Areas of Specialization

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 Manufacturing
  • Biomaterials, Biomimetic Materials, and Antibacterial Surfaces
  • Energy Storage Materials, Semiconductive Materials, and Batteries
  • Polymers, Membranes, and Separation Technologies
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Material Performance under Microgravity
  • Materials for Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, and Biosensors

BIOMOLECULAR Engineering, CELLULAR ENGINEERING, and Synthetic Biology

  • ell and Tissue Engineering
  • Cell Migration and Cell-Cell Interactions
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Technologies
  • Investigations of Disease, Disorders, and Cancer
  • Nanomaterials and Nanomedicines
  • Protein and Enzyme Engineering
  • Synthetic or Proto-Cells

COMPLEX AND MULTIPHASE FLOW DYNAMICS

  • Bubbles
  • Coacervates and Micelles
  • Colloids
  • Hydrodynamic Interactions
  • Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
  • Microgravity Flow Dynamics
  • Pattern Formation
  • Rheology

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • 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
  • Kinetic Modeling
  • Mathematical Theory
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations

TRANSPORT, MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

  • Complex Diffusion Mechanisms
  • Charge Dynamics
  • Corrosion
  • Diffusiophoresis
  • Electrochemical Systems for Sensing and Biomedical Applications
  • Hydrodynamic Instabilities for Materials Processing
  • 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
  • AI Education
  • Computer Science Education
  • Graphics
  • Human Studies
  • Immersive Virtual Environments
  • IT Policy
  • Natural User Interfaces
  • 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
  • Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
  • IC Security and Primitives
  • IC Reverse Engineering
  • Lower Power Integrated Circuits
  • Integrated Power Management
  • Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Conversion and Grid Integration
  • RF/Microwave/Millimeter-wave Circuits and Systems
  • Sensor Interface Circuitry
  • Wireless Power Transfer
  • 6G and Beyond Communications

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 

Applied Data Science (Master’s Only)

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering
  • Data Analytics in Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering

Artificial Intelligence Systems (Master’s only, Tentative Fall 2024)

  • Advanced Machine Learning and Data-Driven Modeling
  • Autonomy, Robotics, and Human-Centered Computing

Educational Approaches

  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Active Learning
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Contemporary Approaches
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Online and Digital Platforms 
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Technologies and Tools

Engineering Formation

  • Advising
  • Communication
  • Internships
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Professional Development
  • Study Abroad

Human Factors

  • Affect and Emotion
  • Identity
  • Indicators of Success
  • Motivation
  • Regulation
  • Self-efficacy

Lifelong learning in Engineering

  • Informal
  • Innovations
  • K-12
  • Graduate 
  • Post-professional
  • Professional
  • Professional Development
  • Undergraduate
  • Upskilling

Methods and Methodologies in Engineering Education

  • Innovations
  • Mixed-methods
  • Multi-methods
  • Multi-modal
  • Qualitative 
  • Quantitative

Society and Ethics

  • Culture
  • Ethics
  • Globalization
  • Language
  • Moral reasoning
  • Policy
  • Social and Professional Responsibilities
  • Structures
  • Systems

Environmental Engineering Sciences

  • Air Resources
  • Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Engineering Education Collaborative
  • Environmental Nanotechnology
  • 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

  • Advanced Materials Characterization
  • Biomaterials
  • Ceramics
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Electronic Materials
  • Energy Materials
  • Engineering Education
  • Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence
  • 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

  • Nuclear Fuels
  • 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