Research

UNC Charlotte is a distinguished university participating in high research activity. Among the 196 public doctoral-granting research universities in the United States, only 39 hold both the Carnegie Community Engaged University classification and the APLU's Innovation and Economic Prosperity classification.

The APLU (Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities) designation recognizes that UNC Charlotte has demonstrated a meaningful, ongoing and substantial commitment to economic and community development, growth, and economic opportunity.

Carnegie’s community engagement classification signifies that UNC Charlotte collaborates with our larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity.

UNC Charlotte focuses a majority of its research endeavors through these centers and initiatives:

• Center for Applied Geographic Information Science
• Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER)
• Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications
• Center for Precision Metrology
• Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
• Charlotte Research Institute
• Charlotte Visualization Center
• Childress Klein Center for Real Estate
• Complex Systems Institute
• Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
• Infrastructure, Design, Environment and Sustainability Center (IDEAS)
• Institute for Social Capital
• Integrated Design Research Lab
• NC Motorsports and Automotives Research Center (NCMARC)
• Urban Institute