Departments
Details including faculty research interests and department-specific research opportunities are available on the department research webpages.
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Research areas include biofilms, biomedical diagnostics, biofuels and biomass conversion, and specialty materials such as fuel cells and composites.
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Civil Engineering
Research areas include snow science, constructed wetlands, high-strength concrete and other alternative materials, ecohydrualics and fish passage, and geotechnical engineering.
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Computer Science
Research areas include a variety of projects involving advanced computing and community outreach. Entities include the Applied Algorithms Laboratory and the Computational Topology and Geometry Group.
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research areas include optics and remote sensing, micro- and nanofabrication, digital design and intelligent computing, signals and controls, and power and energy.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research areas include biomechanics, advanced materials such as ceramics and composites, measurement systems including fluid dynamics and magnetic resonance.