About The Center for Research and Innovation

The CR&I traces its roots back to the 1950s.  Since then, the faculty leading the program have been professionally involved in research, industrial relationships, and student mentoring.

Developments over the past 60 years, from the labor of faculty and students to numerous grants and other sponsors, have allowed Taylor to perform research and innovate with excellence.

Mission

The mission of the Center for Research & Innovation (CR&I) is to amplify the talents and passions of students and faculty through innovative research, entrepreneurship, and partnerships thereby invigorating the community and impacting the world.

The CR&I is a comprehensive entity that provides resources for faculty and students to pursue their goals.  This includes facilities and equipment, seed funding, and administrative and expert support.

Organization

Research Training Program (RTP):  Faculty and students excel in theoretical, experimental, and applied research.  This research wing of the CR&I includes the Science Research Training Program and the Humanities Research Training Program.

Facility Highlights at Taylor University

Randall Environmental Science Center:  Devoted to earth and environmental science studies and research. 

Euler Science Complex: This brand new facility is currently offering numerous spaces for research, with brand new equipment as well as space in the attached Nussbaum Science Center.

Equipment:  100 MHz Oscilloscope, SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope), CNC (Computerized Milling Machine), Monarch Engine Lath, Microelectronics instrumentation lab, Animal surgery lab, Satellite control and HAM communications room, Computer labs with advanced software products, Genetics/microbiology lab, Atomic Absorption, IC, HPLC, FTIR, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Soil-Biotic Analysis Lab, and much more.