Overview

The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center in the maritime and transportation industry. It serves as a regional educational and economic model for preparing a sustainable, globally-prepared maritime and transportation workforce for the 21st century. It is one of over 40 ATE Centers across the country focused on improving STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematic) education to meet the technician workforce needs of advanced technological industries in the U.S. It is the only ATE Center solely focused on the maritime and transportation industry.