Research World: The student research experience may take place in college-level settings, in individual academic departments, or in specialized research centers on- or off-campus.

Since opening its doors in 1972, Florida International University has emphasized research as a major component of its graduate programs.  FIU has over 50 centers and institutes conducting research in field as various as biomedical, engineering, environmental and information sciences.

Notable research projects and centers include:

Biological Sciences: a project to develop more precise genetic markers in human DNA.

Mechanical Engineering: a program to provide research and support in several technical areas to develop a cardiac defibrillator implant.

Physics and Chemistry: research on the retinal pigment of the eye.

Psychology: the National Institute of Mental Health is supporting research on child anxiety and child phobias. Faculty members are also studying childhood development, with research focusing on how and when infants learn.

CATE, the Center for Advanced Technology and Education, provides a computing environment capable of engaging researchers as well as facilitating classroom and laboratory-based instruction in critical technology areas.

HCET, the Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology,  focuses on the decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the management and reduction of radioactive and hazardous wastes.

FAST, the Future Aerospace Science and Technology Center for Cryoelectronics, focuses on issues relating to the integration and hetero-epoitaxy of the buffer and dielectric layer with the GaAs semiconductor and 123 high T_c superconductor layers.

MRC, the Manufacturing Research Center, supports local industry in the South Florida region and provides an environment for advanced manufacturing research.

LACC, the Latin American and Caribbean Center is a federally supported National Resource Center for language and area studies with a mandate to promote graduate and undergraduate education, faculty research and public education on Latin American and Caribbean affairs.

For more information about Research at FIU, the Academic Affairs Directory has important contact links.