The research institutes at UT San Antonio are transdisciplinary collaborations within the university that sponsor research that informs public policy, builds cultural understanding, improves medical care, enhances scientific knowledge and often advances economic development.
There are 33 research centers and institutes at UT San Antonio, with 27 reporting to their college deans and six reporting directly to the Vice President for Research.
Per UT San Antonio HOP Policy 10.03 Guidelines for Organized Research Units, UT San Antonio research centers and institutes are governed by the Deans Research Council (DRC), which is convened by the Vice President for Research. Visit the websites below for more information about the work of UT San Antonio research centers and institutes.
Centers & Institutes within the Office for Research and Innovation
Brain Health Consortium (BHC)
The Brain Health Consortium is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team committed to discovering the inner workings of the brain. The consortium integrates researchers with expertise in stem cells/precision medicine, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, psychology and learning, with the common goal of applying those discoveries to prevent and treat neurological disorders. The consortium recently merged with the Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute and the UT San Antonio Neurosciences Institute to expand transdisciplinary research.
Center for Space Technology and Operations Research (CSTOR)
The Center for Space Technology and Operations Research (CSTOR) is dedicated to advancing engineering, technology and operations that support space missions between the Earth and the Moon, an area referred to as cislunar space, as well as the lunar surface. The center addresses the growing demand for research and workforce development by civil, commercial and national security space agencies and companies.
Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII)
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII, pronounced sī-man-ē) introduces a cyber secure energy-ROI for energy-efficient manufacturing and supply chains that secures and sustains American leadership in global manufacturing competitiveness. Funded by the DOE, CyManII aggregates the most advanced institutions and national laboratories in smart and advanced manufacturing, securing automation and supply chains, workforce development and cybersecurity.
National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC)
Today’s world calls for greater collaboration to protect America’s national security infrastructure. UT San Antonio is leading this charge, armed with world-class faculty and a reputation as the undisputed leader in cybersecurity education. The university’s new National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) is taking this leadership to the next level, creating a powerful ecosystem to engage government, industry and academia to tackle the nation’s greatest cybersecurity threats.
Open Cloud Institute (OCI)
OCI is a key player in accelerating the ongoing university-wide cloud computing initiative through its primary research areas of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more.
UT San Antonio AI Consortium for Human Well-Being (Matrix AI)
The Matrix AI Consortium for Human Well-Being is dedicated to conducting transformative research in designing, using and deploying AI to enhance human life. MATRIX prepares future leaders to be agile learners and trains them in a transdisciplinary environment to develop forward-looking, sustainable and comprehensive solutions.
Additional Centers & Institutes within UT San Antonio
College of AI, Cyber and Computing
Cyber Center for Security and Analytics
Conducts high-impact applied cybersecurity and data science research, development, operations and training to address imperative societal issues and national challenges.
College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA)
Center for Archaeological Research
Conducts archaeological research across Texas, performs surveys and excavations, provides cultural resource management, and trains students through field and lab work.
Center for Dialogue and Deliberation
Builds dialogue and deliberative capacity for UT San Antonio students and surrounding communities through pedagogy, workshops and engaged experiences that improve relationships, career readiness and community decision-making.
Center for Public Opinion Research
Produces applied opinion research on political and governance issues across San Antonio, Texas, and the region, while advancing student education in opinion research methodology.
Mexico Center
Promotes knowledge and understanding of Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations, connecting Mexico-related expertise across the university through transdisciplinary collaboration on research projects and activities.
UT San Antonio Arts
Promotes the arts in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond through programs, exhibits and performances, with educational initiatives and a makerspace fostering arts collaboration and research.
College of Education and Human Development
Academy for Teacher Excellence
Grounded in the Culturally Efficacious Teacher model; serves as a center for research, design, evaluation and program implementation in collaboration with districts, community colleges and the private sector.
Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute
Supports the study of topics such as infant cognition and language development, early literacy, juvenile justice, child abuse prevention, foster care youth, pediatric obesity prevention, early childhood education, school readiness, and dropout prevention. The institute fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations within the university and with research partners from the community and translates research results into policy recommendations.
Urban Education Institute
Produces improvement-focused, collaborative research to raise educational attainment, advance economic mobility, and help people achieve their potential in the greater San Antonio region.
Women's Studies Institute
Provides access to interdisciplinary knowledge on women, gender, sexuality and race through collaboration among researchers, students and the community via public programming.
College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP)
Center for Community-Based and Applied Health Research
Fosters research collaborations among interdisciplinary faculty and community partners including health care agencies, community organizations, schools and faith-based organizations to advance health and combat disease.
Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research
Stimulates and supports excellent social, demographic and economic science research on significant practice and policy issues.
Institute for Health Disparities Research
Advocates for the integration of biomedical and socio-behavioral science research to address health disparities in South Texas and the nation, partnering with academic and non-academic agencies across the region.
Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems
Conducts interdisciplinary research, education and training in lean manufacturing and six-sigma, supply chain and logistics engineering, warehouse systems, automation technologies and advanced sensors and robotics.
Center for Cultural Sustainability
Provides academic research and services to benefit communities, completes large-scale research projects, offers graduate research opportunities and convenes leaders on sustainable development and construction.
Center for Excellence in Engineering Education
Provides a holistic approach for improving the quality of engineering education at UT San Antonio, strengthening preparedness and marketability of engineering students.
Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research
Generates new knowledge of metropolitan and megaregional growth processes and impacts while advancing the creation of more sustainable, inspiring and equitable cities.
Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Joint initiative across Klesse College, the College of Sciences and community partners, combining academic, clinical, military and biotechnology expertise to address grand challenges in regenerative medicine.
Sustainable Pervasive Urban Resilience Center
Builds a data science and distributed sensor framework to enhance urban performance, eliminate inefficiencies and inform decisions that benefit residents during strenuous circumstances.
Texas Energy Institute
Partners with the community to contribute to a new energy future, building on a diverse resource base to position San Antonio as a contributor to the global energy economy.
College of Sciences
Center for Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments
Builds a sustainable source of diverse, highly trained researchers for the national workforce in NASA fields including earth system sciences, remote sensing, computational fluid dynamics and experimental fluid mechanics.
Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security
Develops multidisciplinary education and operational capabilities in infrastructure assurance and cybersecurity, integrating academia, government and private industry on assurance, research, and education.
Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
Combines a high-throughput screening facility and medicinal chemistry core to translate basic scientific discoveries into pre-clinical drug candidates for human disease.
Institute for Cyber Security
Conducts basic and applied cybersecurity research in partnership with academia, government and industry, with the executive director reporting to the Dean of Sciences and the Vice President of Research.
Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy
Draws faculty and water professionals across San Antonio and South Texas to identify water-related problems, facilitate common research interests and address water resources for communities, agriculture and industry.
South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Focuses state and national attention on UT San Antonio in molecular microbiology, immunology, medical mycology, virology, microbial genomics, vaccine development, and biodefense, emphasizing pathogenic mechanisms.
