Research Centers
Center for Applied Control (CAC)
The CAC mission is to promote and conduct research in a broad spectrum of fields including acoustics, aeroacoustics, aeroelasticity,structural dynamics, nonlinear systems, pattern recognition, seismicstructural vibration, fuzzy logic active control applications, active noise control, and active magnetic bearings. The CAC strives to develop industrial affiliates and a core curriculum to prepare students for research and academic careers in these fields. The Duke University CAC also seeks to serve as a base of expertise for faculty members within the School of Engineering and external to the school to build interdisciplinary research ties. The Center makes efficient use of faculty and laboratories to develop a program which otherwise would not be possible emanating from a single academic department.
Learn more about CAC on its website, located at http://ceeweb.egr.duke.edu/~hpgavin/CAC/.Center for Applied Remote Sensing (CARS)
The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) on de-mining is being led by Duke University and includes researchers from Caltech, Georgia Tech and Ohio State University. The research focus involves investigation and quantification of the fundamental limits to mine detection and identification, as a function of mine type and environment. Such performance bounds are computed by developing sophisticated forward modeling algorithms. Particular sensor modalities being considered include radar, electromagnetic induction, and acoustic. In addition, new classes of sensors are being developed, including olfactory, MEMS, and a hybrid acoustic-electromagnetic sensor. Further, working closely with government laboratories, new physics-based signal processing algorithms for improved mine detection and classification are being developed.
Learn more about CARS on its website, located at http://www.ece.duke.edu/research/cars.php.Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems (CBIMMS)
The primary mission of the Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems is to provide a greater understanding of mechanical properties associated with biological materials whose primary function is to sense and respond to environmental changes, and to develop and refine the necessary instrumentation required to characterize these properties at multiple scales.
Learn more about CBIMMS on its website, located at http://cbimms.duke.edu.Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE)
The program emphasizes research, education (both undergraduate and graduate) and interactions with industry. The research focus of the program is upon the action of proteins, cells and tissues -- and the materials (both natural and synthetic) with which they interact -- in natural biological processes, and in medical diagnosis and therapy. It applies the principles and experimental methods of engineering to improve the understanding of these phenomena, and uses this knowledge to develop solutions to practical as well as fundamental problems.
Learn more about CBTE on its website, located at http://bte.egr.duke.edu.Center for Emerging Cardiovascular Technologies (CECT)
The CECT is a pioneering program in education and research with applications to the biomedical industry. The CECT takes an innovative, cross-disciplinary approach to biomedical systems engineering with the goal of producing advanced technologies for the detection and treatment of coronary heart disease.
Learn more about CECT on its website, located at http://www.pratt.duke.edu/research/cect.php.Center for Hydrologic Science (CHS)
The Duke Center for Hydrologic Science is an interdisciplinary research group drawing faculty from the Pratt School of Engineering, Trinity Arts & Sciences, and the Nicholas School for the Environment and Earth Sciences. Research themes include: contaminant hydrology, micrometeorology, environmental geophysics, sedimentary geochemistry, forest hydrology, soils and nutrient cycling, geomorphology, sediment transport, hydrogeology, waste treatment, mathematical models of multi-phase transport, amd watershed hydrology.
Learn more about CHS on its website, located at http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/chs.Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (CNCS)
The Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (CNCS) is an interdisciplinary, university-wide organization which fosters research and teaching of nonlinear dynamics, chaos, pattern formation, complex systems, and nonlinear systems with many degrees of freedom. The Center provides a regular seminar series and a program for graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
Learn more about CNCS on its website, located at http://www.phy.duke.edu/cncs/cncsresources.shtml.Center for Research in Interdiscipinary Signal Processing (CRISP)
The primary goal of the Center for Research in Interdisciplinary Signal Processing (CRISP) is to assemble Duke researchers from diverse fields to identify and collaborate on significant new problems that are solvable by the development and application of signal processing techniques. The center incubates pre-competitive and initially funded collaborative projects that will lead to major technical advances.
Learn more about CRISP on its website, located at http://www.ee.duke.edu/~jk/.Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP)
The goals of the Institute are to: train the commercial, technical and academic leaders of next generation broadband technologies; pioneer the establishment of photonics as an information science; and pioneer new approaches to industrial, governmental and interacademy collaboration. Research themes include quantum optics, opto-electronics, information spaces, and biophotonics.
Learn more about FIP on its website, located at http://www.fitzpatrick.duke.edu.