Departments & Centers
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Departments
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Duke BME is consistently ranked as one of the top biomedical engineering programs in the nation.
Areas of Interest
- Bioelectric Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics
- Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation
- Biotechnology
- Computational Modeling of Biological Systems
- Drug and Gene Delivery
- Health Data Science
- Immune Engineering
- Neural Engineering
- Synthetic and Systems Biology
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Duke CEE pursues diverse discovery in areas that improve the fundamental health, resilience and safety of society.
Areas of Interest
- Computational Mechanics and Scientific Computing
- Geomechanical Modeling and Characterization
- Dynamics and Control
- Systems, Risks and Decision
- Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
- Environmental Process Engineering
- Hydrology and Fluid Dynamics
Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)
Duke ECE faculty members are actively involved in advanced research and teaching in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering.
Areas of Interest
- Computer Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Nanoelectronics and nanotechnology
- Photonics
- Robotics
- Signal and Information Processing
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (MEMS)
Duke's research in mechanical engineering and materials science addresses a number fundamental and applied engineering problems.
Areas of Interest
- Acoustics, Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity
- Biomechanics and Biomaterials
- Computational Mechanics and Scientific Computing
- Robotics: Dynamics, Controls and Human-Machine Interaction
- Energy Technology and Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Material Science
- Computational Materials Science
Centers
Applied Computational Ion Spectrometry Center (CAMMS-ES)
Part of the U.S. Department of Energy's MONITOR program, the center is developing an autonomous coded aperture mini mass spectrometer methane sensing system.
Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies (CAGT)
CAGT is a team of world-leading engineers, scientists, and physicians working to integrate advanced genomic technologies, adapt them to help unravel disease biology, and discover new drug targets to catalyze a more robust biotechnology enterprise.
Center for Autonomous Materials Design (CAMD)
A research hub, linking U.S.-based and international collaborators, focused on theoretical and computational methods of materials research. Previously known as the Center for Materials Genomics.
Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE)
CBTE coordinates interdisciplinary discovery and training across three areas: protein engineering, cellular engineering and tissue engineering.
Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT)
A six-university collaboration headquartered at Duke exploring the effect of nanomaterials in the environment and biologically.
Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics (CMIP)
Explores the capabilities and limitations of electromagnetic metamaterials.
Error-corrected Universal Reconfigurable Ion-trap Quantum Archetype (EURIQA)
A five-year, $31.9 million advanced research project to address qubit degradation with ion technology for quantum information applications.
Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP)
Research and training efforts of FIP are focused on photonics as information science, including quantum optics, optoelectronics, information spaces and biophotonics.
Medicine + Engineering at Duke (MEDx)
A joint initiative of Duke's Pratt School of Engineering and School of Medicine, MEDx fosters research and educational collaboration to advance health care innovation.
Mapping Epigenetic Memory of Exposure to Observe (MEMENTO)
Led by co-principal investigators with expertise in biomedical engineering and infectious disease medicine, MEMENTO is working to developing a genetic test for exposure to weapons of mass destruction.
Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease (WaSH-AID)
WaSH-AID facilitates the development and sustainable deployment of novel technology-based health solutions for developing regions across the globe.
Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Codesign (STAQ)
A Duke-led, seven-university, $15 million collaboration with the goal of building the world’s first practical quantum computer.
STAQ involves physicists, computer scientists and engineers from Duke, University of Maryland, University of Chicago, Tufts University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California-Berkeley and the University of New Mexico.
Spectator Qubit Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
This international team of researchers led by Duke received more than $9 million to investigate the potential advantages of using a “spectator qubit” to improve several approaches to quantum computing systems.
Woo Center for Big Data & Precision Health
Launched with more than $3 million in funding over three years from philanthropists John and Sherry Woo, the center is working to foster global partnerships to advance research and education at the intersection of data and health care, with a focus on applying artificial intelligence to clinical trials and practices.
X-Ray Diffraction Scanner
Designing and developing a new type of security scanner that can detect the 3D shape of an object and its molecular composition.
Consortia
GUIde Consortium for Aeroelasticity
Government, university and industry (GUI) consortium addressing challenges related to controlling the vibration of bladed disks.