Electrical and Computer Engineering wireless communications, multi-dimensional communication theory, statistical signal processing, time-frequency/time-scale signal representations, and applications in networks
Electrical and Computer Engineering Electromagnetic wave propagation and antennas for communications -- Free-electron and excimer lasers -- Microwave and millimeter wave amplifiers -- Computer simulation of and experiments on plasma waves and radiofrequency plasma sources for materials processing -- Radiofrequency wave antenna coupling, heating and current drive in fusion plasmas
Center for Plasma Theory and Computation
Air chemistry -- Environmental analysis -- Air quality modeling -- Measurement of atmospheric pollutants -- Measurement of air pollution source emissions -- Aerosol dynamics -- Development of air pollution control strategies
Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program
Laser materials processing -- On-line monitoring and control techniques for manufacturing processes -- Micromachining, microjoining
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
Engineering Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering statistical physics, turbulence and turbulence modeling for engineering and geophysical applications -- applied mathematics, stability theory and fluid dynamics -- field theoretical techniques, the dynamic renormalization group and universality in complex systems
Chemistry development of novel methods for the analysis and manipulation of nucleic acids -- DNA sequence analysis -- DNA diagnostics -- molecular computing -- surface chemistry -- fluorescence -- mass spectrometry (MALDI and electrospray) -- robotics/automation and informatics
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
Industrial and Systems Engineering human factors and ergonomics -- occupational safety -- job-related stress -- work organization design and management -- job design
Civil and Environmental Engineering transportation planning and policy -- traffic engineering -- transit planning and operations -- city planning -- site planning -- geographic information systems -- intelligent transportation systems
Zoology aquatic ecosystem ecology -- disturbance and hydrology as determinants of metabolism and nutrient cycling; subsurface processes -- large scale and multiple scale processes in lotic ecosystems
Limnology and Marine Science
Industrial and Systems Engineering Development of statistical modeling, analysis and management techniques for the design and improvement of manufacturing systems such areas as the design, evaluation and management of continuous flow/cellular manufacturing systems for just-in-time (JIT) operations. -- Design and implementation of quality management systems in health care and manufacturing organizations including medical devices.
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
Engineering Physics, Materials Science and Engineering Atomistic simulations: Massively parallel molecular dynamics and ab initio-based simulations. -- Nanocrystalline materials: Computational design of materials with superior mechanical properties; Grain boundary nanoengineering; Nanoindentation. -- Fundamentals of friction & adhesion at the nanoscale -- Coupling between surface/interface chemistry and mechanical properties: Materials for MEMS applications in extreme environments. -- Nano-bio-mechanics: Viscoelastic response of mechanical bio-sensors. -- Materials for nuclear applications: Radiation damage resistance, multi-scale modeling of defect and impurity kinetics.
Materials Science Program