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Research Areas

Few Colleges can match the depth and breadth of Purdue Engineering's research capabilities and talent. We are focused on 21st century impact - leading the way in reshaping the research universe through discovery and innovation.

Purdue Engineering Initiatives Research Labs & Facilities

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aerospace Systems
  • Astrodynamics & Space Applications
  • Dynamics & Control
  • Propulsion
  • Structures & Materials

  • Agricultural Safety and Health
  • Agricultural Systems Management
  • Bioenergy
  • Biological Engineering
  • Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Environmental and Natural Resources
  • Fluid Power
  • Food Process Engineering
  • Food Safety
  • Machine Systems

  • Computational Biomedicine
  • Engineered Biomaterials and Biomechanics
  • Imaging
  • Instrumentation
  • Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology

  • Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Interfacial Phenomena
  • Mass Transfer and Separations
  • Nanoscale Science and Engineering
  • Polymers and Materials
  • Product and Process Systems Engineering
  • Thermodynamics, Molecular and Nanoscale Modeling

  • Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Interfacial Phenomena
  • Mass Transfer and Separations
  • Nanoscale Science and Engineering
  • Polymers and Materials
  • Product and Process Systems Engineering
  • Thermodynamics, Molecular and Nanoscale Modeling

  • Automatic Control
  • Communications, Networking, Signal & Image Processing
  • Computer Engineering
  • Fields and Optics
  • Microelectronics & Nanotechnology
  • Schweitzer Power and Energy Systems
  • VLSI and Circuit Design

  • Knowing our students
  • Engineering ways of thinking, knowing, and doing
  • Supporting and assessing engineering learning
  • Transforming engineering education systems

  • Cognition & Decision Making
  • Next Generation Products & Services
  • Computational IE
  • Complex Systems & Networks

  • Polymer Interfacial Mechanics
  • Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • Microstructural Design of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Micromechanical Deformation & Characterization of Materials
  • Predictive modeling of materials
  • Structure-Property Relationships of Soft Materials and Complex Fluids
  • Multifunctional Self-Assembled Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite and Bi-Based Layered Supercell Thin Films
  • Polymer and Surface Science in the - Youngblood Group
  • Nanometal group
  • Batteries by Design
  • Microstructural Control in Microelectronics
  • Microstructural Development in Metal-Ceramic Systems Containing a Liquid Phase
  • Texture and Anisotropy in Ceramics
  • Diffusion in Multicomponent, Multiphase Systems
  • High Temperature Materials
  • Prediction of Transport Phenomena and Microstructural Development During Solidification and Other Materials Processes
  • Polymer and Surface Chemistry of Biomaterials and Nanomaterials
  • Hydrothermal Processing of Ceramic Powders and Thin Films
  • FRG: Domain Orientation and Anisotropy in Poled Piezoelectrics
  • Ceramics Materials
  • Investigation of Bactericidal Polymers by Bioluminescent Reporter Pathogen Detection
  • Oil-Repellent Hydrophilic Surfaces for Self-Cleaning Anti-Fog Applications
  • Polymer Surface Modification using Aminopropyltriethoxysilane
  • Biocompatibility of Novel Bactericidal Polymers
  • Bi3Te3 Nanowire Array/Epoxy Composites for Thermoelectric Power Generators

  • Acoustics
  • Bioengineering
  • Combustion
  • Computational Engineering
  • Design
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • HVAC & Refrigeration
  • Manufacturing & Materials
  • Mechanics & Vibration
  • Nanotechnology
  • Robotics
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Systems, Measurement, & Controls

  • Applied Intelligent Systems
  • BioElectrics and ElectroPhysics (BEEP)
  • Center for Materials Under Extreme Environment
    • Fusion Technology
    • Materials under Intense Particle Beams Irradiation
    • Laser and Discharge Produced Plasmas
    • Ultrashort Laser-Matter Interactions
    • Cold Atmospheric Plasmas for Medical and Biological Applications
    • Modeling of Materials Evolution in Extreme Environment
    • Ion Channel Protein and Blood Flow in Heart Simulation
  • Fuel Cycle and Waste Management
  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Systems Simulation
  • Reactor Physics
  • Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Safety

  • Water Quality Engineering
  • Air Quality Engineering
  • Watershed Engineering and Management
  • Environmental Remediation
  • Sustainable Energy Systems and Impacts
  • Greening the Built Environment
  • Life Cycle Engineering
  • Reducing Impacts of Chemicals and Materials

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