The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) is a state-of-the-art facility designed to foster innovation and collaboration between academia, industry, and the community. It offers a wide range of capabilities to support the research, development, and commercialization of new technologies.
Central Texas Cyber Range
The Central Texas Cyber Range (CTCR) is a joint venture on cybersecurity education and innovation between Baylor University and McLennan Community College. CTCR is bringing its vision to reality through education and training of cybersecurity leaders, transformational applied research, trusted analysis & consulting, and community engagement.
Capabilities:
- Professional Development
- Continuing Education and Workforce Development
- Certifications
- Associates, Bachelors, & Masters in Cybersecurity
- Executive Education
Contact
Jeremy McCormick jmccormick@mclennan.edu
Materials Testing and Characterization Core
Baylor's Materials Testing & Characterization Core (MTACC) provides equipment, computing resources, and expertise for analysis of a wide range of conventional and advanced materials. The core provides imaging, testing, manufacturing, and sample preparation and measurement.
Capabilities:
- Lamina Properties Testing
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Mechanical Testing
- Polymers/Thermal Testing
- Impact Testing
- High Cycle Fatigue Testing
- Environmental Conditioning
Contact
Blake Heller, Ph.D. blake_heller@baylor.edu
Point-of-Need-Innovation Center (PONI)
An interdisciplinary research and development Center that consists of world-class expertise in materials, manufacturing, engineering design, business management, and logistics educating the next generation of world-class scientists and engineers.
Capabilities:
- Additive and Precision Manufacturing
- Testing and Characterization
- Advanced Simulation
Contact
Paul Allison, Ph.D. Paul_Allison@baylor.edu
Smart Hub
The Hub for Spectrum Management with Adaptive and Reconfigurable Technology (SMART Hub) is a multi-disciplinary collaborative working to solve tomorrow’s wireless spectrum issues today. SMART Hub is developing next-generation technologies for unprecedented spectrum agility, enabling a revolution in how the world uses the wireless spectrum.
Capabilities:
- Policy
- Security & Resilience
- Communications Systems
- Reconfigurable Circuits
- Wireless Propagation
Contact
Charles Baylis, Ph.D. Charles_Baylis@baylor.edu
Micro Nano Cleanroom
The Micro and Nanofabrication Cleanroom provides a shared research facility open to all Colleges and Departments on the Baylor campus. Located at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, the facility offers over 1000 sq. ft. of Class 1,000 cleanroom space that houses the equipment necessary to pattern structures and devices at the nanoscale implementing Electron Beam and Optical Lithography. The facility employs engineering professionals to assist users from academia and industry in their research and prototype development, while adhering to strict safety protocols ensuring a safe working environment.
Capabilities:
- Deposition
- Lithography
- Thermal Processing
- Etching
- Metrology
Contact
Bobby Cryns Bobby_Cryns@baylor.edu