Texas Tech University’s research department includes more than 60 centers and institutes. Last year, Texas Tech University spent $70 million on research and development.

Many of Lubbock’s most prominent industries resulted from research in the Texas Tech University System.  Click on the following links to learn more about these centers, and to find out about research resources available to your company.

Advanced Security

•   Center for Advanced Intelligence Systems
•   Center for Biodefense Law and Public Policy

Biotechnology and Life Sciences

•   Center for Biotechnology and Genomics
•   Institute of Environmental and Human Health

Clean and Renewable Energy

•   Water Resources Center
•   Wind Science and Engineering Research Center

Distribution and Logistics

•   Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation

Manufacturing

•   National Institute for Engineering Ethics
•   Center for Mechanochemistry and Synthesis of New Materials
•   International Center for Food Industry Excellence

Nanotechnology

•   Nanotech Center

Small Business 

•   Center for Entrepreneurial and Family Business