David Smith Selected for NASA NIAC Fellowship
Award will support the pursuit of robotically assembled metamaterials in space for radar systems enabling long-range situational awareness.
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AI Risk in 2026: What Happens When Engineers Don’t Understand It
Every day, AI tools get more capable, and deployment is outpacing our understanding of what they get wrong. Duke Engineering Dean Jerry Lynch connects with three Duke University experts to break down where that gap is already showing up: in cybersecurity, in the everyday AI tools people use to get advice, and in healthcare.
Revealing Security Risks to Publicly Accessible Machine-learning Models
Research co-authored by Michael Reiter has received the 2026 Test of Time award from the USENIX Security Symposium.
Yiran Chen and Hai “Helen” Li Receive Numerous Awards at Design Automation Conference
Five honors from ACM and IEEE groups highlight Duke ECE leaders’ lasting influence on AI hardware research.
Untangling the Inequitable Effects of Heat and Air Pollution on Human Health
Duke Engineering researchers are working with local Durham households to study the compounding effects of heat and air pollution to help people worldwide.
Doug Nowacek Named Director of Research for Climate and Sustainability
In his new role, Nowacek will support Duke's Climate Commitment research innovation goals.
Duke Materials Database to Power New AI-Driven Cloud Laboratory
Over a decade of work from the laboratory of Stefano Curtarolo will help researchers discover new materials through Georgia Tech’s new $18.1 million Programmable Cloud Laboratory.
Kip Coonley Named Engineering Unleashed Fellow
Kip Coonley, a faculty member of mechanical engineering and materials science (MEMS) and electrical and computer engineering (ECE), received a fellowship to create electromechanical teaching aids.
Peter Vikesland Named Chair of Duke’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
A longtime collaborator with many faculty members at Duke, Vikesland brings a strong research portfolio in the chemistry of water droplets and collaborative, interdisciplinary leadership to the school.
AI and Robotics Accelerate Search for Better Gut Microbiome Therapies
New data-driven approach could enhance results for the quickly growing $130 billion probiotics and prebiotics industry.
Timothy Dunn Receives SFARI Award to Map Autism Models in Rodents
Using a database of over 140 million full body poses, Dunn aims to identify similar behaviors across different animal models of autism
Injectable Biomaterial Harnesses the Immune System to Promote Brain Repair After Stroke
Delivered more than 24 hours after a stroke in mice, the biomaterial promoted vascular repair, neural remodeling and improved motor performance