Technology
PHaSE Energy Frontier Research Center
Wind Energy Center
Health
Fergus M. Clydesdale Center for Foods for Health and Wellness
Institute for Global Health
Northeast Regional Environmental Public Health Center
Society and Governance
Center for Communication for Sustainable Social Change
Center for Public Policy and Administration
Political Economy Research Institute
Engineering / Materials / Design
Center for E-Design
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
Center for Process Design and Control
Institute for Cellular Engineering
Mass Nanotechnology Center
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Virtual Center for Supernetworks
