, ▁the ▁main ▁aim ▁of ▁B READ ▁is ▁the ▁creation , ▁integration ▁and ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁new ▁knowledge ▁aim ed ▁at ▁providing ▁scientific , ▁economic , ▁so cio - c ult ural ▁and ▁environmental ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁S AM C IS . ▁Engineering ▁Urban ▁Pl anning ▁Labor atory ▁( E UP L ) ▁– ▁constit uted ▁under ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Architecture , ▁it ▁a ims ▁to ▁form ulate ▁solutions ▁to ▁address ▁problems ▁and ▁challeng es ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁environment , ▁regional ▁and ▁urban ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁Environment al ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁( ER L ) ▁– ▁another ▁research ▁unit ▁organized ▁under ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Architecture , ▁its ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁h one ▁research ▁to ▁provide ▁solutions ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life . ▁Information ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Technology ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁( I CT RL ) ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁Research ▁Unit ▁( NS RU ) ▁– ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁under ▁the ▁then ▁College ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences , ▁its ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁undert ake ▁research es ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁natural ▁sciences , ▁which ▁are ▁directed ▁towards ▁the ▁assess ment ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁ind igen ouse ▁materials , ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁of ▁the ▁Cord iller as , ▁while ▁prom oting ▁their ▁conservation ▁and ▁protection . ▁SL U ▁Inc ub ator ▁for ▁Research , ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Business ▁Center ▁( SI RI B ) ▁– ▁it ▁a ims ▁to ▁look ▁into