Current Projects
Below is a list of all active engineering research projects at Dartmouth. Use the filters on the left to search by keyword, focus area, and/or discipline.
Acoustics and signal processing
(Faculty contact:
Laura Ray)
Advanced image sensors and camera systems
(Faculty contact:
Eric R. Fossum)
Adversary intent inferencing and adversarial modeling
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Aeroelastic modeling of offshore wind turbines
(Faculty contact:
Brenden Epps)
Aerosol science and air quality engineering
(Faculty contact:
Joseph J. Helble)
Agent-based modeling of energy systems and international climate policy
(Faculty contact:
Michael Gerst)
Agent-based systems engineering
(Faculty contact:
George Cybenko,
Eugene Santos Jr.,
Robert J. Graves)
Alloys for high-temperature power applications
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
Applied robust Bayesian analysis
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Assessment of risk and uncertainty associated with climate policy
(Faculty contact:
Michael Gerst)
Band-engineered semiconductors and phosphor materials for efficient solid-state lighting
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Bayesian knowledge bases, engineering, verification, and validation
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Bayesian networks of society-environment interactions
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Biologically-inspired cochlear implants
(Faculty contact:
Kofi M. Odame)
Biomagnetometer instrument development
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)
Biomass processing
(Faculty contact:
Lee Rybeck Lynd)
Biomechanics of abdominal aortic aneurysm
(Faculty contact:
Francis E. Kennedy Jr.)
Brain-computer-interface front-ends
(Faculty contact:
Kofi M. Odame)
Cell-based protein purification systems
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Cellular engineering of protein expression hosts
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Clinical optical-electric probes
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)
Combined ultrasound and electrical impedance tomography (EIT)
(Faculty contact:
Alexander Hartov,
Ryan Halter)
Complex networked systems
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.,
Robert J. Graves)
Computational electromagnetics
(Faculty contact:
Fridon Shubitidze)
Computational plasma dynamics
(Faculty contact:
William Lotko)
Consolidated bioprocessing
(Faculty contact:
Lee Rybeck Lynd)
Convection electric field climatology and variability
(Faculty contact:
Simon G. Shepherd)
Cooperative control of multi-robot systems
(Faculty contact:
Laura Ray,
Minh Q. Phan)
Deception detection
(Faculty contact:
George Cybenko,
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Decision analytic evaluation of emerging technologies
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Dielectric properties of tissue
(Faculty contact:
Paul M. Meaney)
Distributed information retrieval
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Dry snow metamorphism
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
Electrical bioimpedance
(Faculty contact:
Ryan Halter)
Electrical impedance imaging for breast cancer screening
(Faculty contact:
Alexander Hartov,
Ryan Halter)
Electrical impedance imaging for prostate cancer screening
(Faculty contact:
Alexander Hartov,
Ryan Halter)
Electromagnetic energy
(Faculty contact:
B. Stuart Trembly)
Electronic instrumentation
(Faculty contact:
Elsa Garmire)
Environmental fluid mechanics
(Faculty contact:
Benoit Cushman-Roisin)
Environmental-benign Group IV (Si, Ge, Sn) nanomaterials
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Enzyme therapeutics
(Faculty contact:
Karl Griswold)
Femtosecond pulses
(Faculty contact:
Elsa Garmire)
Fermentation processes
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Fluorescence-guided neurosurgery
(Faculty contact:
Keith D. Paulsen,
Brian W. Pogue,
Alexander Hartov,
Frederic Leblond)
Functional biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)
Geospace environment modeling
(Faculty contact:
William Lotko)
Glaciology and Climate
(Faculty contact:
Mary R. Albert)
Glyco-engineering of proteins
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
High performance search and optimization
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
High power density magnetic components
(Faculty contact:
Charles R. Sullivan)
High-strength quaternary alloys
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
High-temperature solar absorbers for solar thermal systems
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Humanization of glycosylation in yeast
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Hydrolytic enzymes
(Faculty contact:
Karl Griswold)
Hyperthermia
(Faculty contact:
B. Stuart Trembly)
Ice core interpretation
(Faculty contact:
Mary R. Albert)
Ice mechanics
(Faculty contact:
Erland M. Schulson)
Image-guided neurosurgery
(Faculty contact:
Keith D. Paulsen,
Alexander Hartov,
Songbai Ji)
Immunogenicity prediction
(Faculty contact:
Margie Ackerman)
Influence of culture and society on attitudes and behaviors
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Information processing and summarization
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Insider threat
(Faculty contact:
George Cybenko,
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Integrated nanophotonics devices for high-bandwidth, ultra-low energy photonic data links
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Interacting micro-robots
(Faculty contact:
Christopher G. Levey)
Intermetallic compounds
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
Iron nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker,
P. Jack Hoopes)
Iterative learning control
(Faculty contact:
Minh Q. Phan)
Joint replacement technology
(Faculty contact:
John P. Collier,
Douglas W. Van Citters,
Francis E. Kennedy Jr.)
Label free genome sequencing
(Faculty contact:
Fridon Shubitidze)
Linking predictive climate models to economic assessments under conditions of uncertainty
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Magnetic resonance elastography
(Faculty contact:
Keith D. Paulsen,
John B. Weaver)
Magnetohydrodynamics
(Faculty contact:
William Lotko)
Measuring material properties of the human brain in vivo
(Faculty contact:
Songbai Ji)
Microfabricated magnetic components using nanomaterials
(Faculty contact:
Charles R. Sullivan)
Microstructural characterization of snow and ice cores
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
Microstructure and mechanical behavior of FeNiMnAl eutectic alloys
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker)
Microwave electronics
(Faculty contact:
Paul M. Meaney)
Microwave imaging spectroscopy
(Faculty contact:
Paul M. Meaney,
Keith D. Paulsen)
Mid-latitude HF radar development
(Faculty contact:
Simon G. Shepherd)
Model predictive control
(Faculty contact:
Minh Q. Phan)
Nanostructured magnetic materials
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker,
Charles R. Sullivan)
Near-infrared imaging
(Faculty contact:
Brian W. Pogue,
Keith D. Paulsen,
Shudong Jiang,
Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy)
Neurosimulator for electroencephalography
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)
Neurovascular coupling
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)
Non-linear image reconstruction techniques
(Faculty contact:
Keith D. Paulsen,
Paul M. Meaney)
Nonlinear optical studies
(Faculty contact:
Elsa Garmire)
Novel protein expression systems
(Faculty contact:
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Optical molecular imaging
(Faculty contact:
Brian W. Pogue,
Frederic Leblond,
Keith D. Paulsen,
Shudong Jiang,
Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy)
Orthopaedic biomaterials and tribology
(Faculty contact:
Francis E. Kennedy Jr.,
John P. Collier,
Douglas W. Van Citters)
Passive high-frequency power components
(Faculty contact:
Charles R. Sullivan)
Photodynamic therapy
(Faculty contact:
Brian W. Pogue,
P. Jack Hoopes)
Physics of polar snow and firn
(Faculty contact:
Mary R. Albert)
Process design and evaluation
(Faculty contact:
Lee Rybeck Lynd)
Process query systems
(Faculty contact:
George Cybenko,
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Protein engineering tools in immunology
(Faculty contact:
Margie Ackerman)
Pulse electro-thermal de-icing
(Faculty contact:
Victor F. Petrenko)
Rare-earth selective emitters for high efficiency TPV systems
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Representation of model inputs and parameters using stochastic, time-dependent parameters
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Resource and environmental analysis
(Faculty contact:
Lee Rybeck Lynd,
Tillman U. Gerngross)
Robot design and smart navigation
(Faculty contact:
Laura Ray)
Self-assembled nanophotonic structures for light trapping in solar cells
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Semiconductor devices and opto-electronics
(Faculty contact:
Elsa Garmire)
Social and biological indicators of sustainability
(Faculty contact:
Mark E. Borsuk)
Soft computing
(Faculty contact:
Minh Q. Phan)
Space plasma physics
(Faculty contact:
William Lotko)
Sub-auroral convection electric fields
(Faculty contact:
Simon G. Shepherd)
System identification
(Faculty contact:
Minh Q. Phan)
Terrain identification
(Faculty contact:
Laura Ray)
Therapy monitoring
(Faculty contact:
Keith D. Paulsen,
Paul M. Meaney,
Ryan Halter)
Thermal spraying
(Faculty contact:
Horst J. Richter)
Traumatic brain injury in college athletes
(Faculty contact:
Songbai Ji)
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection and discrimination
(Faculty contact:
Fridon Shubitidze)
User modeling and user intent inferencing
(Faculty contact:
Eugene Santos Jr.)
Vaccine design
(Faculty contact:
Margie Ackerman)
Visible-blind and solar-blind ultraviolet detectors for flame and oil spill detection
(Faculty contact:
Jifeng Liu)
Wear of nanostructured FeNiMnAl
(Faculty contact:
Ian Baker,
Francis E. Kennedy Jr.)
Wireless neural probes
(Faculty contact:
Solomon G. Diamond)