High-Impact Research

Duke Engineering is a leader in defining and advancing high-impact fields that tie to grand challenges for engineering and society.

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By the Numbers

$94M

New Research Awards

fiscal 2024

↑72%

Research Expenditure Growth

over the past decade

$1M+

Average Research Expenditure

per faculty member

#12

Research Funding

per faculty among leading U.S. engineering schools

12

Funded Research Centers

Major, external sponsors

Signature Research Themes

Data Science, Advanced Computing & Intelligent Systems
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Materials Discovery & Development

Personal, Environmental & Population Health

Resilient Systems & the Environment

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Browse a directory of faculty researchers and awards.

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#19

Research Productivity

among U.S. engineering schools—Academic Analytics

56

Spinoff Companies

from Duke Engineering faculty research

↑92%

External Funding Growth

over the past decade

Duke Science & Technology Initiative

We’re investing in team-based discovery science and technology to benefit people and the planet.

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