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Advanced Scientific Computing Center

The Advanced Scientific Computing Center, a joint center between the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M University at Qatar, brings together a multi-disciplinary group of faculty and researchers from a variety of engineering and science disciplines to take on complex computational problems. The center’s overall mission is to become a local and global leader in computational science and engineering, conduct research academic activities that enable broader scientific discoveries and enhance capacity building. The center has four main areas of interest: high performance computing, computational material sciences and chemistry, computational physics and biology, and 3D scientific visualization.

Narasimha Reddy

  • Associate Agency Director for Strategic Initiatives and Centers, Advanced Scientific Computing Center
  • Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
    Assistant Name: Jen Swartz
    Assistant Email: jswartz@tamu.edu
    Assistant Phone: 979-458-0322
Narasimha Reddy

Center for Large-scale Scientific Simulations

The Center for Large-scale Scientific Simulations (CLASS) advances the state-of-the-art in large-scale scientific simulations and develops educational programs to train students for careers in modern scientific computation. Since its establishment, CLASS has built multi-disciplinary teams of faculty members and graduate students from several departments in the College of Engineering and the College of Science to work collaboratively, along with key researchers at national laboratories, on education and research relevant to computational multiphysics simulations.

Jim E. Morel

  • Director, Center for Large-Scale Scientific Simulations (CLASS)
  • Professor
Jim E. Morel

Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives

The Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) is a joint TEES/Texas A&M center housed in the Nuclear Engineering Department and in collaboration with the George Bush School of Government and Public Service. The mission of NSSPI is to work collaboratively with national laboratories and other partners to develop and apply science and technology to detect, prevent, and reverse the proliferation of nuclear and radiological weapons and guard against nuclear terrorism; educate the next generation of leaders in the field of nuclear security sciences; and to study the policy implications of deploying new technologies.

Sunil S. Chirayath

  • Director, Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI)
  • Associate Professor
Sunil S. Chirayath

Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence and Innovation

The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence and Innovation is a joint TEES/Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi center. The center conducts research, development, testing and evaluation of technologies enabling commercial use of remotely-piloted aircraft in the national airspace system of the United States. The mission of the center is to bring unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to America’s skies. The center collaborates on state and federally funded research programs that address key FAA UAS research areas and provides services to the civil UAS aviation sector, including the use of 11 test ranges across Texas.

Michael Sanders

  • Executive Director, Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation
Michael Sanders

Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center focuses on research to enhance safety in the chemical process industry. The center conducts research and develops undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs. Its services to government and industry include independent accident investigation and analysis services, particularly for accidents suggesting new phenomena or complex technologies.

Stewart Behie

  • Interim Director, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC)
Stewart Behie

Nuclear Engineering and Science Center

The Nuclear Engineering and Science Center seeks to improve the health, wellbeing and environment of mankind through the application of nuclear technology. The center provides services to researchers and/or faculty from Texas A&M University, other colleges and universities, government agencies and private industry. The center is recognized primarily for providing radioisotopes and other nuclear irradiation services for research, academic, medical and industrial applications and as a teaching and nuclear training facility.

Sean M. McDeavitt

  • Director, Nuclear Science Center
  • Director, Nuclear Power Institute (NPI)
  • Professor
Sean M. McDeavitt

Nuclear Power Institute

The Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) develops the necessary workforce for the new nuclear power plants that will be developed in Texas and to sustain a vibrant new, clean industry in the state. NPI is a statewide partnership led by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and headquartered at Texas A&M University. The partnership includes universities, community colleges, the nuclear power industry, state agencies and local organizations.

Sean M. McDeavitt

  • Director, Nuclear Science Center
  • Director, Nuclear Power Institute (NPI)
  • Professor
Sean M. McDeavitt

Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center

The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center is dedicated to combating adversaries who desire to harm American citizens, government entities or corporate America through cyber attacks. The center seeks to advance the collective cybersecurity knowledge, capabilities and practices through groundbreaking research, innovation and education. Working with researchers, faculty and industry leaders, the center prepares a corps of well-educated cybersecurity professionals to pave the way to a cybersecure future.

Danny W. Davis

  • Acting Director, Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center
Danny W. Davis

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS)

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) serves and fosters collaborations across the university and its affiliated agencies. TAMIDS is a joint undertaking of Texas A&M University with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. TAMIDS is an inclusive umbrella organization for data science and will facilitate interactions between researchers in diverse application areas and those with expertise in core methodologies, promote education in data science across the university, and pursue outreach to commercial and governmental organizations in the wider data science ecosystem.

Nick Duffield

  • Director, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science
  • Professor
Nick Duffield