Research Areas

Follow the links below to learn about the major research themes and groups within the Jacobs School of Engineering's five academic departments.

Bioengineering »

• Biodynamics
• Bioinformatics
• Biosensors
• Biotransport and Metabolic Monitoring
• Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Cardiac Mechanics
• Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Cellular Simulation and Modeling
• Genomics and Systems Biotechnology
• Integrative Network Biology
• Microcirculation
• Microhemodynamics
• Molecular Bioengineering
• Nanotechnology
• Neural Engineering
• Quantitative Microscopy
• Systems Biology and Genetic Circuits
• Tissue Remodeling Mechanics
• Vascular Molecular Bioengineering

Computer Science & Engineering »

• Algorithms and Complexity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Architecture and Compilers
• Computer Graphics and Computer Vision
• Databases and Information Management
• Embedded Systems & Software
• High-Performance Computing
• Meaning and Computation
• Programming Systems
• Security and Cryptography
• Software Engineering
• Systems and Networking
• VLSI/CAD (Computer-Aided Design)

Electrical & Computer Engineering »

• Communication Theory and Systems
• Computer Engineering
• Electronic Circuits and Systems
• Electronic Devices and Materials
• Intelligent Systems and Control
• Photonics/Opto-Electronics Program
• Radio and Space Science
• Signal and Image Processing

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering »

• Applied Plasma Physics and Fusion
• Center for Energy Research
• Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials (CEAM)
• Chemical Engineering
• Dynamic Systems and Control
• Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, & Engineering Physics
• Solid Mechanics and Materials

Structural Engineering »

• Laboratories
• Research Projects
• Earthquake Engineering
• Renewal Engineering
• Composite Materials and Structures
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Civil Structural Design
• Large, Light-Weight Structural Systems
• Mitigation of Blast Loading