Utah State University researchers provide the state with informed and unbiased expertise on Utah’s shared resources to clarify the impact of past and potential actions. Here are some of the many Institutes, Centers, and Programs helping to pave the way in research related to Land, Water, and Air.
Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification
ASPIRE ERC is a NSF Generation 4 Engineering Research Center that conducts vital research and development to pave the way for real-world deployment of sustainable and equitable electrification across the transportation industry.
Center for Anticipatory Intelligence
Utah State University's Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI) is leading an evolution in university education and security thinking. CAI has led the pioneering effort in the US to establish the academic field of Anticipatory Intelligence.
Community and Natural Resources Institute
The Community and Natural Resources Institute (CANRI) is committed to interdisciplinary research and community engagement centered on natural resource issues and environmental problems in the Intermountain West and beyond.
Ecology Center
The Ecology Center studies how plants, animals, and other organisms interact with each other and with their environment. Subjects of study include biodiversity, climate change, microbes, animal migrations, deforestation, animal behavior, etc.
Utah Transportation Center
The Utah Transportation Center (UTC) uses its expertise in natural hazards to research congestion chokepoints, evacuation occurrences, infrastructure renewal, and operations as it relates to multi-modal transportation.