Northwestern University has a long history of leadership in interdisciplinary research programs and centers. 27 University Research Centers - as well as more than 90 School-Based Centers and three research centers at Medical Affiliates -- support interdisciplinary research that spans a wide spectrum of areas.
At Northwestern - research thrives.
Argonne/Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Michael R. Wasielewski Center Contact: 847-467-4910
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Hendrik SpruytAssociate Director: Brian HansonCenter Contact: 847-467-2770
Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies Program summary | Email
Director: William M. PinsofCenter Contact: 847-733-4300, ext. 305
Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Chad A. MirkinCenter Contact: 847-467-2530
Center for Catalysis and Surface Science Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Peter C. Stair Center Contact: 847-491-4354
Center for Developmental Therapeutics Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Thomas V. O'Halloran
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics Program summary | Link to Website
Co-Directors: Vicky Kalogera, Dave Meyer, and Fred Rasio Center Contact: 847-491-8646
Chemistry of Life Processes Institute Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Thomas V. O'Halloran Center Contact: 847-467-0965
Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery Program summary | Link to Website
Co-Directors: Raymond Bergan and Karl Scheidt Center Contact: 847-491-6659
Center for Reproductive Science Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Kelly E. Mayo, As sociate Director: Teresa K. WoodruffCenter Contact: 847-491-5767
Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Fred W. Turek Center Contact: 847-467-6512
Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Samuel I. Stupp Center Contact: 312-503-0807
International Institute for Nanotechnology Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Chad A. Mirkin Center Contact: 847-491-5784
Institute for Policy Research Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Fay Lomax Cook Center Contact: 847-491-3395
Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern Program summary | Link to Website
Co-Directors: David C. Dunand and Mark A. Ratner Center Contact: 847-467-1972
Materials Research Center Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Monica Olvera de la Cruz Center Contact: 847-491-3606
Non-Equilibrium Energy Research Center Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Bartosz Grzybowski Associate Director: Igal Szleifer Center Contact: 847-491-3024
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Program summary | Link to Website
Northwestern Synchrotron Research Center DND-CAT and LS-CAT Facilities
Directors:Michael J. Bedzyk (DND-CAT) Contact 847-491-3570 Wayne F. Anderson (LS-CAT) Contact 312-503-1708
DND-CAT Program summary | Link to Website
Facility Director: Denis T. Keane Center Contact: 630-252-0224
LS-CAT Program summary | Link to Website
Operations Manager: Keith Brister Center Contact: 630-343-9532
Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Vinayak P. Dravid Center Contact: 847-467-1363
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Philip Greenland, MD Center Contact: 312-503-1709
Northwestern University Ventures in Biology Education Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Linda Hicke Center Contact: 847-467-0150
Program of African Studies Program summary | Link to Website
Center Contact: 847-491-7323
Proteomics Center of Excellence Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Neil Kelleher
Physical Sciences Oncology Center Program summary | Link to Website
PI: Jonathan Licht Center Contact: 847-467-2613
Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center Program summary | Link to Website
Director: Dedre Gentner Center Contact: 847-467-0514
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Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders
Biostatistical Collaboration Center
Buehler Center on Aging
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies
Center for Communication and Medicine
Center for Genetic Medicine
Institute for Healthcare Studies
The Children's Memorial Research Center
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center
ENH Research Institute
Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
Feinberg Clinical Neuroscience Research Institute
HIV/AIDS Program at Northwestern University
General Clinical Research Center
Institute for Women's Health Research
Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center
Medical Biomechanics
Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research
Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center
Northwestern Center for Bleeding Disorders
Northwestern Center for Clinical Research
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
NU Prosthetic-Orthotic Center
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Kellogg Accounting Research Center
Center for Biotechnology
Dispute Resolution Research Center
Center for Executive Women
Kellogg Center for Family Enterprise
Financial Institutions and Markets Research Center
Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship
General Motors Research Center for Strategy in Management
Guthrie Center for Real Estate Research
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
Heizer Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
International Business and Markets Research Center
Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
Center for Nonprofit Management
Center for Retail Management
Center for Research on Strategic Alliances
Center for Strategic Decision-Making
Kellogg Team & Group Research Center
Center for Research in Technology & Innovation
Zell Center for Risk Research
Biologically Inspired Materials Center (BIMat)
Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials (ACBM)
Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies (VaNTH)
Center for the Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Technology (CCITT)
Center for Intelligent Processing of Composites
Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly
Center for Photonic Communication and Computing
Center for Quality Engineering & Failure Prevention (CQE)
Center for Quantum Devices (CQD)
Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology
Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security (CUCIS)
DND Collaborative Access Team Synchrotron Research Center (DND-CAT)
Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics
Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI)
Institute for Environmental Catalysis
International Center for Advanced Internet Research
Institute for Sustainabilitiy Practices (NISP)
Materials Technology Laboratory (MTL)
National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NCLT)
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)
Optimization Technology Center
Production & Logistics Laboratory (ProLog)
Segal Design Institute
Steel Research Group
Motorola Center for Telecommunications
Transportation Center (TC)
Media Management Center
Center for Global Culture and Communication
Center for Technology and Social Behavior
The Hugh Knowles Center
Center for Public Safety (formerly the Traffic Institute)
Cells to Society (C2S)
The Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (CCMS)
Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling (CCL)
Center for Improving Methods for Quantitative Policy Research (The Q Center)
Foley Center for the Study of Lives
Center for Talent Development
Center for Learning and Organizational Change (CLOC)
Meaningful Science Consortium
Center for International Human Rights
Center on Wrongful Convictions
Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy
Small Business Opportunity Center
Children and Family Justice Center
Center for Legal Studies
Center for Cell and Developmental Systems Biology (CDSB)
Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS)
Center for Structural Biology
Alice Berline Kaplan Center for the Humanities
Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
French Interdisciplinary Group
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