The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences is an organized research unit created to foster the development of interdisciplinary programs in computational sciences and engineering (CSE), mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, software engineering, and computational visualization. The Institute offers its own interdisciplinary graduate programs, and brings together 120+ faculty representing 27 academic departments and research units, and 5 schools and colleges, including the Cockrell School of Engineering, the College of Natural Sciences, the Dell Medical School, the Jackson School of Geosciences, and the McCombs School of Business. The Institute has a large portfolio of research programs carried out in its 25 active research centers and groups.