RESEARCH
The Center for Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Disabilities is supported jointly with the New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR). The Center conducts, promotes and sponsors research, education and training in the developmental neurosciences, with special emphasis on research and educational programs in the specific field of developmental disabilities. The Center provides for collaborative efforts between the College and IBR in offering the master’s degree in Neuroscience, Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation, as well as with the University’s Doctoral programs in Biology (subprogram in Neuroscience), and in Psychology (subprogram in Learning Processes). The Center provides advanced research training for graduate students.
The Center for Environmental Science provides support for research and policy recommendations concerning environmental problems. One of the major purposes of the Center is to define and solve environmental problems on Staten Island and its environs through research that includes studies of respiratory diseases, toxic and carcinogenic chemicals in the air, and the population at risk for lung cancer.
The Center for the Study of Staten Island: Staten Island Project (SIP) is designed to integrate the work of the College with the public affairs concerns of the people of Staten Island. To that end, it mediates and facilitates the collaboration of the College’s faculty, students and staff with government, civic organizations and businesses in order to identify and assist in finding solutions to the borough’s pressing public issues. The Center serves as an information and consultation resource to prepare citizens and leaders to make better informed decisions about public life; it fosters the development of faculty research and graduate education through engagement with the community; and it builds bridges to other public affairs institutes and local communities as a spur to innovations in public life on Staten Island.
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The Center for Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences brings together a wide range of research faculty and students with interests in interdisciplinary applications of mathematics and computational science. The Center’s activities include the use of the campus supercomputer, faculty collaboration, grant writing, student mentoring and research, and sponsored lectures.
The CUNY High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC) is located on the CSI campus. The HPCC goals are to: support the scientific computing needs of university faculty, student, staff, and their public and private sector partners; create opportunities for the CUNY research community to develop new partnerships with the government and private sectors; and leverage the HPCC’s capabilities to acquire additional research resources for its faculty and graduate students in existing and major new programs.
The Discovery Institute develops and manages educational programs using an interdisciplinary theme to engage intermediate, high school and college students in learning more actively and effectively using the Institute’s discovery based learning system. In addition, the Institute works collaboratively with local public schools on professional development of teachers to develop new teaching strategies. The Institute’s Teaching Scholars program trains and places CSI students at public schools and partnering public/private institutions to serve as mentors and role models. These multiple programs are supported by the resources of the College and by grants from a variety of state, federal and private institutions.
The Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials (CePM) is a New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) funded initiative. The Center’s mission is to conduct cutting-edge research in polymeric and nanoscale materials and to provide a conduit for the transfer of technology involving synergistic interaction among New York State industries, academic institutions and government laboratories. The University’s Doctoral program in Polymer Chemistry serves as the Center’s intellectual base.
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