Office of Research Alliances

Corporate Sponsored Research Centers

• The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials is a leading academic research group addressing challenges of biomaterials discovery and optimization through rational approach.  Its strategic goals include research excellence, education & workforce development, partnerships with industry, advancement of new technologies toward commercialization, fostering entrepreneurship. http://www.njbiomaterials.org/web/index.php

• The Engineering Research Center for Structure Organic Particulate System (C-SOPS) comprises a cross-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists, and industry and academia leaders focused on improving the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, foods and agriculture products. C-SOPS focuses on advancing the scientific foundation for the optimal design of SOPS with advanced functionality while developing the methodologies for their active control and manufacturing. http://ercforsops.org/

• The Ceramic, Composite and Optical Materials Center led by Dr. Richard Haber is conducting research on ceramic materials and processing, nanoparticulates and processes, opaque and transparent armor ceramics, optical material synthesis and processing, and materials for energy conversion.  http://ccmc.rutgers.edu

• The Center for the Integration of Composites into Infrastructure led by Dr. Perumalsa Balaguru focuses on innovation and mass-production of advanced polymer composites to create new products such as pre-cast composite bridge decks and pavement panels, and protection systems to increase the service life of infrastructure damaged by natural and man-made disasters such as earthquakes and terror attacks.   http://www.cemr.wvu.edu/cfc/cici/index.php

• DIMACS, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science,  led by Dr. Rebecca Wright is funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and develop technologies, tools, and advanced methods for information analysis, situational awareness, decision support, information sharing, and cyber infrastructure protection.  Science http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/

• The Center for Dynamic Data Analytics led by Dr. Dimitris Metaxas develops algorithms and solutions to analyze and visualize massive, complex, multidimensional and multi-scale data. http://cdda.rutgers.edu

• The Center for Autonomic Computing led by Dr. Manish Parashar focuses on improving the design and engineering of computing systems that are capable of tuning themselves, adapting their resources and operations to current workloads, and anticipating the needs of their users. This center conducts research and development focused works on improving hardware, networks and storage, middleware, service, and information layers used by modern industry. http://nsfcac.rutgers.edu/

• The Center for Advanced Food Technology (CAFT), led by Dr. Donald Schaffner, serves the food and affiliated industries by engaging in Research, Training, Education, Extension and Economic Development activities related to food quality, safety and healthfulness. The Center offers short courses and Workshops and features unique state-of-the-art capabilities for product development, analytical services and materials testing to address the diverse needs of the food and packaging industries.http://caft.rutgers.edu/

• The Center for Dermal Research (CDR), led by Dr. Bozena Michniak-Kohn, is a dermatopharmaceutics research center and conducts studies on topical and transdermal compound delivery, skin biology and skin tissue engineering. The CDR also provides quality educational opportunities for its members through workshops, seminar series, symposia and courses. http://www.njbiomaterials.org/web/index.php?p=industry&s=2833

• WINLAB (Wireless Information Network Laboratory) is an industry-university cooperative research center focused on wireless technology, and is led by Dr. Dipankar Raychaudhuri. Its mission is to advance the development of wireless networking technology by combining the resources of government, industry, and academia. WINLAB (Wireless Information Network Laboratory) http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/

• Packaging Engineering - In today’s world nearly all products seen at retail are packaged. The manufacture of packaged goods is a multi-billion dollar business, and represents a major component of both the New Jersey and United States economies. The success of every package demands the skills of a multi-disciplinary specialist – the packaging engineer. To learn more, contact Dr. Hae Chang (HC) Gea, Professor and Director of the Rutgers Packaging Engineering Program, or go to: http://www.soe.rutgers.edu/packaging .