Current Centers

Advanced Manufacturing

ERC for Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security

TARDISS will create bridges between engineering, biology, and agriculture to revolutionize and on-shore alternative natural rubber production from U.S. crops.

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Website

TARDISS

Graduation Date

2034

ERC for Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security

Award No. 2330145

TARDISS will create bridges between engineering, biology, and agriculture to revolutionize and on-shore alternative natural rubber production from U.S. crops.

Lead Institution The Ohio State University
Website TARDISS	Graduation Date 2034

ERC for Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security

Award No. 2330145

TARDISS will create bridges between engineering, biology, and agriculture to revolutionize and on-shore alternative natural rubber production from U.S. crops.

Lead Institution The Ohio State University
Website TARDISS	Graduation Date 2034

ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution

Award. No. 2133630

HAMMER aims to accelerate the development and deployment of intelligent, autonomous manufacturing systems, enabling mass customization in local production facilities.

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Website

https://hammer.osu.edu/

Graduation Date

2032

ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution

Award. No. 2133630

HAMMER aims to accelerate the development and deployment of intelligent, autonomous manufacturing systems, enabling mass customization in local production facilities.

Lead Institution The Ohio State University
Website https://hammer.osu.edu/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution

Award. No. 2133630

HAMMER aims to accelerate the development and deployment of intelligent, autonomous manufacturing systems, enabling mass customization in local production facilities.

Lead Institution The Ohio State University
Website https://hammer.osu.edu/	Graduation Date 2032

Cell Manufacturing Technologies

Award No. 1648035

CMaT’s vision is to enable robust, scalable, low-cost biomanufacturing of high-quality therapeutic cells to bring affordable, curative therapies against incurable chronic diseases to everyone.

Lead Institution

Georgia Institute of Technology

Website

http://cellmanufacturingusa.org/

Graduation Date

2027

Cell Manufacturing Technologies

Award No. 1648035

CMaT’s vision is to enable robust, scalable, low-cost biomanufacturing of high-quality therapeutic cells to bring affordable, curative therapies against incurable chronic diseases to everyone.

Lead Institution Georgia Institute of Technology
Website http://cellmanufacturingusa.org/	Graduation Date 2027

Cell Manufacturing Technologies

Award No. 1648035

CMaT’s vision is to enable robust, scalable, low-cost biomanufacturing of high-quality therapeutic cells to bring affordable, curative therapies against incurable chronic diseases to everyone.

Lead Institution Georgia Institute of Technology
Website http://cellmanufacturingusa.org/	Graduation Date 2027

Biotechnology & Healthcare

ERC for Precision Microbiome Engineering

Award No. 2133504

PreMiEr's mission is to create microbiome technologies that address challenges at the interface of human health and the built environment, promoting the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms and preventing colonization by infectious agents

Lead Institution

Duke University

Website

https://premier-microbiome.org/

Graduation Date

2032

ERC for Precision Microbiome Engineering

Award No. 2133504

Lead Institution Duke University
Website https://premier-microbiome.org/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Precision Microbiome Engineering

Award No. 2133504

Lead Institution Duke University
Website https://premier-microbiome.org/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems

Award No. 1941543

ATP-Bio aims to develop and deploy breakthrough bioengineering technology to “stop biological time” through development and translation of new techniques for biopreservation.

Lead Institution

University of Minnesota

Website

https://www.atp-bio.org

Graduation Date

2030

ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems

Award No. 1941543

ATP-Bio aims to develop and deploy breakthrough bioengineering technology to “stop biological time” through development and translation of new techniques for biopreservation.

Lead Institution University of Minnesota
Website https://www.atp-bio.org	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems

Award No. 1941543

ATP-Bio aims to develop and deploy breakthrough bioengineering technology to “stop biological time” through development and translation of new techniques for biopreservation.

Lead Institution University of Minnesota
Website https://www.atp-bio.org	Graduation Date 2030

Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials

Award No. 1647837

CELL-MET aims to transform cardiovascular care by combining breakthroughs in nanotechnology and manufacturing with tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, while also developing areas of expertise in education, diversity, administration, and outreach.

Lead Institution

Boston University

Website

http://sites.bu.edu/cell-met/

Graduation Date

2027

Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials

Award No. 1647837

Lead Institution Boston University
Website http://sites.bu.edu/cell-met/	Graduation Date 2027

Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials

Award No. 1647837

Lead Institution Boston University
Website http://sites.bu.edu/cell-met/	Graduation Date 2027

Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations

Award No. 1648451

The vision of the NSF-ERC for PATHS-UP is to change the paradigm for the health of underserved populations by developing revolutionary, cost-effective technologies and systems at the point-of-care (POC).

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Website

https://pathsup.org/

Graduation Date

2027

Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations

Award No. 1648451

Lead Institution Texas A&M University
Website https://pathsup.org/	Graduation Date 2027

Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations

Award No. 1648451

Lead Institution Texas A&M University
Website https://pathsup.org/	Graduation Date 2027

Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure

NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization

Award No. 2330245

CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Website

https://www.forwardpathway.us/...

Graduation Date

2034

NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization

Award No. 2330245

CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.

Lead Institution Washington University in St. Louis
Website https://www.forwardpathway.us/...	Graduation Date 2034

NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization

Award No. 2330245

CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.

Lead Institution Washington University in St. Louis
Website https://www.forwardpathway.us/...	Graduation Date 2034

Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub

Award No. 2330175

EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.

Lead Institution

The University of Kansas

Website

https://erc-earth.ku.edu/

Graduation Date

2034

Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub

Award No. 2330175

EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.

Lead Institution The University of Kansas
Website https://erc-earth.ku.edu/	Graduation Date 2034

Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub

Award No. 2330175

EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.

Lead Institution The University of Kansas
Website https://erc-earth.ku.edu/	Graduation Date 2034

ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production

Award No. 2133576

CASFER will enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed and efficient technology for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers.

Lead Institution

Texas Tech University

Website

https://www.casfer.us/

Graduation Date

2032

ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production

Award No. 2133576

Lead Institution Texas Tech University
Website https://www.casfer.us/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production

Award No. 2133576

Lead Institution Texas Tech University
Website https://www.casfer.us/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification

Award No. 1941524

Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging

Lead Institution

Utah State University

Website

http://aspire.usu.edu

Graduation Date

2030

ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification

Award No. 1941524

Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging

Lead Institution Utah State University
Website http://aspire.usu.edu	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification

Award No. 1941524

Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging

Lead Institution Utah State University
Website http://aspire.usu.edu	Graduation Date 2030

Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources

Award No. 1647722

CISTAR’s vision is to create a transformative engineered system to convert light hydrocarbons from shale resources to chemicals and transportation fuels in smaller, modular, local, and highly networked processing plants.

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Website

https://cistar.us/

Graduation Date

2027

Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources

Award No. 1647722

Lead Institution Purdue University
Website https://cistar.us/	Graduation Date 2027

Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources

Award No. 1647722

Lead Institution Purdue University
Website https://cistar.us/	Graduation Date 2027

ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics

Award No. 1449501

CBBG will employ or mimic natural biological processes and materials to engineer the ground in ways that reduce infrastructure development lifecycle costs and impacts while mitigating natural hazards and environmental degradation.

Lead Institution

Arizona State University

Website

http://www.biogeotechnics.tech/

Graduation Date

2025

ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics

Award No. 1449501

Lead Institution Arizona State University
Website http://www.biogeotechnics.tech/	Graduation Date 2025

ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics

Award No. 1449501

Lead Institution Arizona State University
Website http://www.biogeotechnics.tech/	Graduation Date 2025

Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

Award No. 1449500

NEWT intends to develop high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that will broaden access to clean drinking water from a variety of unconventional sources and enable industrial wastewater reuse at off-grid locations.

Lead Institution

Rice University

Website

http://www.newtcenter.org

Graduation Date

2025

Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

Award No. 1449500

Lead Institution Rice University
Website http://www.newtcenter.org	Graduation Date 2025

Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

Award No. 1449500

Lead Institution Rice University
Website http://www.newtcenter.org	Graduation Date 2025

Microelectronics, Sensing, and Information Technology

NSF ERC for Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity

Award No. 2330040

HAND will revolutionize the ability of robots to augment human labor by transforming dexterous robot hands into versatile, easy-to-integrate tools.

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Website

http://hand-erc.org/

Graduation Date

2034

NSF ERC for Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity

Award No. 2330040

HAND will revolutionize the ability of robots to augment human labor by transforming dexterous robot hands into versatile, easy-to-integrate tools.

Lead Institution Northwestern University
Website http://hand-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2034

NSF ERC for Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity

Award No. 2330040

HAND will revolutionize the ability of robots to augment human labor by transforming dexterous robot hands into versatile, easy-to-integrate tools.

Lead Institution Northwestern University
Website http://hand-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2034

Center for Smart Streetscapes

Award No. 2133516

The mission of CS3 is to forge livable, safe and inclusive communities through real-time, hyperlocal technologies for streets and their surroundings.

Lead Institution

Columbia University

Website

https://cs3-erc.org/

Graduation Date

2032

Center for Smart Streetscapes

Award No. 2133516

The mission of CS3 is to forge livable, safe and inclusive communities through real-time, hyperlocal technologies for streets and their surroundings.

Lead Institution Columbia University
Website https://cs3-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2032

Center for Smart Streetscapes

Award No. 2133516

The mission of CS3 is to forge livable, safe and inclusive communities through real-time, hyperlocal technologies for streets and their surroundings.

Lead Institution Columbia University
Website https://cs3-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2032

ERC for Quantum Networks

Award No. 1941583

Create foundations for the future quantum internet by developing key quantum technologies and new functional building-blocks connecting quantum processors over local and global scales

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Website

http://cqn-erc.org

Graduation Date

2030

ERC for Quantum Networks

Award No. 1941583

Create foundations for the future quantum internet by developing key quantum technologies and new functional building-blocks connecting quantum processors over local and global scales

Lead Institution University of Arizona
Website http://cqn-erc.org	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for Quantum Networks

Award No. 1941583

Create foundations for the future quantum internet by developing key quantum technologies and new functional building-blocks connecting quantum processors over local and global scales

Lead Institution University of Arizona
Website http://cqn-erc.org	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture

Award No. 1941529

Ensure food, energy and water security with new systems to increase crop production while minimizing energy and water use and environmental impacts of agricultural practices

Lead Institution

University of Pennsylvania

Website

http://iot4ag.us/

Graduation Date

2030

ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture

Award No. 1941529

Ensure food, energy and water security with new systems to increase crop production while minimizing energy and water use and environmental impacts of agricultural practices

Lead Institution University of Pennsylvania
Website http://iot4ag.us/	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture

Award No. 1941529

Ensure food, energy and water security with new systems to increase crop production while minimizing energy and water use and environmental impacts of agricultural practices

Lead Institution University of Pennsylvania
Website http://iot4ag.us/	Graduation Date 2030

ERC for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems

Award No. 1449548

The aim of the POETS ERC is to improve the electric power density available in tightly constrained mobile environments by integrating novel 3-D cooling circuitry, power converters, and algorithms for smart power management.

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Website

https://poets-erc.org/

Graduation Date

2025

ERC for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems

Award No. 1449548

Lead Institution University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Website https://poets-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2025

ERC for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems

Award No. 1449548

Lead Institution University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Website https://poets-erc.org/	Graduation Date 2025