The vast majority of the University's $50 million/year in externally supported research may be classified as STEM research, particularly if a broad definition of STEM is employed.  The University's signature STEM areas of expertise are within the traditional STEM disciplines of engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, computer and information sciences, mathematics, geosciences, and cognitive/learning science discipline-specific and interdisciplinary activities. 

Bioscience and Computational Life Science Research

• Biodevices/bioengineering
• Bio/nano materials  (including materials physics, materials engineering, and materials chemistry)
• Bio/nano sensors
• Bioinformatics
• Computational Chemistry
• Genomics

Earthquake and Hazards

Computer and Mathematical Sciences

• Cybersecurity
• Combinatorics/graph theory and dynamical systems
• Computer systems and networking

Learning Technologies

• Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Transportation and Supply Chain Modeling