Research Groups

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering fosters strong partnerships inside the university and with its research peers. The combination of innovative research, commitment to education, and collaboration with a distinguished medical center creates an invigorating atmosphere for faculty members, research staff, graduate students and undergraduates.

Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vbc

Vanderbilt Center for Mechanobiology
Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Karl Zelik, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
engineering.vanderbilt.edu/create

City Innovations through the Vanderbilt initiative on Infrastructure Connectivity (CIVIC)
Douglas Adams, Daniel F. Flowers Professor, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation
David Kosson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
cresp.org

Data Science Institute
Douglas Schmidt, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Professor of professor of computer engineering and computer science
vanderbilt.edu/datascience/

Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Professor of Computer Science
my.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinnovation/

Institute for Software Integrated Systems
Janos Sztipanovits, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Engineering
isis.vanderbilt.edu

Institute for Space and Defense Electronics
Ron Schrimpf, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering
isde.vanderbilt.edu

Laboratory for Systems Integrity and Reliability
Douglas Adams, Daniel F. Flowers Professor, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
vu.edu/lasir

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation Group
Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering
my.vanderbilt.edu/mums

Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies
Mark Abkowitz, Professor of Civil
and Environmental Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/VCEMS/

Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency
Craig Philip, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vector

Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment
George M. Hornberger, Craig E. Philip Professor of Engineering, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/viee

Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education
John Wikswo, Cain University Professor, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/viibre

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Sharon Weiss, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vinse

Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering
Benoit Dawant, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vise

Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
John Gore, Hertha Ramsey Cress Professor of Medicine, University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
vuiis.vanderbilt.edu

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