Research
Bourns Research Area Clusters
College faculty members have expansive research interests which can be categorized in broad clusters. Add to these the interdisciplinary faculty collaborations with the Materials Science and Engineering program and cooperating research faculty from the university and beyond and the college conducts a strong and relevant research program.
BIOENGINEERING
Cellular Control and Regulation
Mathematical and In-silico Computational Modeling
Biophysics
CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Biotechnology
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Air and Water Quality Systems Engineering
Energy Systems
Theory and Molecular Modeling
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Algorithms, Bioinformatics Theory, and Logic
Architecture, Embedded Systems
Databases, Data Mining Software
Systems and Networks
Vision and Artificial Intelligence
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Nano Materials, Circuits and Devices
Controls and Robotics
Intelligent Systems
Communications and Signal Processing
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Energy Processing
Bio Transport
Nano- and Micro-Devices
Information & Design Engineering
Materials Properties & Processing
Multiphase Flow and Combustion
Air Quality and Fire Engineering