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Research & Education: Centers/Institutes
Research and Education Centers/Institutes
Agricultural Marketing Policy Center
The Agricultural Marketing Policy Center sponsors research on
agriculture and natural resource trade policies and their economic effects.
It communicates this information to the public through various media.
Center for Biofilm Engineering
The Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) fosters a new approach to
university engineering/ science education. Multidisciplinary research teams
find solutions to and applications for bacterial communities called
biofilms.
Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials
The Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials [CBIN] at Montana State University is a multidisciplinary research and education center focused on utilizing our fundamental understanding of the formation and hierarchical construction of biological materials such as viruses, cells, and biominerals [bones, teeth, seashells, etc].
Center for Bison and Wildlife Health
This is a regional center for information exchange and research on all
aspects of the biology and management of the American bison.
Center for Computational Biology
This interdisciplinary unit develops and applies complex computer methods
to research on biological systems such as neurosystems. A major feature of
the Center is its use of advanced, high-speed computer communication
channels to the worldwide network.
Spatial Sciences Center
The Spatial Sciences Center (SSC) promotes and supports basic and applied research incorporating geographic information science, remote sensing, global positioning system, and spatial analysis; supports and facilitates undergraduate and graduate courses in spatial sciences offered through departments within MSU; and promotes the application of spatial sciences throughout MSU through outreach to faculty and staff.
Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Research at the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is problem oriented and provides our cooperators
(Montana State University, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Geological Survey) and
other agencies with useful and practical information needed to understand and manage fishery
resources in the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Montana Water Center
The Center oversees water research, educates future water professionals and develops training
materials for working water professionals. The Center is one of 54 located at land grant
universities in each state, authorized by Congress through the Water Resources Research Act of
1964.
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
The Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NRMSC),
formed by the U.S. Geological Survey, conducts integrated, interdisciplinary research in
support of natural resource management in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
Optical Technology Center (OpTeC)
OpTeC conducts research in the rapidly growing field of electro-optics.
Multidisciplinary research teams work with industry and other research
centers to find solutions to industry problems and discover new application
potentials in optical fields.
The Spectrum Lab
The Spectrum Lab was established in 1999 to do state of
the art research and development in optical electronics, to transition that new technology
to Montana corporations and to provide enhanced educational opportunities for undergraduate
and graduate students.
Thermal Biology Institute
The Montana State University Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) is a multidisciplinary program for
studying thermal biology. The long-term goal is to understand how organisms respond and adapt to unique physical and
chemical features of the thermal environment.
Western Transportation Institute (WTI)
The Western Transportation Institute forms cooperative alliances of public
and private partners interested in implementing ITS technology on rural
highway systems. WTI provides a location for research, development,
testing, demonstration and deployment of rural ITS technologies and systems.
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