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BIOENGINEERING

Synthetic Biology ERC (SynBERC) 
University of California at Berkeley, CA (lead institution)
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Quality of Life Technology ERC (QoLT-ERC) 
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (lead institution)
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ERC for the Engineering of Living Tissues
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (lead institution) 
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Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology ERC
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (lead institution)
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ERC for Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems
University of Southern California–Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (lead institution)
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VaNTH ERC for Bioengineering Educational Technologies 
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (lead institution) 
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Engineered Biomaterials Engineering Research Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING

Center for Advanced Engineering of Fibers and Films 
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (lead institution) 
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Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (lead institution) 
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Center for Reconfigurable Machining Systems
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power  
University of Minnesota, Minnea polis, MN (lead institution)
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Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) 
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (lead institution)
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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

MCEER (formerly Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research) 
Headquartered at the University at Buffalo
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Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
University of California at Berkeley, CA (lead institution) 
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Mid-America Earthquake Center 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (lead institution) 
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MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science & Technology
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (lead institution)
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ERC for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (lead institution) 
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Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems
University of Michigan (lead institution) 
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Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems
Northeastern University (lead institution) 
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ERC on Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE)  
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (lead institution)
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Integrated Media Systems Center 
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Center for Power Electronic Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA (lead institution) 
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