Capabilities
Penn State brings world-class facilities and research talent to each of our research partnerships. Learn how you can leverage instrumentation, services, and consulting.
Shared Core Facilities
A PSU core facility offers critical specialized instrumentation, services, and guidance to researchers and businesses. The goal is to supplement projects with resources and expertise that may be cost-prohibitive for direct ownership.
Innovation Gateway
Innovation Gateway is designed to connect Penn State researchers to the technical challenges and needs of industry. This framework was created by Penn State and has resulted in efficient and successful research partnerships across the University. Industry partners are able to capture a variety of proposals from world-class experts, and researchers are able to quickly translate their work from idea to impact. Contact the Corporate Engagement Center to learn more.
Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Library Investment Index listed the Penn State University Libraries among the top 10 in North America, and second among U.S. public university research libraries. The index provides a yearly snapshot of the size of each research library’s collections and its capacity to provide services to students, faculty and staff, as well as to visiting researchers. The University Libraries consistently rank among the top 10 among more than 110 peer institutions’ libraries surveyed.
Corporate Research Centers
Need direct access to the research capabilities at Penn State? Companies like Morgan Advanced Materials, RJ Lee, and others are choosing to build their business directly in the heart of Materials Valley. The University’s centers of excellence place companies directly in an environment designed to accelerate innovations – whether it’s a smaller flexible working space, or a brand-new 30,000 sqft reasearch facility, Penn State has the means help you develop your own research capabilities locally.
Additional Advanced Research Facilities
Applied Research Laboratory
ARL is primarily a science, systems and technology-based laboratory with strength and leadership in the following research areas: acoustics, guidance and control, thermal energy systems, hydrodynamics, hydroacoustics, propulsion, materials and manufacturing, navigation and GPS, communications and information, systems engineering and education.
The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Headquartered in a research complex on the Penn State University Park Campus, LTI has a number of excellent field facilities and experimental laboratories including:
- Bus Testing and Research Center
- Full-scale Test Track
- Bridge Research Facility
- Crash Safety Facility
- Pavement Durability Facility
- Flux Works Laboratory
- Advanced Eye Tracking
Animal Diagnostic Lab
The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System serves as a central reference facility for state and federal agencies, veterinarians and animal owners within the Commonwealth. Each PADLS laboratory provides services unique to their expertise including gross pathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, bacteriology, serology/immunology, molecular biology, parasitology, electron microscopy, virology, and field investigation.
Animal Resource Program
The Animal Resource Program (ARP) serves our partners with:
- Diagnostic and analytical testing services for detection of animal diseases
- Surveillance testing to actively safeguard animal health
- Development of new and improved procedures for disease detection
- Recommendations for veterinarians and animal owners
Penn State College of Medicine
Our default mission is to provide research infrastructure for investigators who conduct research with human subjects. Investigations carried out can include studies of normal and abnormal human function and studies of cause, prevention, progression, and cure of diseases.
Electro-Optics Center
The Electro-Optics Center (EOC), a proud part of The Pennsylvania State University, is a hybrid between the best components of a university and those of private industry. This relationship allows us access to the university’s researchers and scientists, its state-of-the-art facilities and leading edge research. Our staff, comprised primarily of former industry and DoD personnel, brings experience in exceeding sponsor and corporate expectations. Through the application of this hybrid model, the EOC is able to provide its sponsors with solutions that combine leading edge research with on-time and on-budget deliveries.