Advanced Prototyping Experimentation Laboratory uniquely integrates the University's faculty, facilities and industry partners into key working groups that address critical problems related to national security. It aims to provide both government and commercial organizations with world-class research and technology development. For more information, contact Dr. Gary Butler at 662.325.3570 or gbutler@research.msstate.edu.

Center for Science Mathematics & Technology programs have impacted hundreds of teachers and students across the state and the nation. These programs have served to bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace, and improve the knowledge and skill base of tomorrow's workforce. For more information, contact Dr. Sandra Harpole at 662.325.2922 or sharpole@research.msstate.edu.

Center for Safety & Health is the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) consultation program for Mississippi. It provides assistance to the employers or managers of small and medium size high-hazard businesses in MS by helping them come into compliance with the regulations of OSHA. For more information, contact Mr. Kelly Tucker at 601.825.0783 or jdale@csh.msstate.edu.

Electron Microscope Center is a support center that is available on a fee basis to faculty, staff, and students. Users of the EMC receive well thought-out advice, excellent sample preparation, access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, attention to details, timely results, and commitment to project completion. For more information, contact Dr. Giselle Thibaudeau Munn at 662.325.3071 or Giselle@emcenter.msstate.edu.

High Performance Computing Collaboratory is a coalition of member centers and groups that share a common core objective of advancing the state-of-the-art in computational sciences and engineering using high performance computing. Member centers include Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Center for Computational Sciences (CCS), Center for DoD User productivity Enhancement & Technology Transfer (PET), Computational Simulation and Design Center (SimCenter), GeoResources Institute (GRI), and Northern Gulf Institute (NGI). For more information, contact Mr. Trey Breckenridge at 662.325.8278 or trey@hpc.msstate.edu

Institute for Neurocognitive Science and Technology (INST) conducts multidisciplinary research, teaching, and service in the areas of cognitive science and medical systems. The focus of INST is on science and technology research that is applicable to and helps optimize human systems performance. For more information, contact Dr. Kirk Schulz at 662.325.3570 or schulz@research.msstate.edu.

Mississippi State Chemical Lab (MSCL) provides the analytical data to assure quality, labeling, and safety of fertilizers, animal feeds, human foods, pesticides, and petroleum products in Mississippi. MSCL also checks private water supplies, provides assistance to industry, performs analysis of toxic chemicals for farmers, hospitals, doctors, veterinarians, law enforcement agencies and provides other analyses of interest to our citizens. For more information, contact Dr. Kevin Armbrust at 662.325.3324 or armbrust@mscl.msstate.edu.

Research Curriculum Unit conducts activities such as curriculum development, personnel development, program improvement, and research to improve career and technical education and workforce development in Mississippi. The RCU offers many unique services for the state of Mississippi. For more information, contact Dr. Patti Abraham at 662.325.2510 or info@rcu.msstate.edu.

National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (nSPARC) uses administrative data for strategic planning in economic, workforce, business, and community development. The center provides highly technical expertise in the management and analysis of complex administrative databases from various federal, state, regional, and local entities. For more information, contact Dr. Domenico Parisi at 662.325.6085 or mimmo.parisi@nsparc.msstate.edu.

Center for Family Enterprise Research conducts and promotes original research on family business and provides educational and research opportunities for students. The center disseminates the results of research to family businesses in Mississippi in order to improve their management and performance. For more information, contact Dr. Jim Chrisman at 662.325.1991 or jchrisman@cobilan.msstate.edu.

Center for Educational Partnerships provides educational extension services to the public schools of Mississippi. Services include, but are not limited to, curriculum development, technical consultation, and educational research. For more information, contact Dr. Cynthia Ward at 662.325.3720 or cward@preps.msstate.edu.

Early Childhood Institute provides training, technical assistance, and applied research for improved quality and accessibility of early care and education across Mississippi. Faculty from across the colleges participate in the work of the institute. For more information, contact Dr. Cathy Grace at 662.325.4836 or cgrace@colled.msstate.edu.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision enhances employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination. For more information, contact Dr. Brenda Cavenaugh at 662.325.2001 or bcavenaugh@colled.msstate.edu.

Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute subcontracts with Mississippi University's National Writing Project Sites to provide various programs to school districts across Mississippi. The Institute also provides direct programming for statewide initiatives. For more information, contact Dr. Kim Patterson at 662.325.7777 or mwti@colled.msstate.edu.

T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary evaluations to remove limitations through the application of assistive technology, allowing individuals to participate in educational, vocational and leisure activities to the fullest. For more information, contact Ms. Janie Cirlot-New at 662.325.0520 or jcirlotnew@tkmartin.msstate.edu.

Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) is an interdisciplinary center that provides engineering, research, development, and technology transfer teams focused on complex problems, such as those encountered in technologies designed to improve human mobility. For more information, contact Dr. Roger King at 662.325.5431 or info@cavs.msstate.edu.

Center for Computer Security Research (CCSR) is dedicated to the scientific exploration of computer vulnerabilities with the objective of improving prevention and detection techniques through core research areas. CCSR promotes computer security education and research. For more information, contact Dr. Ray Vaughn at 662.325.7450 or vaughn@cse.msstate.edu.

Center for DoD User Productivity Enhancement & Technology Transfer provides the essential user support and mode of capability enhancement necessary to address the wide variety of research and development demands arising from the science and technology programs supporting DoD's weapons development and warfighting support systems. For more information, contact Dr. Joe Thompson at 662.325.8278 or joe@pet.msstate.edu.

Computational Simulation and Design Center serves MSU,government, and industry though research and development of advanced computational modeling, simulation, and design of physical systems to solve real world problems. For more information, contact Dr. Roger King at 662.325.3193 or info@hpc.msstate.edu.

Industrial Outreach Service helps MS industry become more effective and competitive in the global economy. It works to connect industry leaders with university programs and faculty members that can provide the assistance needed to resolve problems and plan for future growth. For more information, contact Dr. Joe Jordan at 662.325.0513 or infoios@ios.msstate.edu.

Institute for Clean Energy Technology (ICET) serves as a bridge between basic science and large scale engineering applications for advanced energy systems. ICET focuses its research on process efficiency, resource recovery, and life-cycle impact. For more information, contact Dr. Glenn Steele at 662.325.7127 or steele@me.msstate.edu.

High Voltage Laboratory is an independent, non-industrial, university center for high voltage engineering. High Voltage Laboratory provides a broader effort designed to meet the research and evaluation/testing needs of industry and utilities, and the necessary environment for a basic academic program associated with high voltage engineering. For more information, contact Dr. Stanislaw Grzybowski at 662.325.2148 or stangrzy@ece.msstate.edu.

Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL) is the largest equipped university flight research facility in the country. RFRL serves as a state of the art flight test facility to support the generalaviation, defense, and military industries in aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle development. For more information, contact Dr. Phil Bridges at 662.325.5862 or pbridges@ae.msstate.edu.

Carl Small Town Center works to improve the quality of life and thus economic development by renewing and improving the physical environment of small towns. The center provides towns and communities with an active resource center for contemporary small town design issues. For more information, contact Mr. John Poros at 662.325.2207 or cstcinfo@caad.msstate.edu.

Design Research and Informatics Lab (DRIL) is a design and technology group comprised of architects, industrial designers and technology experts that are internationally recognized for process and product innovations in the fields of architecture, product design and furniture design. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Barrow at 662.325.2541 or lbarrow@caa.msstate.edu.

Educational Design Institute (EDI) provides assistance in the planning of learner-centered environments for children in the public schools of Mississippi. The mission of EDI is to bring community, schools, and students together to design buildings that actually make education better. For more information, contact Dr. Cynthia Ward at 662.325.9225 or cward@preps.msstate.edu.

Jackson Community Design Center (JCDC) serves the community of Jackson, MS by working with various non-profit organizations, churches, housing authorities, community development organizations, neighborhood groups and the City of Jackson planning offices on projects that aim to repair and improve the city, its neighborhoods and its buildings. For more information, contact Mr. David Perkes at 601.354.6480 or djp@sarc.msstate.edu.

The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio is embedded in Biloxi, MS and provides design assistance to individuals from low income households that need help to rebuild following Hurricane Katrina. Since Katrina struck in August of 2005, over 80 homes in East Biloxi alone have been completed. For more information, contact Mr. David Perkes at 228.735.7180 or dperkes@gccds.msstate.edu.

Biological & Physical Sciences Research Institute encourages research in the basic and applied biological and physical sciences within the College of Arts & Sciences. The institute assists in the preparation and submission of research proposals and serves as a liaison between the researcher and the Office of Research. For more information, contact Dr. Gary Myers at 662.325.2646 or gmyers@deanas.msstate.edu.

Center for Computational Sciences fosters interdisciplinary research in the fundamental understanding and application of the natural sciences. The center develops integrated computational environments and crosscutting tools allowing a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to problem-solving. For more information, contact Dr. Ratnasingham Shivaji at 662.325.8278 or shivaji@hpc.msstate.edu.

Cobb Institute for Archaeology promotes archaeological research and education at MSU related to the middle Eastern origins of Western Civilization and to the Indians of the South. The Institute's facilities house the Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum of Archaeology and its artifact collections. For more information, contact Dr. Joe Seger at 662.325.7522 or jds1@ra.msstate.edu

Institute for the Humanities promotes research, scholarship, and creative works in the humanistic disciplines and increases the visibility of the humanities generally, both within the university and the community. For more information, contact Dr. Gary Myers at 662.325.2646 or gmyers@deanas.msstate.edu.

The John C. Stennis Institute of Government is often called on to provide technical assistance and consultation to local governments and community leaders regarding economic and community development matters. Foundations look to Stennis for quality research and study of public policy issues. For more information, contact Dr. Mary Wiseman at 662.325.3328 or marty.wiseman@sig.msstate.edu.

Franklin Furniture Institute is a multi-disciplinary effort involving Mississippi State's colleges of Business and Industry, Forest Resources, Engineering, and Architecture. The institute provides technical assistance, outreach, applied research, and business expertise to the furniture industry value chain to help them become a viable economic catalyst in a global economy. For more information, contact Mr. Bill Martin at 662.325.6787 or director@ffi.msstate.edu.

Center for Education and Training Technology provides the development and implementation of innovative software tools and information technologies as well as staff development training in the use of those tools and technologies through an interdisciplinary approach involving a wide cross section of units, departments, and colleges from MSU, state and federal agencies, and corporate America. For more information, contact Dr. Dan Brook at 662.325.3226 or danb@ext.msstate.edu.

GeoResources Institute (GRI) combines and integrates academic and operational units active in conducting and coordinating research and educational activities in geospatial technologies and resource management. GRI focuses on multi-disciplinary research and outreach efforts. For more information, contact Dr. David Shaw at 662.325.9573 or dshaw@gri.msstate.edu.

Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) conducts high-impact research and education programs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico region focused on integration. The program contributes to the recovery and future health, safety, resilience and productivity of the region, through sustained research and applications in a geospatial and ecosystem context. For more information, contact Dr. David Shaw at 662.325.9573 or dshaw@gri.msstate.edu.

Life Science and Biotechnology Institute (LSBI) fosters MSU's leadership roles in education and state-of-the-art research in the life sciences and biotechnology, promotes economic development, and creates high quality employment opportunities in the State of Mississippi. For more information, contact Dr. Shane Burgess at 662.325.9208 or cellington@mafes.msstate.edu.

Social Science Research Center (SSRC) conducts research on social, economic, political, human resource, and social,environmental problems facing the state, nation and world. SSRC provides a support system for the university to plan, develop, secure funding for, and conduct social research on problems of interest to the scientific community and consumers of research findings. For more information, contact Dr. Arthur Cosby at 662.325.7127 or Arthur.Cosby@ssrc.msstate.edu.

Institute for Digital Biology is a unique multidisciplinary institute dedicated to excellence in research, education and service in the analysis of the function and expression of genes with an emphasis on economically important species. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Bridges or Dr. Shane Burgess at 662.325.7505 or bridges@cse.msstate.edu.

Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) creates an infrastructure for coordinated interdisciplinary collaboration at MSU in the development of environmentally and economically sustainable energy sources specific to the southeastern United States. SERC is a catalyst for forging partnerships between academia, business, and the U.S. government. For more information, contact Dr. William Batchelor at 662.325.7938 or bbatchelor@abe.msstate.edu or Dr. Glenn Steele at 662.325.7938 or steele@me.msstate.edu.

Center for Environmental Health Sciences unites researchers from several MSU units to focus on unique projects to maintain and improve the quality of environmental health in Mississippi, the nation and the world. A primary emphasis is investigation of the adverse effects of environmentally relevant chemicals on organisms including humans, with the goals of providing quantitative, mechanism-based science useful in regulatory decisions or strategies to eliminate these adverse effects. For more information, contact Dr. Jan Chambers at 662.325.1255 or chambers@cvm.msstate.edu.