Center for Tire Research

An NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center

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Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe)

Working within the NSF I/UCRC program CenTiRe performs industrially-relevant, pre-competitive research via multi-member, sustained partnerships among industry, academe, and government. As the only tire research center within this NSF program CenTiRe is uniquely positioned to provide its members a cost-effective means to access technical advancement and trained students in the areas of tire and tire related materials, tire physics (including modeling), testing, manufacturing, and sustainability.

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Exciting Media Partnership: CenTiRe and the 2025 Tire Emissions Research Conference

CenTiRe is teaming up with the 2025 Tire Emissions Research Conference for a groundbreaking media partnership focused on advancing science and solutions in tire emissions. This collaboration will spotlight global research, innovation, and policy-shaping dialogue at the industry’s premier event this September in Boston.

CenTiRe Recognized in the April Edition of Chemical Engineering Progress Magazine

CenTiRe's innovative project, MATL-2024-A18-4, which explores coal-derived biocompatible graphene as an effective and safer alternative to 6PPD in tires, has been featured in the April 2025 edition of Chemical Engineering Progress Magazine. The article credits the contributions of Project PI Professor Roop L. Mahajan from Virginia Tech and IAB member Lawrence Rittman of Triangle Tires.

Celebrating Excellence: Miriam Snyder Receives Special Recognition Award at CenTiRe Spring Conference 2025

Miriam Snyder received the Special Recognition Award at the 2025 CenTiRe Spring Conference for her outstanding leadership and dedication. Her behind-the-scenes work has been vital to CenTiRe’s success.

CenTiRe continues to seek and welcome new industry and government agency members to join with our existing members in its mission to conduct leading-edge, pre-competitive research. Membership is a cost-effective.…

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CenTiRe Office: Virginia Tech Director: University of Akron Director:

Greg Bunting Dr. Saied Taheri Dr. Jae-Won Choi

Miriam Snyder

If you are interested in visiting CenTiRe at Virginia Tech, please contact Greg Bunting or Dr. Saied Taheri.

If you are interested in visting CenTiRe at the University of Akron, please contact Dr. Jae-Won Choi.