Centers & Laboratories

UL Lafayette student and faculty research is continuously breaking barriers, uncovering discoveries, and making a difference. The Office of the Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development builds strong, supportive alliances with local, regional, state, and national business, governmental, and industrial leaders that ensure funding, equipment, services and other resources to the University.

Listed below are centers and laboratories located within the Research Park and across the main campus, including within our colleges.

University Research Centers and Institutes

• Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning (PCCD) - Dr. David Danahar, Acting Director
• Center for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems - Dr. Xiaoduan Sun, Acting Director
• Center for Crustacean Research - Dr. Darryl Felder, Director
• Ecology Center - Dr. Paul Klerks, Director
• Center for Gifted Education - Christine Briggs, Director
• Energy Institute of Louisiana - Dr. Mark Zappi, Director
• Environmental Training Center - Taz Wininger, Director
• Informatics Research Institute (IRI) - Dr. Ziad Ashkar , Director
  • Center for Business and Information Technologies (CBIT) - Matthew Delcambre, Director
  • Center for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CCIC) - Dr. Arun Lakhotia, Director
  • Louisiana Center for Health Innovation (LCHI) - Director Vacant
  • National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) - Director Vacant
  • NSF Center for Visual & Decision Informatics (CVDI) - Dr. Vijay Raghavan, Director
• Institute for Coastal and Water Research (ICaWR) - Dr. Edwin Theriot,  Director
• Institute for Materials Research and Innovation - Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou, Director
• Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE)
• Louisiana Accelerator Center (LAC) - Dr. Harry Whitlow, Director
• Louisiana Watershed Flood Center - Dr. Emad Habib, Director
• Marine Survival Training Center (MSTC) - Mr. Terry Cromwell, Interim Director
• Microscopy Center (Link) - Dr. Tom Pasacreta, Director
• New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) - Francois Villinger, Director
• Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) - Sherrie Mullins, Director
• Regional Application Center (RAC) - Brent Yantis, Director
• University Research Park and Research Activities - Director Vacant

College Research Centers and Laboratories

Ray P. Authement College of Sciences

• Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS)
• Center for Crustacean Research
• Laboratory for Internet Computing
• Robotics & Sensors Laboratory
• Software Research Laboratory

College of the Arts

• Community Design Workshop
• Building Institute

B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration

• Small Business Development Center

College of Education

• Center for Gifted Education
• Center for Innovative Learning & Assessment Technologies (CILAT)

College of Engineering

• Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (BRL)
• Center for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems (CASTS)
• Center for Louisiana Inland Water Studies (CLIWS)
• Center for Telecommunications Studies (CTS)
• Center for Structural and Functional Materials (CSFM)
• Corrosion Research Center
• Environmental Engineering Laboratory
• Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)

College of Liberal Arts

• Center for Louisiana Studies 
• Cinematic Arts Workshop
• Ernest Gaines Center

For a listing of current research center directors, please visit the Research Administration page.