Focus Themes

Archive of focus themes featured on the Pratt homepage

close-up of equipment in Crystal Noel's quantum computing lab

Tomorrow’s Technologies Invented Today

AI, quantum computing and robotics make headlines every day. Duke Engineering is behind more than its fair share of them, enabling science-fiction-like abilities through innovative hardware and materials.

February 2024

students work on a project in the Co-Lab

2024 Impact Report

Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering is dedicated to educating the engineering leaders needed to tackle the world’s toughest problems while making a positive impact on those around us. Detailed within this report are a strong lineup of national research centers and productive faculty that are helping to define the evolution of some of tomorrow’s critical and impactful technologies.

December-January 2024

A woman prepares a sailboat for a voyage.

Creating Sustainable and Equitable Solutions

Education, research and external engagement toward a resilient, flourishing, carbon-neutral world.

November 2024

Duke first-year students work on team projects together with oversight and guidance from faculty during a new Engineering Design Pod class. The program is part of a new initiative designed to give all engineering students project- and problem-based experiences right from the start. One of the projects involves developing a prosthetic arm for nursing students learning to put in IV lines.

Building Character and Educational Excellence

Equipping future engineering leaders with innovation and ethical responsibility to tackle real-world challenges.

October 2024

DEID in Uganda 2024.

In Service to Communities

Duke Engineering is strengthening local and global connections through community-engaged research, transformative learning and impactful STEM outreach. Our mission is to serve society by turning innovation into action and making a lasting difference in the communities we serve.

August-September 2024