The Center for Systems Assurance, ECS
This center was founded in 2000 to provide an interdisciplinary research, development, and education program in digital systems security and assurance. Its work is aimed at protecting the integrity and security of information technology systems from hackers.

The Center for Environmental Systems Engineering, ECS
This center, dedicated in 2000, builds on the combined strengths of faculty from ECS’s departments of civil and environmental engineering and chemical engineering and materials science, the University, and SUNY ESF to conduct research on and address issues involving environmental assessment and environmental technology.

The New York Indoor Environmental Quality Center, ECS
This center represents more than 50 regional environmental systems businesses, five academic institutions, and several nonprofit organizations. Fully funded in 2000, the center coordinates joint research projects, seeks state and federal funding, encourages businesses to use academic resources, and engages in outreach programs across the state and the nation.

The New York Environmental Quality Systems Center (NYEQS), ECS
The New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) awarded the University $15.9 million in 2001 to establish the NYEQS center to focus on systems integration of multiple technologies to produce environmental systems that improve health and human performance, energy efficiency, and environmental quality. SU will collaborate with 10 partner institutions in this effort.