Research Centers | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | SIU

SIUC has a number of research centers and institutes, some of which are housed in the individual colleges and some of which are housed in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. In addition, we belong to various research consortia, and several national and international research organizations are headquartered here. Also see our list of Research Support Facilities.

Centers and Institutes

• Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center
• Advanced Energy Institute
• Aquatic Research Laboratory and Saluki Aquarium
• Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (Springfield)
• Center for Archaeological Investigations
• Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Center for Dewey Studies
• Center for Ecology
• Center for Embedded Systems
• Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
• Center for Health Law and Policy
• Center for Integrated Research in Cognitive and Neural Sciences
• Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
• Center for Workforce Development
• Cooperative Wildlife Research Center
• Fermentation Science Institute
• Global Media Research Center
• Illinois Soybean Center
• Materials Technology Center
• Meyers Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
• Middle Mississippi River Wetland Field Station
• Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
• Safety Center
• Simmons Cancer Institute (Springfield)
• Special Collections Research Center

Research Consortia Memberships

• Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research
• Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders
• Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities

External Research Organizations Based at SIU

• American Institute of Hydrology
• Illinois Clean Coal Institute
• Universities Council on Water Resources

Research Technology Development

• Southern Illinois Research Park
• Technology Transfer Program