High-Impact Research

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

By the Numbers

$94M

In new research awards annually

↑72%

Research expenditure growth over the past decade

$1M+

Average research expenditure per faculty member

#12

in research funding per faculty among leading U.S. engineering schools

12

Major externally funded research centers

Signature Research Themes

Data Science, Advanced Computing & Intelligent Systems

Materials Discovery & Development

Personal, Environmental & Population Health

Resilient Systems & the Environment

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Duke Engineering faculty Recent research awards

#19

in research productivity among U.S. engineering schools Academic Analytics

56

spinoff companies from Duke Engineering faculty research

92%

externally funding growth over the past decade

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