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Research Centers of Excellence

CANVAS draws upon vast and diverse expertise at MSU from the following Research Centers of Excellence.

BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action (an NSF Science and Technology Center headquartered at MSU). beacon-center.org

Center for Highway Pavement Preservation (CHPP) designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation as the country’s first Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) for highway pavement preservation. www.chpp.egr.msu.edu

Composite Materials and Structures Center (CMSC)
www.egr.msu.edu/cmsc

Composite Vehicle Research Center (CVRC)
www.egr.msu.edu/cvrc

Energy and Automotive Research Lab (EARL)
www.egr.msu.edu/me/research/earl-engines

Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI)
www.iacmi.org

Detroit large-scale manufacturing industry collaboration facility
www.iacmi.org/tag/detroit

Vehicles technology area
www.iacmi.org/technology-areas/vehicles