The Charlotte Research Institute (CRI) is a partnership between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and corporations in the region. The goal of CRI is to develop technology-based academic and business partnerships, ranging from consultation to onsite collaborative research. The institute's support of education and research includes its three centers: eBusiness, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, and Precision Metrology.

The CRI is located on UNC Charlotte's Millennial Campus.

CRI Millennial Campus facilities

Academics

• Bioinformatics Building
• Duke Centennial Hall
• Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
• Grigg Hall
• Kulwicki Motorsports Laboratory
• Partnership, Outreach, and Research to Accelerate Learning (PORTAL)

Athletics

• Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
• Jerry Richardson Stadium

Photos

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  Bioinformatics Building
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  Duke Centennial Hall
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  Grigg Hall
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  EPIC
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  Kulwicki Motorsports Laboratory
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  McColl-Richardson Field
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  Hayes Stadium
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  Charlotte Research Institute Central Quad.

Research partners

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• NC State University
• NC A&T
• Duke University
• Western Carolina University
• Clemson University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
• California Institute of Technology
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• GE Research Lab
• University of Vermont School of Medicine
• Boeing Aerospace
• National Ignition Facility