Research
Whitacre College of Engineering faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students pursue basic and applied research that generate new knowledge and create technical solutions to society’s challenges, all in an environment that is committed to the individual student’s success. The college performs over $16 million in sponsored research each academic year.
The college has a rich history of nationally and internationally recognized research, and there are many areas of excellence in which we have high-quality, well-developed research programs. Our faculty members are committed to research and pride themselves on cultivating future research areas and future engineers who will impact society by contributing to new scientific discoveries.
Existing center, institute, or consortium-based research
- Pulsed power and power electronics
- Wind science and engineering
- Nanoscale and microscale devices and materials
- Multidisciplinary research in transportation
- Water resources and conservation
- Ergonomics
- Enhanced oil and gas recovery
- Medical imaging
- Intelligent software systems
- Process systems engineering
- Polymers and advanced materials
Expanding Areas of Research
- Perchlorates
- Nano-energetics
- Wind energy/water desalination
- Bioengineering: biomaterials, biomedical, nano-biotechnology
- Renewable and alternative energy
For more information on specific research areas in the Whitacre College of Engineering, visit the Research by Department listing, the Research Centers & Institutes listing, read envision, our annual research magazine, or contact:
Associate Dean for Research
Texas Tech University
100 Engineering Center
Box 43103
Lubbock , TX 79409-3103
Phone: 806.742.3451 x262
Fax: 806.742.3493