Laboratories
Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC)
The Applied Superconductivity Center, a research division of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, was established to advance the science and technology of superconductivity and particularly superconductivity applications by investigating low temperature and high temperature materials.
Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)
The Center for Advanced Power Systems is a multidisciplinary research center organized to perform basic and applied research to advance the field of power systems technology. CAPS emphasis is on application to electric utility, defense, and transportation, as well as, developing an education program to train the next generation of power systems engineers. The research focuses on electric power systems modeling and simulation, power electronics and machines, control systems, thermal management, high temperature superconductor characterization and electrical insulation research.
Center for Intelligent Systems, Controls, and Robotics (CISCOR)
CISCOR is a cooperative research effort in the automated systems area across four departments (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical and Civil) in the College of Engineering. The aim is to develop implementable solutions to problems in systems, controls and robotics for applications in industry and government.
Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC)
The Energy and Sustainability Center has been established to address our most challenging energy issues through the development of innovative alternative energy solutions for consumers and industry. The center will develop a portfolio of pre-commercial research programs to explore reliable, affordable, safe, and clean energy technologies. A key objective of ESC is to encourage future commercial application of the technologies that flow from the research. ESC has a number of specialized facilities for technology development and implementation including: a fuel-cell testing laboratory, a water-electrolysis electrode testing laboratory, a solar-thermal system component testing facilities, small-scale electrical power systems laboratory, and other facilities through collaborations with the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, the Center for Advanced Power Systems and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)
The Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion has been established to ensure that the State of Florida remains at the forefront of the aerospace industry and maintains a highly skilled workforce to develop, test, transition and manufacture the next generation of aerospace technologies. The center is a partnership between four state universities, with FSU as the lead institution. The center is home to several state-of-the-art research laboratories lead by an experienced team of internationally recognized scientists, researchers, and engineers. In collaboration with government and industry, FCCAP will serve as a technology incubator to promote innovative research and encourage a rapid transition of technologies to market. FCAAP plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of air and spacecraft designs, space transport systems, and aviation safety. FCAAP's current research is focused on Active Flow, Noise and Vibration Control, Aero-optimization, Advanced Propulsion and Turbomachinery Systems, Sensor and Actuator Development, Advanced Diagnostics, Aero-Thermodynamics and Aeroacoustics, High Performance Computation, Smart Materials, Systems and Structures and other related fields.
Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES)
The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability at The Florida State University will be an essential component of Florida's leadership in sustainable energy. The Institute is a public resource. We carry out scholarly basic research and analysis in engineering, science, infrastructure, governance and the related social dimensions all designed to further a sustainable energy economy. The Institute unites researchers from the disciplines of engineering, natural sciences, law, urban and regional planning geography, and economics to address sustainability and alternative power issues in the context of global climate change. Our goal is scholarship that leads to informed governance, economics and decision making for a successful Florida sustainable energy strategy. [David Cartes, Ongi Englander, Brent Greska, Anjaneyulu Krothapalli]
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
The only facility of its kind in the United States, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is the largest and highest-powered magnet laboratory in the world, headquartered in a sprawling 370,000-square-foot complex near Florida State University. The lab also includes sites at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the University of Florida. Together these three institutions operate the lab, collaborating in a unique, interdisciplinary way to advance basic science, engineering and technology in the 21st century.
