Research Centers and Institutes
- Alternative Fuels Program The mission of the Alternate Fuels Program is to educate the public about the depleting global oil reserves and facilitate the transition to clean, renewable, alternative energy sources. Research interests include improved biofuel processing strategies, algal biodiesel utilizing exhaust gas CO 2, and production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and municipal solid waste.
- Applied Spatial Research Center
- Biodiesel at JMU
- Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES) Coordinates the activities of SHENAIR, the Virginia Pure Water Forum, AVP, and VWEC.
- Center for Materials Science
- Institute for Environment
- Institute for Innovation in Health & Human Services
- Institute for Information and Infrastructure Assurance - I3A
- JMU Product Realization Laboratory Center for High Performance Manufacturing
- Mine Action Information Center
- SHENandoah Valley AIR Quality Initiative – SHENAIR is a group of citizens, elected officials, educators and regulators whose goal is to integrate economic and comprehensive planning with ecological considerations into a set of decision support tools for public and private planning related to air quality.
- Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum promotes clean water and addresses water quality issues through networking, education, and action in the Shenandoah River watershed. The Forum strives to build a community among citizen conservation groups, business and industry, agriculture, educational institutions, local governments, and state natural resource agencies.
- Spatial Information Clearing House for Humanitarian Demining
- Virginia’s Manufacturing Innovation Center - VMIC Center for High Performance Manufacturing
[joint with Virginia Tech]
- The Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative seeks to educate the public and inform decision-makers about wind energy development in Virginia, in support of the Commonwealth’s need for reliable and affordable energy, environmental quality, and economic development . The James Madison University Office of the Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative (HHS 0304) has, since 2002, hosted state- and federal-funded projects designed to educate the public and inform decision-makers about wind energy development in Virginia, in support of the Commonwealth’s need for reliable and affordable energy, environmental quality, and economic development. All these projects involve students, and include development and implementation of a state-wide program to collect and analyze wind data; development of on-line resources; economic and resource modeling; planning and implementation of workshops and training sessions; county-based regulatory development; GIS-based resource development for siting of wind projects; and many others. For more information, contact Dr. Jonathan Miles milesjj@jmu.edu
