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 with the communities we serve.
The search for solutions shouldn’t happen in a vacuum. Our faculty and students design with the end user in mind, integrating community input to build trust and create more effective, holistic results.
From Durham to South America to Central Africa, GWHT collaborates with women of all ages, developing affordable health solutions for field implementation and inspiring interest in the sciences.
Initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Duke University Center for WaSH-AID collaborates globally to co-design pilot demonstrations for treating blackwater, greywater, and stormwater, while also developing technologies to generate health data through wastewater.
Duke researchers have spent decades building trust with rural Amazon communities, gaining deep insights into how the region’s evolving economy impacts the health of its people and ecosystems.
It’s experiential learning in the community. Students actively learn through direct, hands-on experiences. They see the issues they study firsthand, while meaningfully contributing to the analysis and solution of real-world challenges.
Duke Engineering supports a wide range of programs that work with local partners to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers. Come and take a few peeks behind the proverbial curtain.
Modeled after Duke Engineering’s First-Year Design, Duke’s arm of Engineering for US All brings a hands-on design experience to students in Oxford, NC.
In summer, we bring high schoolers to the Duke campus for an immersive experience centered on engineering design through active application.
Ignite helps middle and high school students illuminate—and solve—challenges in their home communities.
May 20
The NC Consortium of Universities is pleased to host the next Research and Education Conference for the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP). Join your AEESP colleagues in […]
12:00 am – 5:30 am
May 30
The Triangle AI Summit will be a dynamic gathering of faculty, staff, and community members from across the region designed to engage with the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. As […]
8:15 am – 8:15 am Washington Duke Inn
Duke’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering brought more than 80 high school students to campus for a full day including tours, lunch and a lab.
Emily Edwards of Duke ECE uses video games to educate students and the public about quantum information science
Duke Engineering was the beta tester for Duke’s Partnership Platform, which looks to streamline and enhance Duke’s work with community partners
Associate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
