Areas of Specialization
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Approaches
- AI and Data Analytics
- Automation and Robotics
- Decision Support Systems
- Remote and Direct Sensing and Control
- Systems Modeling
- Technology Development and Assessment
Domains
- Agricultural Production
- Agronomic Management
- Animal Systems
- Controlled Environments
- Field and Specialty Crops
- Bioenergy/Bioproducts
- Anaerobic Digestion
- Biofuel Production
- Bioplastics
- Built Ecosystems
- Engineering Urban Soils
- Green Infrastructure
- Stormwater Management and Control
- Climate and Weather
- Climate Change
- Climate Variability
- Forecasting
- Trend Identification
- Weather Quantification
- Food Chain Systems
- Food Preproduction/Production Phases
- Life Cycle Considerations
- Packaging
- Transportation and Distribution
- Water Reuse
- Natural and Human Systems
- Human Impacts on Natural Systems
- Impacts of Natural Systems on Humans
- Responses to Change
- Packaging
- Byproducts of the Packaging Process
- Extending Shelf Life
- Food and Non-Food Material Safety
- Improving End-of-Lifecycle Outcomes for Packaging Materials
- Innovative Material Variants
- Preserving Nutritious Value of Foods
- Water Quality and Quantity
- Agrochemical and Nutrient Transport
- Ecosystem Services
- Hydrologic Cycle
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
- Bioreactors
- Cell and Tissue Repair, Regeneration, and Engineering
- Controlled Release and Drug Delivery
- Engineered Biomimetic Materials
- Immunomodulatory Materials
- Mechanostimulation
- Micro- and Nanomedicines
- Nanoscale Thermal Therapy
- Vascular Patterning
Biomechanics & Bionics
- Biomechanics at the Cellular, Tissue, Organ, and Organism Levels
- Bionic Prostheses
- Gait Analysis, Models, and Interventions
- Locomotion
- Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
- Robotic Exoskeletons
Biomedical Imaging & Applications
- Biomedical Image Analysis, Simulations, and Modeling
- Biomedical Imaging for Diagnosis and Disease Treatment
- Biomedical Imaging Technologies
- Computational Medical Physics and Dose Assessment
- Signal Processing
Modeling & Biomedical Data Sciences
- Biomedical and Clinical Big Data
- Biomedical and Clinical Informatics
- Biomedical Image Computing
- Brain Informatics
- Computer Aided Diagnosis
- Machine Learning
- Multivariate Signal Processing
- Musculoskeletal Modeling
Molecular & Cellular Engineering
- Cellular Differentiation
- Immunopathology
- Immunotherapies
- Molecular Self-Assembly
- Stem Cell Therapies and Engineering
- Targeted Gene Delivery
- Technologies for Biomarker Identification & Quantification
Neural Engineering
- Aging
- Brain and Cognitive Disorders
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Brain Mapping
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neural Repair
- Neurophysiology
- Neurorehabilitation
- Neurostimulation and Neuromodulation
Chemical Engineering
ADVANCED MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Advanced Additive Manufacturing
- Biomaterials and Biomimetics
- Diagnostics
- Drug Delivery
- Energy Storage Materials and Batteries
- Ferrofluids
- Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Nanofabrication
- Nanomedicine
- Self-Assembly
- Semi-Conductive Materials
- Thermophysical Property Measurements for Advanced Materials
BIOMOLECULAR Engineering, CELLULAR ENGINEERING, and Synthetic Biology
- Antibacterial Surfaces
- Bioengineering
- Cancer
- Cell Culture
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Genetic Disorders
- Imaging Agents
- Magnetic Particle Imaging
- Motile Bacteria
- Nanomedicines
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- Synthetic Cells
- Tissue Engineering
COMPLEX AND MULTIPHASE FLOW DYNAMICS
- Additive Manufacturing
- Bubbles
- Coacervates
- Colloids
- Ferrohydrodynamics
- Hydrodynamic Interactions
- Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
- Microgravity Flow Dynamics
- Pattern Formation
- Rheology
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
- Flows in Porous Media
- Plastics and Plastic Recycling
- Separation Processes
- Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- Sustainable Materials and Packaging
- Water Purification
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS AND SURFACE SCIENCE
- Atomistic Behavior of Materials
- Interfacial Chemistry
- Kinetic Studies
- Surface Science
- Zeolites
Modeling, Theory, and Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence
- COMSOL® Modeling
- Density Functional Theory
- Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems
- Mathematical Theory
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations
- Reaction Kinetics
- Transport and Diffusion
TRANSPORT, MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
- Anomalous Diffusion
- Charge Dynamics
- Corrosion
- Diffusiophoresis
- Electrochemical Systems for Biomedical Applications
- Electroosmosis
- Hydrodynamic Instabilities for Materials Processing
- Life Support at Low Gravity
- Microgravity Transport Phenomena
- Mixing
- Taylor-Aris Dispersion Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Civil & Coastal Engineering
- Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering
- Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics
- Engineering Education
- Geosystems Engineering
- Materials & Pavements
- New Infrastructure Planning & Management (Master’s Only)
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainable Construction Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Systems Engineering
Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Algorithms
- Computational Geometry
- Data Structures
- Discrete Mathematics
Computer and Information Systems
- Cloud Computing
- Concurrency
- Embedded Systems
- Energy-Aware Computing
- High Performance Computing
- Parallelism
- System Security
Human-Centered Computing
- Advanced Learning Technologies
- Computer Science Education
- Graphics
- Human Studies
- IT Policy
- Personalized Learning
- Programming Language Translators
- Software Engineering
- Systems
- Virtual Humans
- Visualization
Information Science
- Bioinformatics
- Data Science and Informatics
- Database
Intellect Systems
- Biometrics
- Computational Neuroscience
- Computer Vision
- Image and Signal Analysis
- Machine Learning (for 3D Geometry)
- Medical Image Computing
- Remote Sensing
Networks
- Mobile Network Protocols, Measurements and Simulations
- Mobile Networking
- Network Security
- Pervasive and Mobile Computing
- Social Networks
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
- AI, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing
- Computer Architecture
- Computer Networks, Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing
- Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things, Robotics, Autonomous Systems
- Cybersecurity, Usable-security, Privacy, and Trust
- Data Analytics and Complex IT Systems Management
- Electronic Design Automation
- Embedded Systems, Real-Time Systems
- Formal methods, specification, model checking, verification
- High-Performance, Parallel/Distributed, Cloud and Edge Computing
- Reconfigurable Computing, FPGA
- Smart and Connected Health
Electronics
- Analog/Mixed Signal Circuits and Systems
- Analog-to-digital and Digital-to-analog Converters
- Biomedical Electronics
- Electric Vehicles
- Electrical Power, Power Grid Support with Power Electronics
- Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
- IC Security and Primitives
- Integrated Power Management
- Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Conversion and Grid Integration
- RF/Microwave/Millimeter-wave Circuits and Systems
Electrophysics
- Advanced Materials
- Biotechnology
- Electrical Power Generation, Distribution/Transmission, and Utilization
- Electromagnetic (EM) Fields
- EM Waves – Wave Guiding, Propagation, and Interactions
- Micro/Nanoelectromechanical Systems (MEMS & NEMS)
- Nanotechnology
- Optical Fibers and Applications
- Optoelectronics (Lasers, Solar Cells, Detectors)
- Photonics – Materials, Devices, and Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Quantum Devices and Quantum Technologies
- RF/Microwave Devices and Systems
- Sensors and Actuators, Sensors for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Transistors (SiGe, MIS, III-V) and Beyond-CMOS Devices
Signals & Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation and Control
- Bio-inspired Computation and Processing
- Brain-Machine Interfaces and Neuro-engineering
- Machine Learning, Adaptive Learning, and Deep Learning
- Multimedia Processing and Computational Photography
- Network Science and Information Security
- Networked Autonomous Vehicles
- Remote Sensing
- Smart Grid Control and Complex System Dynamics
- Software-defined Radios
- Statistical Signal and Array Processing
Engineering Education
- Advising, Mentoring, and Professional Development in Engineering
- Educational Approaches, Technologies, and Games in Engineering
- Methods and Methodologies in Engineering Education
- Motivational and Identity Constructs in Engineering
- Society, Ethics, and Globalization in Engineering
- Systems, Structures, and Policies in Engineering
- Teaching and Learning in Engineering across Multiple Platforms
Environmental Engineering Sciences
- Air Resources
- Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics
- Engineering Education Collaborative
- Environmental Nanotechnology
- Geosystems Engineering
- Sustainable Materials Management
- Systems Ecology & Ecological Engineering
- Waters Systems Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Applied AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Applied Optimization/Data Mining
- Data Analytics and Systems Monitoring
- Deep Learning Neural Networks
- Discrete Optimization
- Engineering Management
- Healthcare Systems and Medical Decision Making
- High-dimensional Data Analytics
- Human Systems
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Information Technology
- Occupational and Systems Safety
- Occupational Biomechanics
- Operations Research
- Quantitative Finance
- Statistical and Machine Learning
- Stochastic Modeling and Analysis
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Workplace Ergonomics
Materials Science & Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Ceramics
- Composite Materials
- Computational Materials Science
- Electronic Materials
- Energy Materials
- Materials Characterization
- Materials Processing
- Metals
- Nanomaterials
- Nuclear Materials
- Optical Materials
- Polymers
- Surface Science
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
- Aeronautics
- Aircraft and Spacecraft Guidance and Control
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control
- Micro Air Vehicles
- Navigation
- Optimization Techniques for Aerospace Systems
- Small Satellites
- Space and Atmospheric Flight Optimal Control
- Space Cryogenic Fluids Thermal Management
- Space Mission Design and Planning
- Space Physics/Weather
- Spacecraft and Vehicle Design
Mechanical Engineering
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Autonomous Systems
- Cell and Biomechanics
- Combustion/Propulsion
- Composites
- Computational Mechanics
- Dynamics and Control
- Energy Systems
- Fluid Dynamics
- High Strain Rate Behavior of Materials
- Laser Diagnostics
- Microsystems
- Mobile Power
- Nano- and Micro-Electromechanical Systems
- Nano- and Micro-Mechanics
- Nonlinear Controls
- Renewable Energy
- Robotics
- Soft Matter Mechanics and Manufacturing
- Solid Mechanics
- Structural Mechanics and Optimization
- Tribology
Nuclear Engineering Sciences
Modeling and Simulation
- Multi-Physics Modelling
- Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Materials
- Neutron and Gamma Cross Section Data
- Nuclear Criticality Safety
- Radiation Shielding
- Reactor Neutronics
- Static and Time-Dependent Neutron Transport
Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Sciences
- Low-Temperature Plasma Processing
- Nano-Scale Drug Delivery
- Nuclear Fusion Reactors
- Plasma Transport and Turbulences
Nuclear Materials
- Fuel Cycle Analysis
- Light Water Reactor Sustainability
- Radiation Tolerant Materials
- Stress Corrosion Cracking
Nuclear Reactor Engineering
- Advanced Design and Analysis
- Fission Technology
- Nuclear Fuel Design
- Quantitative Visualization
- Thermal Hydraulics and Multi-Phase Flow
Nuclear Security & Nonproliferation:
- International Safeguards
- Nonproliferation & Arms Control
- Nuclear Forensics
- Nuclear Materials Control & Accountability
Radiation Detection and Measurements
- New Radiation Detection Materials
- Non-Destructive Examination
- Nuclear Safeguards and Security
- Radiation Dose Measurements
- Radiation Imaging
- Signal Processing Electronics
Radiochemistry
- Actinide and Lanthanide Species
- Fission Product Behavior
- Nuclear Forensics
- Nuclear Wastes Management
- Separation Techniques