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