Duke University
www.duke.edu

Duke is a private university located in the heart of North Carolina in Durham. Duke is one of the world's leading institutions for education, research and medical care. Its medical center has one of 40 federally funded comprehensive cancer centers, an eye center, a general clinical research unit and other highly advanced treatment and research facilities. The University was created in 1924 from what had previously been Trinity College by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Today, Duke includes the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, the Fuqua School of Business, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, and divinity, graduate, law, medical and nursing schools.

North Carolina State University
www.ncsu.edu

NC State is a progressive, research-extensive land grant institution, and part of the public university of North Carolina system. It dates back to 1887, when the North Carolina General Assembly established the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Located in Raleigh, the university is a national leader in science and technology research and scholarship with historic strengths in agriculture and engineering. The university also has outstanding programs in the humanities and social sciences, design, education, life sciences, management, natural resources, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine. Centennial Campus, the university's research park, hosts more than 100 companies and agencies and creates an advanced technology community where university, industry and government partners produce scientific and technical innovations.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
www.unc.edu

The University of North Carolina was chartered in 1789, the year that George Washington became president, and first accepted students in 1795. It is the nation's first state university and the only state university to educate students in the 18th century. Today, UNC-Chapel Hill is consistently ranked among the nation's best research universities and has been recognized repeatedly for the quality of its graduate programs since the last quarter of the 20th century. The university's academic offerings span more than 100 fields, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law. Five health schools - which, with UNC Hospitals, comprise one of the nation's most complete academic medical centers - are integrated with liberal arts, basic sciences and high-tech academic programs.

UNC Asheville
www.unca.edu

The University of North Carolina at Asheville (known for short as UNC Asheville) is a public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina System. UNC Asheville was founded in 1927 as Buncombe County Junior College. It adopted its current name in 1969 upon becoming part of the University of North Carolina System. It is the designated public liberal arts university within that system, and has been classified as a Liberal Arts I institution since 1992. UNCA has over 200 full-time faculty members and an enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. It offers thirty-two baccalaureate programs and a master's degree in liberal arts.

UNC Charlotte
www.uncc.edu

A doctoral/research intensive university, UNC Charlotte is the fourth largest of the 16 institutions within the University of North Carolina system and the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. It is the only doctoral degree granting institution serving the Charlotte region. As such, the university is uniquely poised to advance economic development and community growth through business, educational, research and cultural partnerships. UNC Charlotte comprises seven professional colleges and currently offers 16 doctoral programs, 59 master’s degree programs and 83 programs leading to bachelor’s degrees. Enrollment exceeds more than 20,000 students and includes more than 4,400 graduate students.

East Carolina University (ECU)
www.ecu.edu

For nearly a century, East Carolina University has served the people of North Carolina and the nation. From modest beginnings as a teacher training school, ECU has grown to become an emerging, national research university with an enrollment of more than 23,000. Today, East Carolina is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and offers 106 bachelor's degree programs, 71 master's degree programs, 4 specialist degree programs, 1 first-professional MD program, and 16 doctoral programs in our professional colleges and schools, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, and the Brody School of Medicine.

Colburn Earth Science Museum
www.colburnmuseum.org

The Colburn Earth Science Museum in downtown Asheville, NC, fosters an appreciation for the Earth and its resources and environments through exhibits, educational programming and the care of its collection. It is the legacy of engineer and bank president Burnham Standish Colburn.

Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure
www.eotepic.org

Led by the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Boston University, Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure (EPIC) builds human capacity by creating awareness of, and access to, cyberinfrastructure. EPIC provides education and training to a diverse group of people in all stages of life so that they are able to participate fully in the cyberinfrastructure community as developers, users, and leaders.

HASTAC
www.hastac.org

The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, or HASTAC ("Haystack") is a consortium of humanists, artists, scientists, and engineers from the universities and other institutions dedicated to promoting creative uses of technology. HASTAC members work to develop innovative computing and information systems that support interdisciplinary research and teaching in the humanities and arts and that stretch the possibilities and applications of computational technologies.

Land-of-Sky Regional Council (LOSRC)
www.landofsky.org

Land-of-Sky Regional Council is a multi-county, local government planning and development organization in North Carolina. It is one of 17 such organizations in the state and serves Region B, which includes the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania to foster desirable social, economic, cultural and ecological conditions.

Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery
www.lead.ou.edu

Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD) is a National Science Foundation Large Information Technology Research (ITR) project that is creating an integrated, scalable cyberinfrastructure for mesoscale meteorology research and education. LEAD's goal is to develop an IT framework that can accommodate the real time, on-demand, and dynamically-adaptive needs of mesoscale weather research, including high-volume data sets and streams, multiple complex models and data assimilation systems.

MCNC/NCREN
www.mcnc.org

The Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) is a non-profit organization committed to advancing education, innovation and economic development throughout North Carolina by delivering next-generation information technology services. MCNC owns and operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), the statewide advanced research and education network. NCREN provides services to more than 180 locations throughout North Carolina, including all 16 University of North Carolina campuses, Duke University, Wake Forest University, community colleges and other public and non-profit institutions.

MIMD Lattice Computation (MILC) Collaboration
physics.indiana.edu/~sg/milc.html

The MILC Collaboration is an international research group that uses lattice gauge theory calculations to solve fundamental problems in particle and nuclear physics. The group aims to understand the physical phenomena described by quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and to make precision calculations of the theory's predictions. Their work requires computationally-intensive simulations within the framework of lattice gauge theory in an effort to better understand the behaviors of the most fundamental particles in nature.

Minority Serving Institutions Network
www.msinetwork.org

The Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Network works to build a cyberinfrastructure that serves a diverse community of scientists, researchers and IT administrators. The consortium is committed to linking the best faculty, students, and staff at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with top research institutions to engage in cutting-edge technology development and scientific discovery. The consortium includes 60 MSIs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities.

NCSA
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is one of the original National Science Foundation supercomputing centers and has been a leader in developing innovative systems and software for science and engineering since the 1980s. Today, NCSA works to enable the advancement of scientific discovery and the state-of-the-art in engineering and other disciplines that depend on advanced computing technologies.

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management
www.dem.dcc.state.nc.us

NCEM, in cooperation with its partners, is committed to enhancing the quality of life in North Carolina by assisting people to effectively prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all hazards and disasters.

National Weather Service (NWS)
www.erh.noaa.gov/rah

The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and under the Department of Commerce (DOC). It has been in existence since 1870 and it is the sole United States OFFICIAL voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather situations, such as thunderstorms, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter weather, tsunamis, and climate events. The NWS provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.

Open Science Grid Consortium
www.opensciencegrid.org

The Open Science Grid Consortium is a nationwide collaboration of scientists and technologists in the public and private sectors that builds, operates and maintains the Open Science Grid (OSG). The OSG is a nationwide grid computing infrastructure that supports scientific computing via an open collaboration of science researchers, software developers and computing, storage and network providers.

SONY
www.sony.com

SONY is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the world's largest media conglomerates based in Minato, Tokyo. It is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video games, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Sony Financial Holdings.

Southeastern Universities Research Association
www.sura.org

The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is a consortium of more than sixty universities that are generally located across the southeastern United States. Established in 1980, SURA seeks to foster collaboration among its member institutions in science and engineering and to encourage new ideas for SURA collaborative programs that meet SURA criteria for support.

SCOOP
http://scoop.sura.org/

The SURA Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction (SCOOP) program is helping to create a national Integrated Ocean Observing System by providing the information infrastructure that will unite the coastal science community and create new ways of doing coastal and marine science. SCOOP partners focus on data integration to aid research on storm surges, wind waves, and surface currents, and emphasize predicting and visualizing phenomena that cause damage and inundation of coastal regions during severe storms and hurricanes.

State Climate Office for NC
www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu

The State Climate Office of North Carolina is the primary source for NC weather and climate information. Located on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, the State Climate Office (SCO) is actively involved in all aspects of climate research, education, and extension services. The SCO is an extension of the University of North Carolina system and is supported by the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS), the NC Agricultural Research Service, and the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (MEAS) in an effort to further understand the details and impacts of climate on industries and citizens in North Carolina.

TeraGrid
www.teragrid.org

TeraGrid is an open infrastructure for scientific discovery that brings together high-end resources across the U.S. to create an integrated, persistent computational resource. Deployed in 2004, TeraGrid offers the open science and engineering research communities more than 40 teraflops of computing power, nearly 2 petabytes of rotating storage, and specialized data analysis and visualization resources located at eight partner sites. In addition to resource providers, TeraGrid partners include Science Gateway sites, which develop common interfaces and protocols that enable entire research communities to easily access TeraGrid resources.

Triangle Research Libraries Network
www.trln.org

Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) is a collaborative organization of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the purpose of which is to marshal the financial, human, and information resources of their research libraries through cooperative efforts in order to create a rich and unparalleled knowledge environment that furthers the universities' teaching, research, and service missions.

Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Studies, Inc.

TUCASI is a collaborative effort of Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It promotes non-profit research and educational programs that utilize and enhance the resources of the three Triangle area universities.