Research Centers and Institutes
Our research centers represent a collaboration of students and faculty working to solve real-world problems with partners in academia from across the University, the nation, and the world. In addition, several faculty are members of the University-wide institutes.
- The Center for Chemical Ecology
- In 2005, Penn State researchers and facilities united as a center of excellence to promote collaborative research and graduate education in chemical and molecular ecology.
- Sweet Corn Monitoring Program/Network
- The network provides access to dynamic information useful for managing insects in sweet corn and other vegetable crops. Data providers create a human infrastructure for powering mapped representations of field-collected data. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey supply data from blacklight traps. Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine supply data from pheromone traps.
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Our work involves evolutionary biology, ecology, parasitology, microbiology, genetics, and immunology.
- Fruit Reseach and Extension Center (FREC)
- FREC is located in the southern part of the state (apple country) and specializes in insect, disease, and plant research with fruit trees and grapes.
