Abstracts of research which has been carried on during the 1972-73 academic year at the Computer and Information Science Research Center at Ohio State University are presented. Part 1 describes the center's organizational structure, objectives, scope, facilities, programs, and recent technical reports. The remaining eight parts of the document summarize research in: information storage and retrieval; human information processing; information analysis; artificial intelligence; information processes in physical, biological, and social systems; mathematical techniques; systems programing and joint programs. The appendix lists the computer and information science course listings, center faculty, senior personnel, seminar series, related activities, publications, and finally, its technical report series. (WCM)