UMass Lowell research, engagement and seed centers differ from one another in focus and scope, but each contribute in unique ways to expanding knowledge, generating new discoveries and impacting society.
Research Centers Engagement Centers Seed Centers
Research Centers
University Research Centers are highly regarded for interdisciplinary research that makes an impact on society.
- Center for Advanced Manufacturing of Polymers and Soft Materials
- Center for Advanced Materials
- Center for Asian American Studies
- Center for Energy Innovation
- Center for Population Health
- Center for Program Evaluation
- Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
- Center for Terrorism and Security Studies
- Climate Change Initiative
- Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology
- New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center
- Raytheon-UMass Lowell Research Institute
Engagement Centers
UMass Lowell Engagement Centers make a significant impact on the community or world through research and education initiatives.
- Center for Community Research and Engagement
- Center for Neurodiversity Education, Support and Training (NEST)
- Center for Public Opinion
- Jack and Stella Kerouac Center for the Public Humanities
- Tsongas Industrial History Center
Seed Centers
Seed Centers show great promise to become university research or engagement centers.
- Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Computing Research (AICORE)
- Center of Biomedical and Health Research in Data Sciences (CHORDS)
- Center for Pathogen Research and Training (CPRT)
- Center for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SCyPS)
- Center for Sports Engineering and Performance
- Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Massachusetts Biomanufacturing Center
- Radiation Laboratory
- UMass Movement Research Center (UMOVE)