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.
Materials Engineering
- 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
- Bi2Te3 Nanowire Array/Epoxy Composites for Thermoelectric Power Generators
Nuclear Engineering
- Applied Intelligent Systems
- BioElectrics and ElectroPhysics (BEEP)
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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