Research Centers
Simulating, Connecting and Computing
Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy
AzRISE addresses the need for large-scale, affordable solar power by advancing Arizona-focused solar research, developing intellectual property and building a workforce to support widespread solar adoption.
Director: Kelly Simmons-Potter
Broadband Wireless Access & Applications Center
BWAC develops technologies and standards for flexible, secure and reliable wireless access to support growing data traffic. BWAC is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported through industry and academic partnerships.
Director: Marwan Krunz
Center for Quantum Networks
CQN is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center led by the University of Arizona, with core partners Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. The CQN team is advancing quantum materials, devices and network technologies to demonstrate the first U.S.-based high-speed, long-distance quantum network.
Co-directors: Saikat Guha and Matt Eichenfield, Optical Sciences
ECE team member: Bane Vasić, Boulat Bash and Narayanan Rengaswamy
Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing
CSM develops advanced technologies and workforce training to support sustainable growth and national security, with a chip design program spanning analog, digital and next‑generation applications from biomedical and defense to green energy and photonics.
Director: Krishna Muralidharan
ECE team members: Tosiron Adegbija, Ehsan Azimi, Eung-Joo Lee, Janet Roveda, Soheil Salehi, Michael Wu and Hao Xin
Center to Stream Healthcare In Place
C2SHIP is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center led by the University of Arizona in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine, University of Southern California and Caltech. Its mission is to develop wearable health technologies and machine learning tools to advance in‑place care and healthcare equity.
Director: Janet Meiling Roveda
Site co-directors: Kathleen Melde, Hao Xin and Ao Li
Cloud and Autonomic Computing Center
CAC is a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center focused on self-managing information systems, encompassing cloud computing, data centers, cybersecurity and systems software.
Co-director: Salim Hariri
UA site director: Ali Akoglu
Wireless Innovation towards Secure, Pervasive, Efficient, and Resilient Next G Networks
WISPER is a National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative Research Center partnership between the University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, George Mason University and industry partners. Its mission is to advance secure, cost‑effective 6G technologies while guiding standards and training a next‑generation wireless workforce.
Deputy director: Marwan Krunz
Co-director: Michael Wu