Strategic
Research
big issues need big solutions
From local challenges like the resilience of rural America to global threats from climate change, Texas Tech researchers are exploring ways to make our world a better place.
Investing in the Future
Texas Tech will invest Texas University Funds to enhance opportunities for research and scholarly excellence.
- 40% New Faculty Salaries & Startup
- 25% Equipment & Core Facilities
- 25% Research Support Services & Facilities
- 10% Faculty Retention & Career Advancement
Research Themes
Systems Resilience & Adaptability
Semi-arid West Texas is the perfect living laboratory to study climate conditions that face communities around the world. Texas Tech researchers are developing drought-tolerant crops, water treatment and conservation technologies, and more to ensure communities continue to thrive in the face of extreme weather events.
Resilience ResearchPowering Our Future ![]()
A sustainable energy future requires a comprehensive approach: from fossil fuels to renewables.
Powering Our Future is a holistic energy approach that advances cost-effective solutions that interface with next-generation energy systems demands. Texas Tech researchers are working towards energy independence for the state of Texas.
Advancing One Health
The health of people, animals, and the environment is intertwined. A health hazard for people may likely be a health hazard for animals. The health of animals, whether livestock or pets, plays an integral role in the health of humans. And a change in the environment can affect all living things, from people to animals to plants. Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are building bridges between physicians, veterinarians, environmental scientists, engineers, nutritionists and public health professionals to improve and defend the health and well-being of all species.
Rural & Urban Development
Strengthening national security
The nations energy grids, communications networks, healthcare systems, and other critical infrastructures are increasingly at risk of being vulnerable to attacks by our nations adversaries. Texas Tech researchers are working to protect our national security, economic prosperity, and social stability with advancements in cyber-physical systems security through both cyber and hardware-based interventions.
Strategic Research Themes
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