UC Santa Barbara is home to a number of national centers. All centers offer specialized research opportunities and a multidisciplinary environment for study at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. These campus units were designated National Centers by the sponsoring federal agency or department.
- AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION)
National Science Foundation - American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics
Member of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) - BioPolymers, Automated Cellular Infrastructure, Flow, and Integrated Chemistry Materials Innovation Platform (BioPACIFIC MIP)
National Science Foundation - Center for Energy Efficient Materials
Department of Energy - Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
Army Research Office (ARO) - International Center for Materials Research
National Science Foundation - Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)
National Science Foundation - Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)
National Science Foundation - Nanotech, a part of National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
National Science Foundation - National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS)
National Science Foundation - Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
National Science Foundation - UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
National Science Foundation