In 2006, The University of Tulsa cited the need to develop an interdisciplinary research program to complement and augment graduate teaching and research. Consistent with this objective, The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs established interdisciplinary research awards to provide seed funding to teams of researchers working on promising interdisciplinary issues.
It was the goal of this program to deepen working research collaborations and ultimately lead to the formation of interdisciplinary research institutes involving faculty and students.
Active Interdisciplinary Institutes
- Institute of Alternative Energy (TIAE)
- Institute for Biochemical and Psychological Study of Individual Differences (IBPID)
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (IBCB)
- Institute for Information Security (iSEC)
- Institute of Nanotechnology (NANO)
- Institute for Software Research (TUISR)
- Oklahoma Center for the Humanities (OCH)
- Oklahoma Photovoltaic Institute (OKPV)
- Tulsa Institute for Trauma, Adversity and Injustice (TITAN)
- TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies