Centers and Institutes
For more information about Notre Dame’s Centers and Institutes, including applicable guidelines, visit the Office of the Provost.
The following list includes director's names.
University Institutes
Center for Social Concerns
Rev. Paul V. Kollman, C.S.C.Eck Institute for Global Health
David SeversonInstitute for Church Life
John CavadiniInstitute for Educational Initiatives
Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C.Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications
Nitesh ChawlaJoint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA)
Michael WiescherKellogg Institute for International Studies
Paolo CarozzaKeough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies,
Christopher FoxKroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Scott ApplebyMedieval Institute
Olivia Remie ConstableNanovic Institute for European Studies
A. James McAdamsNotre Dame Radiation Laboratory
Ian CarmichaelTantur Ecumenical Institute
Very Rev. Timothy S. LoweW. M. Keck Center For Transgene Research
Francis Castellino
University Research Centers
Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases
Kasturi HaldarCenter for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (cSEND)
Joan Brennecke
College Institutes
Center for Aquatic Conservation
David LodgeEnvironmental Research Center (UNDERC)
Gary BelovskyHarper Cancer Research Institute
M. Sharon StackInstitute for Flow Physics and Control
Thomas CorkeInstitute for Latino Studies
José E. LimónMidwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery
Alan SeabaughNDnano - Center for Nano Science and Technology
Wolfgang PorodWireless Institute
J. Nicholas Laneman
College Centers
Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE)
Peter EastonCenter for Astrophysics (CANDU)
Grant MathewsCenter for Building Communities
Ronald J. SakalCenter for Children and Families
Julie Braungart-RiekerCenter for Civil and Human Rights
Paolo CarozzaCenter for Environmental Science and Technology
Jeremy FeinCenter for Ethics and Culture
O. Carter SneadCenter for Ethics and Religious Values in Business
Rev. Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C.Center for Mathematics
Claudia PoliniCenter for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics
Hsueh-Chia ChangCenter for Philosophy of Religion
Michael ReaCenter for Research on Educational Opportunity
Mark BerendsCenter for the Study of Financial Regulation
Paul SchultzCenter for the Study of Religion and Society
Christian SmithCenter for the Study of Social Movements
Rory McVeighCenter for Zebrafish Research
David HydeCushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
Kathleen Sprows CummingsEugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication
James S. O'Rourke, IVGigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Jeffrey A. BernelInstitute for Ethical Business Worldwide
Ann TenbrunselInstitute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (ISNAP)
Michael WiescherInstitute for Theoretical Sciences
Boldizsar JankoInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Biocomplexity
Mark AlberJohn J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values
Don HowardQuarkNet Center
Randal RuchtiRooney Center for the Study of American Democracy
David CampbellRuth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine
Dominic VachonThe Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership
Ed Conlon
Academic Support Units
Center for Creative Computing
Richard GrayCenter for Research Computing
Jaroslaw NabrzyskiCenter for Social Research
Christian SmithCenter for the Study of Languages and Cultures
Lance AskildsonCenter for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement
Deb RotmanInstitute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
Thomas MerluzziKaneb Center for Teaching and Learning
Kevin BarryNotre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility
Bradley SmithThe Writing Center
Matthew Capdevielle
Encouraging Innovation
U.S. News & World Report and Entrepreneur Magazine rank Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies among the top 25 in the nation.
Featured Institute
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies conducts research on violent conflict and sustainable peace and offers degrees in peace studies.
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