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The University of Wyoming has R1 status with the American Council on Eduation and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancemnt of Teaching. As such, UW is one of 187 institutions nationwide. This designation reflect UW’s commitment to:
- Advance Knowledge Across Disciplines
- Solve Complex Global Challenges
- Drive Innovation and Economic Growth
- Prepare the Next Generation of Researchers
- Serve Wyoming’s Communities
In supporting ongoing research efforts, UW has a variety of centers and facilities that contribute to, and advance, academic research:
Laramie Research and Extension Center
1090 Dome Loop, Laramie
Phone: 307-673-2856
Website: www.uwyo.edu/uwepstn/centers/laramie
The Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC) was established to provide the University of Wyoming faculty, staff, and students with research, extension, and teaching facilities that will improve the lives of the citizens of Wyoming and the nation. Agriculture research conducted at LREC will help our farmers and ranchers to be sustainable and profitable now and in the future.The 5500-acre McGuire Ranch, located northeast of Laramie on Highway 34, is also a part of LREC and is focused on rangeland livestock production. The Laramie Research and Extension Center is one of the highest-altitude agriculture research centers in the United States at 7220 feet above sea level.
Sheridan Research and Extension Center
470 Building 2, Hwy. 230, Sheridan
Phone: 307-766-3665
Website: www.uwyo.edu/uwepstn/centers/sheridan
The Sheridan Research and Extension Center (ShREC) is one of four University of Wyoming R&E sites in Wyoming, it is in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zone 4 with an average growing season of 120 days and average annual precipitation of 15 inches. ShREC now has two active sites within Sheridan County. First, the Wyarno station site is located nearly seven miles east of Sheridan near Wyarno. This site consists of approximately 300 acres of dry land with an elevation of approx. 3,800 feet.The second and main office site located just south of Sheridan. In 2013 the University of Wyoming purchased and renovated the Watt Regional Agriculture Center on Sheridan College (SC) campus. It then subleases the Adams Ranch located directly south of the new office location. The Adams Ranch consists of approx. 400 acres, to be utilized for research and educational activities. Since most of the Adams Ranch is under irrigation, the scope of ShREC has expanded even further. At ShREC we are able to provide dry land and irrigated land for studies to facilitate research and education on agriculture, forage management, horticulture, and viticulture (the science, study and production of grapes), along with various other possibilities.
Powell Research and Extension Center
747 Road 9, Powell
Phone: 307-754-2223
Website: www.uwyo.edu/uwepstn/centers/powell
The Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) is one mile north of Powell on Highway 295 at an elevation of 4,374 feet. The 30-year average annual precipitation is 6.67 inches. PREC personnel conduct research and provide services to benefit the northwestern Wyoming counties of Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Park-and beyond. One hundred seventy-five of the 220 acres at the PREC are irrigated cropland. Research focuses include agronomic weed control, irrigation, cropping systems, high tunnel production, variety performance testing, transgenic variety response to herbicide treatments, and alternative crops. The center participates in numerous regional research and education projects.
James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center
2753 Hwy. 157, Lingle
Phone: 307-837-2000
Website: www.uwyo.edu/uwepstn/centers/sarec
SAREC comprises 1,522 acres of dry land cropland, 349 acres of irrigated cropland, 1,880 acres of rangeland, 19 acres of irrigated organic cropland, 40 acres of dry land organic cropland, a feedlot and a livestock research laboratory. The dry land, irrigated land and livestock systems in one location will allow insights into how best to use resources.A dormitory for researchers and a wet lab are also available.
Center for Economic Geology Research
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-6697
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/cegr
The Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) at the University of Wyoming’s (UW) School of Energy Resources is a group of research scientists who apply knowledge in geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, policy, and economics to explore solutions to challenges in Wyoming’s fossil fuel and mineral industries. CEGR research scientists actively collaborate with industry, the state of Wyoming, local governments, and national laboratories to:
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Characterize Wyoming’s vast subsurface resources for carbon dioxide sequestration, oil and gas recovery, and mineral extraction
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Develop forward-looking strategies to successfully transition Wyoming to a low-carbon fossil energy future
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Find opportunities to diversify Wyoming’s economy to use all geologic resources, including options for value-added resources in present industrial waste streams
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Screen and develop novel uses for Wyoming’s distinctive geology, including energy storage and critical material development.
Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-6687
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/carbon-capture-conversion
The Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCCC) at the University of Wyoming’s (UW) School of Energy Resources is a collaborative group of research scientists and entrepreneurs focused on supporting the future of Wyoming coal and creating economic development & diversification opportunities. CCCC research scientists actively work on supporting existing markets and finding novel, non-energy uses for Wyoming coal by:
- Enabling the continued use of Wyoming coal in thermal applications and advancing clean, energy-based systems and technologies.
- Developing novel, marketable products derived from coal.
- Investing in carbon engineering processes and product technologies that consume large volumes of Wyoming coal and add value.
- Finding opportunities to utilize existing existing Wyoming coal industry professional talents, creating new coal-based manufacturing businesses.
Hydrogen Energy Research Center
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-760-4184
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/hydrogen-energy-research
Hydrogen, or H2, is a natural fit for Wyoming energy production, as the state’s natural resources and existing infrastructure are well-suited to launch a hydrogen economy. The Hydrogen Energy Research Center (H2ERC) will look to lead applied research and collaborate with Wyoming stakeholders to support growth of a hydrogen industry focused on serving the state’s existing energy customers and growing new markets. H2ERC research will focus on all forms of clean hydrogen including:
- low-cost coal via gasification
- natural gas resources via methane reforming
- high-capacity wind energy via electrolysis,
- potential for solar, nuclear, and more.
Center of Innovation for Flow Through Porous Media
651 North 9th St., Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3922
Website: www.coifpm.org
The University of Wyoming’s High Bay Research Facility contains approximately 90,000 square feet of traditional and high-bay research laboratories, offices and meeting areas. The goal of this facility is to provide sufficient space, capacity and state-of-the-art equipment to grow various niche areas of research being conducted at the University of Wyoming. The facility has been designed to be easily reconfigurable, modular and expanded as different research areas grow or dissemble over time.
Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing (AIM) Center
Contact: Lars Kotthoff, Laramie
Advanced materials and manufacturing are important pillars and drivers of today’s economy. They have made consumer devices like TVs and computers ubiquitous by enabling cheap mass production of reliable products, and enabled industrial applications on a scale not seen before. However, designing new materials is a slow and laborious process, requiring significant investments in capital and labor.
Recent advances in artificial intelligence allow to improve and speed up this process. In particular, machine learning techniques can replace expensive and time-consuming laboratory processes and computational simulations to quickly and reliably predict how to create materials with desired properties and how materials will behave in specific circumstances. So-called surrogate models learn how properties of materials and experimental parameters relate to experimental results.
AIM applies these techniques to materials engineering and manufacturing to reduce cost and improve performance. The center merges synergistic expertise at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences in materials development, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science for the development of powerful methods to design and model the behavior of advanced materials and manufacture advanced devices.
3D Visualization Center
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-6905
Email: uw3dviz@uwyo.edu
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/visualization-center
Leveraging state and national opportunities to foster new knowledge and insight, support interdisciplinary research, and drive integration between research computing, data science, visualization, human interaction, and data-capture technologies is our mission.The 3D Visualization Center has enables UW to develop a community of innovative visualization users seeking to enhance their teaching, research, and entrepreneurial activity. We provide support on collaborative multidisciplinary grants and external service-oriented contracts. We also engage with the community to nurture update of digital technologies.
Housed in the Energy Innovation Center (EIC), the facility is home to the only four-walled 3D CAVE in Wyoming. We strive to expand both interest in and access to virtual reality (VR) and other emerging computer technologies, at UW and throughout the state. We provide hands-on digital workshops, short courses, and facility tours to service the academic, educational, and business communities. We offer immersive 3D experiences, data-capture technology, and content-creation services to help analyze, interpret, and share a wide variety of data. The Viz Center partners with UW’s Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC) to provide clients and users with access to additional computing resources, storage, and other services often needed for research.
Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3721
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/energy-regulation-policy
The Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA) is to conduct interdisciplinary energy regulation and policies analyses for the economic benefit of Wyoming.The organization supports policymakers, decision-makers and scientists by:
- Creating a conduit for University of Wyoming (UW) research to provide interdisciplinary information and knowledge to contribute more directly to Wyoming’s citizenry and economy.
- Facilitating partnerships with public, private and non-governmental entities outside of the UW community to support such efforts.
Nuclear Energy Research Center
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3721
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/nuclear-energy-research-center
Wyoming has long been a contributor to nuclear power as the largest US producer of uranium with substantial remaining reserves, although production has stalled in recent years. Wyoming will be home to the first-of-a-kind demonstration of TerraPower’s NatriumTM nuclear power plant, there is a renewed interest in nuclear energy across the state and at UW. Advanced nuclear has tremendous potential for Wyoming, as nuclear energy and related services are projected to be a $2.5 trillion business over the next two decades and a significant part of meeting global and local emission goals.The faculty-led Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) will focus on:
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capacity building within the University of Wyoming on nuclear research,
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forming collaborative relationships with external partners such as national labs and nuclear consortium groups,
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expand nuclear research connections within the social sciences,
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expand nuclear research connections within the physical and natural sciences.
Center for Air Quality
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-6408
Website: : www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/nuclear-energy-research-center
The Center for Air Quality (CAQ) is a faculty-led Center of Excellence supported by SER. Led by researchers in the UW College of Engineering and Physical Sciences’ Department of Atmospheric Science, the center conducts important energy and economic development research that benefits the state by quantifying, modeling and enabling reductions of emissions associated with energy production. The center often works to understand how emissions from oil and gas extraction impact air quality in the Mountain West.
The CAQ conducts its research by:
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Making in-situ measurements from mobile, static and airborne platforms with state-of-the-art instrumentation
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Analyzing data to modify and validate emission inventories and models to improve our understanding of complex air quality issues such as ozone formation, volatile organic compound behavior, and methane emissions
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Collaborating with industry, federal and state agencies, national laboratories, research universities, and non-profits
Wind Energy Research Center
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3721
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/nuclear-energy-research-center
The Wind Energy Research Center (WERC) at the University of Wyoming’s (UW) School of Energy Resources is a collaboration with the College of Engineering and Applied Science dedicated to improving wind energy technology and its applications in Wyoming.
Using theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches, WERC works with its university and federal lab partners on the interaction between the wind and the wind turbines that make up a wind plant. Efforts are focused on:
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Modeling the wind.
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Improving wind technology and its integration with existing electricity production.
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Addressing transmission grid impacts.
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Addressing transmission impacts and economic issues associated with wind energy.
Center for Excellence in Produced Water Management
Health Sciences Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-5446
Website: cepwm.com
The Center is organized as a consortium of university researchers and representation from the oil and gas industry, government agencies, environmental organizations and other stake holders; as well as, promoting partnerships with additional institutions such as the current teaming with the Center for Advance Energy Studies (CAES).
Subsurface Energy and Digital Innovation Center
Energy Innovation Center, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3721
Website: www.coifpm.org
The Subsurface Energy and Digital Innovation Center (SEDI) at the University of Wyoming’s (UW) School of Energy Resources is a center of excellence dedicated to becoming a pioneering hub for advancing energy solutions by integrating cutting-edge digital technologies. SEDI will focus on several key areas:
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Blockchain for Sustainable Energy
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Big Data Analytics for Energy
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Machine Learning
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Novel Fluids for Energy Applications
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Virtual/Augmented Reality and Digital Twins
Center for Biogenic Natural Gas Research
651 North 9th St., Laramie
Phone: 307-766-6697
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ser/research/centers-of-excellence/biogenic-natural-gas
The Center for Biogenic Natural Gas Research (CBNG) exists to develop and commercialize technologies that enhance the production of renewable, clean-burning natural gas in coal seams and other fossil fuel reservoirs using indigenous microorganisms. The Center’s primary objective is to add value to Wyoming’s vast energy resources by keeping them viable in the energy economy of the future.Researchers at the CBNG are currently involved in the development of several new and innovative technologies designed to bring economically depleted hydrocarbon reserves back into production and extend their economic life.
Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research
The Cooper House, Laramie
Email: humanities@uwyo.edu
Website: www.uwyo.edu/humanities
The Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research strives to be an engine for producing interdisciplinary research in the humanities; a community for faculty, students, and the public; and a model of democratic education fit for our Land Grant University. The humanities institute promotes, supports, and showcases humanities scholarship across the university, the state, and the world. In addition to sponsoring invited speakers, events, discussion groups, the institute supports the individual and collaborative research projects of University of Wyoming faculty, students, and staff. The centerpiece of our research support for UW faculty is the Humanities Research Group fellowship program.
The humanities are the laboratory of democracy, where people learn about ethics, empathy, perspective, context, and critical, creative, and analytical thinking, as well as understanding how the history of race, class, and gender have shaped our systems and institutions. We stand for the values of free speech and academic freedom both at the University of Wyoming and for the people in the state whom we serve. Our research, teaching, and public engagement–in diverse disciplines such as anthropology, art history, cultural studies, environmental studies, geography, history, languages, law, literature, philosophy, political science, rhetoric, and more–speak to the diversity and equality that all human beings possess.
Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics
College of Business, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-8249
Website: www.uwyo.edu/ethics
The Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics was designed to help create thriving businesses and communities in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Region by contributing to a broad foundation of ethical leadership skills. From building a solid principle-based leadership and decision-making foundation for our next generation of leaders to researching cutting-edge leadership practices to integrate into your organization’s leadership development strategy, our Center’s multifaceted approach applies our unique resources to every level of your leadership development.
UW Research Station at AMK Ranch
1 AMK Ranch Road, Moran
Phone: 307-766-4329
Email: uwnps@uwyo.edu
Website: www.uwyo.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/uw-research-instutute-amk-ranch
The University of Wyoming Research Institute at the AMK Ranch is a cooperative effort between the University of Wyoming and the National Park Service. We are one of only a handful of field stations in US National Parks and by far the oldest partnership of this kind. We promote stewardship of Wyoming’s iconic landscapes by insipiring discoveries, elevating experiences, and conneting communities.
Advanced Research Computing Center
Office of Research & Economic Development, Laramie
Phone: 307-766-3600
Email: uarcc-hellp@uwyo.edu
Website: www.uwyo.edu/arcc
UW Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC) is the primary research computing facility for the University of Wyoming and we are housed within the Division of Research and Economic Development. We deploy and maintain in-house scientific computing resources including high performance computing clusters, high-speed research storage, and host specialized services. Our center strives to support and enhance the University’s research mission, and serves as a gateway to other research institutions within Wyoming and across the nation.
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