• To serve as a center of excellence for environmental research in South Texas and the border region.
• To provide increased access to M.S. and Ph.D. programs in environmental engineering to US citizens and permanent residents, and increase diversity in the national engineering workforce.
• To facilitate capacity-building and infrastructure development for graduate engineering and science programs in South Texas.
• To transfer research to the decision makers and stakeholders who influence the economic, social, and physical infrastructure along the border region.

• Environmental Research Facilities
• Laboratory Facilities
• Computational Infrastructure
• Environmental Engineering Courses
• Texas A&M Systems Support

• Air Quality
• Water Quality
• Solid / Hazardous Waste
• Environmental and Occupational Safety
• Environmental Systems
• Environmental Informatics
• Natural Systems Engineering

A successful, federally-funded program at Texas A&M University - Kingsville shared its story with other Texas institutions looking to mirror its accomplishments. 

The program is the Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST), designed specifically for minority-serving institutions to enhance their research abilities and address the significant under-representation of minorities in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics. Its funding organization, the National Science Foundation (NSF), asked A&M-Kingsville to be one of just six CREST sites to host a proposal preparation seminar that happened on Friday, Dec. 1, for colleges and universities interested in adding a CREST to their campus.