Herff College of Engineering
Department Research Focus Areas
Get ready to dive in because research opportunities are all around you at Herff! As one of only two public universities in Tennessee classified as research intensive, the UofM offers its students remarkable research opportunities in graduate-level labs, while still in undergraduate studies. Herff prides itself on the world-class research endeavors of our faculty. As early as freshman year, students are likely be invited by faculty members or mentors to work on research or design projects that match up with their interests. Students might also get the opportunity to share their findings through professional publications and presentations.
Primary departmental research focus areas are:
Biomedical Engineering
- Biomechanics & Biomaterials
- Cell & Tissue Engineering
- Electrophysiology
- Imaging
- Chemical & Biosensors and Diagnostic Devices
Civil Engineering
- Ground Water Studies
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Soft Computing
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electrical Systems
- Imaging sensors & electronic devices
- Computer hardware/software co-design
- Sensor networks
- Biomedical Systems
- Intracranial pressure monitoring
- Medical image processing
- Medical data visualization
- Intelligent Information Systems
- Knowledge Engineering/Semantic Web
- Scientific & Engineering data visualization
- Image & multi-media processing
- Computer learning technologies
- Optical Instrumentation
- Smart Grid
- Power Systems
- Cybersecurity in Power Grids
Engineering Technology
- Industrial Automation & Control Systems
- Operational Systems Enhancement
- Electronic Communications
- Internet Protocols and Software Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- Computational Mechanics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Medical and Biological Applications
- Sustainable Energy Systems
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