Research within our department contains all the components required to transition a product from market need and analysis to launch and distribution. Highlights include:
- Research that spans from fundamental to applied inquiries across numerous technical fields
- Engineering education, research and workforce development across all focus areas
- Industry projects, consortia, and endowments
Our research spans many technical domains, not only mirroring our academic programs but also delving into cross-cutting and multidisciplinary research problems. Our major research clusters include:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Robotics and Automation
- Semiconductor Testing and Packaging
- Networking, Cybersecurity and Communication
- Embedded Systems
- Logistics, Distribution and Supply Chain Management
- Engineering Education and Workforce Development
Centers and Endowed Laboratories
- Bosch Rexroth - R.C. Womack Fluid Power Laboratory
- DXP Pump Laboratory
- Rockwell Automation Laboratory
- Thomas and Joan Read Center for Distribution Research and Education (TEES)
- TI Mixed-Signal Test Laboratory
Research and Teaching Laboratories
- Adaptive Robotics and Technology (ART) Laboratory
- Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
- Collaborative Robots & Intelligent Control Systems (COBOTICS) Laboratory
- Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory
- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory
- Controls and Mechatronics Research Laboratory
- Digital and Circuits Laboratory
- Digital Manufacturing and Distribution Laboratory
- Electronics Fabrication Laboratory
- Embedded Systems Laboratory
- Emerging Networks and Security (ENaS) Laboratory
- Global Supply Chain Laboratory
- HAAS Machining Laboratory
- Human-AI Collaboration EinBrain Laboratory
- Industrial Electricity Laboratory
- Instrumentation and Power Systems Laboratory
- Local and Metropolitan Area Networks Laboratory
- Manufacturing-, Geo- & Bioinspired-Tribology Laboratory
- Manufacturability-Driven Design Laboratory
- Mechanical Fabrication and Machining Laboratory
- Mechanical Power Transmission Laboratory
- Mechatronics Laboratory
- Metallic Materials Laboratory
- Metrology Laboratory
- Micro and Nano Manufacturing Laboratory
- Microwave, Wireless, and Radar Research Laboratory
- Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory
- Multimedia and Cloud Computing Laboratory
- Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Laboratory
- Nonmetallic Materials Laboratory
- Polymer Composites Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory
- Product Innovation Center
- Prototyping Laboratory
- Quality and Production Systems Laboratory
- Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory
- Sales Engineering Laboratory
- Strength of Materials Laboratory
- Student Computing Laboratory
- Texas Wireless Laboratory
- Thermodynamics Laboratory
- Welding Laboratory