Office of the Vice President for Research

Centers & Institutes

Innovative research requires cutting-edge facilities, technology, research centers and equipment. The University of South Carolina invests in these assets, making use of internal and external funding, and joining with public and private collaborators, to provide our researchers with the resources and infrastructure they need to make a difference.

With research activity humming in virtually every college, department and campus in the USC system, we have the expertise, resources and specialized centers necessary to make advances in a variety of research areas.

Research Institutes

By connecting brilliant researchers from different disciplines and applying their unique skills and insights to real-world problems affecting the Palmetto State, five USC Research Institutes are working for a brighter future.

SmartState at USC

Through a system of endowed chair positions, independent and collaborative research centers and industry partnerships, the SmartState Program aims to build South Carolina's knowledge economy through research excellence.

University-wide centers

USC is home to a number of specialized research centers and institutes, many of which make facilities and equipment available for use by researchers throughout the university system. Many of these are compiled on our website, and we're adding more all the time.

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