Research by Department

 

For more information on each department, please click on the department names.

Chemical

• Polymers and Materials
• Nano-technology
• Energetic nano-materials
• Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering
• Bio-molecular modeling
• Alternative New Generation Biofuels
• Process Control and Optimization
• Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemical Engineering

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Civil and Environmental

• Wind science and engineering
• Wind energy/ water desalination
• Perchlorates
• Water remediation
• Environmental engineering
• Construction engineering

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Computer Science

• Intelligent software systems
• Computer vision and scientific visualization
• Haptics for virtual surgery
• Computational artificial intelligence and robotics
• Distributed computing

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Electrical and Computer

• Pulsed Power Systems
• Nano Systems
• Neuroimaging, Cognition, and Engineering
• Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Computer Vision and Image Processing
• Wireless Communication Systems
• Energy and Power Systems
• Nondestructive Evaluations
• Cotton Contaminant Analysis
• Control of Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Intelligent Control and Health Monitoring of Smart Structures
• Embedded Systems

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Industrial

• Geotechnical and Transportation
• Geotextiles
• Rapid Bridge Replacement
• Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete Bridges and Structures
• Finite Element Modeling
• Blast Loads and Structural Survivability & Recovery
• Wind and Soil Erosion Modeling
• Mechanical Systems
• Manufacturing Processes
• High Energy & Voltage Systems
• Video Imaging and Analysis
• Roadway Lighting
• Digital Remote Control and Telemetry Systems
• Power Generation
• Machine Controls
• Wind Vulnerability Analyses and Reliability Models
• Construction Management and Contracting Methods

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Mechanical

• Materials
• Energetic Materials; High Pressure Synthesis of Super Hard Materials; Nanostructured Materials; High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy; Synchrotron X-ray and Raman Spectroscopy
• Mechanics
Nanomechanics; Computational Mechanics; Failure and Residual Stress; Phase transformation
• Dynamics and Controls
Modeling, Design, Control and Fabrication of Microsystems; Multibody Dynamics and Control
• Bioengineering
Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics; Health/Diet/Exercise; Biomechanics
• Thermal Fluids
Combustion; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Low Reynold’s Number Hydrodynamics; Physical Simulation of Tornado Like Vortices
• Design
Automotive Systems and Alternate Fuels; Probabilistic Design; Transdisciplinary Education and Research;

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Petroleum

• Core Analysis
• Advanced core analysis
• Pressure, Volume, Temperature (PVT) Analysis
• Pressure Transient Analysis
• Well Log analysis
• Natural Gas Engineering
• Property Evaluation
• Artificial Lift & System Analysis
• Casing design & Rheology Studies
• Surface Operations & Facilities Design
• Petroleum Engineering Software