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Centers, Institutes, and Laboratories

Departmental research and educational activities are strengthened through its centers and laboratories.

Department of Homeland Security Project (DHS)

The mission of this center is to protect and improve disaster preparedness in coastal regions vulnerable to natural disasters.

Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL)

Located on the University's Centennial Campus, the CFL is part of the Larry K. Monteith Engineering Research Center at North Carolina State University. The research and development programs of the CFL support the mission of the Centennial Campus of creating industry, government, and university partnerships. The CFL is a sophisticated structure with specially designed reaction floors and walls to support three-dimensional loading. A $2.9 million Academic Research Infrastructure grant, co-funded by the National Science Foundation and North Carolina State University, provided extensive state-of-the-art research equipment for constructed infrastructure research.

National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center: The Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites (RB2C)

Focuses on addressing the needs of the construction industry in the areas of rehabilitation and strengthening of existing structures using the novel, untapped potential of advanced composite materials and technologies.

Institute for Transportation Research and Education

Conducts research, education, and technical assistance projects related to surface trans-portation issues. ITRE, which is administered at the university level, carries out numerous activities in collaboration with our faculty and graduate students.

 

Center for Transportation and the Environment

Conducts innovative programs of research, education, and technology transfer that seek to mitigate the impacts of surface transportation on the environment.

Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping (C-NPP-SEP)

Performs research on innovative solutions to problems in nuclear power plants and transfers this technology to the industry.

NCSU-Kenan Natural Hazards Mapping Program

The NCSU-Kenan Natural Hazards Mapping Program Lab focuses on research that generates knowledge about coastal processes (including landform change), coastal hazard identification and response strategies to improve the resilience of coastal environment. The laboratory has the hardware and software support to efficiently utilize state of the art GIS-based techniques, geospatial tools and numerical models to better understand, visualize, model and develop solutions to coastal problems. Currently, NCSU-Kenan Natural Hazards Mapping Laboratory has projects focused on the effects of extreme events, sea level rise, beach nourishment, and beach and dune erosion on coastal landforms.