Research Centers, Institutes, and Programs

UIUC's vibrant research community is home to a number of research centers, institutes, programs, and initiatives. Our researchers translate insights on problems such as global sustainability, feeding the world, and fighting poverty and disease into innovative products and technologies, policy recommendations with impact, and advances in education and community engagement. The list below is not exhaustive—please send updates to Kristin Tennant.

Research Unit Name Abbv Email Phone Unit URL
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute C3.ai DTI Website
Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments (C-NICE) C-NICE pferreir@illinois.edu 217-333-2511 Website
Botanical Estrogen Research Center BRC Website
Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory BIL 217-333-8598 Website
Binaural Hearing Lab BHL jaronoff@illinois.edu Website
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Beckman communications@beckman.illinois.edu 217-244-1176 Website
Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory BCNN bcnnlab@gmail.com 217-300-1667 Website
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program ASAP Website
Applied Research Institute ARI appliedresearch@illinois.edu 217-300-3162 Website
Applied Psycholinguistics Lab APL phadley@illinois.edu 217-333-1968 Website
Auditory Neuro Experience Lab ANEx anex-lab@illinois.edu 217-300-6212 Website
Advanced Materials Testing and Evaluation Laboratory AMTEL amtel@illinois.edu 217-333-3751 Website
Artificial Intelligence for Future Agricultural Resilience, Management, and Sustainability Institute AIFARMS Institute digitalag@illinois.edu Website
ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss ADMI postharvestinstitute@illinois.edu 217-333-5115 Website
Aging and Diversity Lab ADL adl@ahs.illinois.edu Website
Adult Development, Adaptation, & Technology Laboratory ADAPT Laboratory stmejia@illinois.edu 217-300-3088 Website
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Center ACRC ljubicam@illinois.edu 217-300-6393 Website
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Lab ACN tinnitus@acnlab.com 217-333-7561 Website
Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security ACDIS acdis@illinois.edu 217-333-7086 Website
Aging and Neurocognition Lab AANCL AANCL-Lab@illinois.edu 217-265-6574 Website
Illinois Plant Breeding Center 217-333-1966 Website
Liberation Lab hneville@illinois.edu Website
Meadan Family Lab meadan@illinois.edu (217) 333-0960 Website
Midwestern Hydrogen Partnership Website
AgReach mcnamar1@illinois.edu 217-333-3769 Website
Bureau of Educational Research ber@education.illinois.edu 217-333-3023 Website
Molecular Muscle Physiology Laboratory mboppart@illinois.edu 217-244-1459 Website
Energy Farm energyfarm@illinois.edu Website
Children's Environmental Health Research Center at Illinois ikids-research@mx.uillinois.edu 217-333-5814 Website
Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center afoltz@illinois.edu 217-333-4237 Website