This listing is a complete listing of university- and college-based centers and institutes that have been evaluated by the Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) and classified as centers and institutes that conduct a signficant amount of research activity. Centers and institutes not listed below may conduct research, but are more academic or scholarly in nature. Should a center or institute not listed below seek to be classified as a research center, it should submit to the RSC a proposal as described in these guidelines.

University Centers

Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) 
Director: Venkat Selvamanickam

Drug Discovery Institute (DDI)
Director: Weiyi Peng

HEALTH Research Institute (HRI)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute (HPE DSI)
A joint research and academic center managed by the DOR and Office of the Provost
Director: Claudia Neuhauser

Hurricane Resilience Research Institute (HuRRI)*
Director: Hanadi Rifai

Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH)
Director: Zhifeng Ren

Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics (TIMES)
Director: David Francis

 *Provisional university center pending RSC review and recommendation

College/Department Centers

• Biology of Behavior Institute
• Building Reliable Advances and Innovation in Neurotechnology Center
• Center for Carbon Management in Energy
• Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility
• Center for Integrated Bio and Nano Systems
• Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Sciences
• Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling
• Center for Population Health Outcomes and Pharmacoepidemiology Education and Research
• Child & Family Center for Innovative Research
• Community Design Resource Center
• Heart and Kidney Institute
• Houston Coastal Center
• Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
• Institute for Drug Education and Research
• Institute of Community Health
• Institute of Muscle Biology and Cachexia
• Maternal Health Equity Research and Training Center
• Mental Health Research and Innovation in Treatment Engagement and Service Institute
• Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research Center
• Texas Center for Learning Disorders