Florida State University is a preeminent Research I institution, renowned for our exceptional research centers and institutes. These dynamic entities empower our faculty to conduct groundbreaking research and promote interdisciplinary collaboration, addressing challenges across fields from the arts, culture, education, and business to engineering, health, humanities, law, and the sciences. Our centers and institutes simultaneously benefit the State of Florida's economy while contributing to global, national, and local issues to enhance the human condition. Through the creation and maintenance of supportive environments for intra- and interinstitutional research, service, and educational activities, we drive positive and tangible change within our communities. We invite you to be a part of our journey at Florida State University.
Jim Clark, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Center and Institutes Highlights
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Center for AERO-PROPULSION, MECHATRONICS, AND ENERGY
The next-generation Polysonic Wind Tunnel at FSU is a blow-down wind tunnel and allows researchers to run tests between a Mach number of 0.2 to 5.0 including transonic speeds.
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CENTER FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS
The Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) at Florida State University has received a new $31 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command for the research and development associated with shipboard electrical power and energy systems.
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The Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine
Wearable technology shows promise in early detection of COVID-19 among FSU athletes.
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Torchlight Center for Motion Picture Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts was ranked No. 4 among public schools and No. 15 among the nation’s top film schools on The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 list of the Top 25 American Film Schools.
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Multisite research collaborative launched to convert learning disability discoveries into faster solutions that help students, teachers, and parents
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Middle East Center
Fulbright Scholar in Residence Delivers a Lecture on Religious Minorites in the Middle East
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Center for OCEAN-ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION STUDIES
Partnering with colleagues at NOAA Southeastern Fisheries Science Center, Dr. Mike Stukel's lab has conducted two field campaigns to quantify the impact of bottom-up limitation and plankton trophic structure on habitat suitability for larval bluefin tuna.
Center and Institutes Impact
$148,058,890
Total Expenditures
100+
Active Centers and Institutes
20+
Academic Divisions Involved
Center and Institutes Moments
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