The Department of Biomedical
Engineering focuses its research into
four main areas:
- Image and signal analysis, with an emphasis
on using imaging systems to guide surgery and
other therapies (Technology guided Therapy),
magnetic resonance imaging, and analysis of
nervous system signals
- Biomedical optics, with an emphasis on
laser-tissue interaction and spectroscopy for
diagnosis of cancer and other disease states
- Cellular bioengineering, with an emphasis on
endothelial function, capillary permeability,
and gene therapy
- Applications of learning science and
learning technology to bioengineering
Chemical Engineering
conducts a variety of projects ranging from
fundamental studies to process-specific
applications. Areas of expertise include:
- Adsorption and surface chemistry
- Biochemical engineering and biotechnology
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Environmental science and engineering
- Materials
- Process modeling and control
Civil and Environmental
Engineering faculty's areas of research
expertise include:
- Reliability and risk management
- Structural health monitoring
- Computational micromechanics
- Fracture mechanics
- Composite materials
- Optimization and control of infrastructure
networks
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Contaminant behavior in aquatic and
subsurface systems
- Environmental restoration
- Management of radioactive materials and
wastes
- Enhancing the eco-compatibility of industry
through process optimization and life-cycle
analysis
- Contaminant behavior in atmospheric systems
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science conducts research into:
- Algorithms and systems
- Artificial intelligence
- Automatic quantitative analysis of medical
images
- Cognitive modeling
- Computational science
- Computer-aided design
- Computer-aided manufacturing
- Computer graphics and animation
- Data mining
- Distributed systems
- Image and signal processing
- Intelligent learning environments
- Intelligent systems
- Learning theory
- Machine learning
- Management of integrated circuit
manufacturing
- Medical image processing
- Modeling and analysis of physical systems
- Model-integrated computing, software
engineering, real-time systems
- Performance evaluation
- Radiation effects and reliability in
semiconductor devices
- Real-time medical patient monitoring systems
- Robotics
- Software engineering
- Solid state and microelectronics
- Solid state sensors
- Visual information programming
- Visual programming environments
- Web-based engineering education
- Welding process analysis
Mechanical Engineering
has earned a national reputation in several research
areas, including:
- Biomechanics
- Boundary integral equation methods
- Combustion and propulsion
- Computational mechanics
- Laser diagnostics of combustion
- Microfluidics
- Materials science
- Microrobotics
- Microscale heat transfer
- Smart structures
- Telerobotics
- Theoretical and applied mechanics