Center for Energy and the Global Environment
CEAGE is a research and educational center that examines issues related to energy and energy’s role in the global environment. Its mission is to promote cooperation among diverse groups interested in sustainable energy development, and to act as a catalyst for developing solutions to environmental problems in many regions of the world.

Disaster Risk Reduction
The Disaster Risk Reduction Program at Virginia Tech (DRR) is a multi-disciplinary academic research and implementation center of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). DRR is a network for applied research, implementation and dissemination in the field of disaster risk management. It includes natural scientists, engineers, architects, urban planners, economists, sociologists and policy analysts. DRR takes a systems approach to disaster management including the identification of risks (hazard and vulnerability), reduction of risk through development of physical and operational mitigation measures and risk transfer through the mechanisms of insurance and relief policy.

Center for Information Assurance Studies
The mission of CIAS is to advance the knowledge and practice of information assurance through the integration of world-class research, highest quality education, strategic technology transfer and building partnerships. CIAS emphasizes local, national and international collaboration among academia, government and industry.