Research Programs

ICTAS supports groups of researchers that pool faculty and student expertise to create dynamic, cohesive teams with a unique combination of skills to tackle complex problems. ICTAS support helps these groups attract external funding, with the goal of eventually becoming self-sustaining. 

Groups currently receiving ICTAS support include

• Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
• Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
• NanoEarth
• Traumatic Nerve Technologies Lab
• Drone Park
• Materials Characterization Lab
• Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory
• Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering
• Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia 
• Macromolecules Innovation Institute
• Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
• Center for Human-Computer Interaction
• National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure

As our funding models evolve to meet the needs of Virginia Tech's research enterprise most effectively, vehicles for ICTAS support may change. For more information on ICTAS investment programs, see our funding opportunities page.