Through advanced research centers and institutes, students and faculty conduct collaborative, innovative research.

Research

Affiliated Centers & Institutes

Faculty in mechanical engineering play leadership roles in a variety of cutting-edge research centers that address national priorities in robotics, future manufacturing, advanced materials, clean water, renewable energy, health and medicine, artificial intelligence, and space technology. These centers and institutes include:

1. Center for Advanced Material Systems and Simulation Global Collaboratory (CAMSIM)
2. Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience
3. Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD)
4. Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design
5. Center for Robotics and Biosystems
6. Center for Smart Structures and Materials
7. Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology
8. Fluids@NU
9. Materials Research Center (MRC or NU-MRSEC)
10. Northwestern Initiative for Manufacturing Science and Innovation (NIMSI)
11. Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12. Northwestern University Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility (NUFAB)
13. Northwestern University Transportation Center
14. Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics
15. Segal Design Institute