Research Groups
As the engineering arm of an internationally recognized research university, 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 where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers join to solve complex questions affecting our health, culture and society. Vanderbilt is ranked 20th in federal research and development funding obligations among U.S. colleges and universities.Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen
Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vbc
Center for Intelligent Mechatronics
Michael Goldfarb
H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering
research.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/cim
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation
David Kosson
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering
Charles Powers, Co-PI
Professor of Environmental Engineering
cresp.org
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 Institute for Energy and Environment
George M. Hornberger
Craig E. Philip Professor of Engineering
University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science
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
Sandra Rosenthal
Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Sharon Weiss, Deputy Director
Professor of Electrical Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vinse
Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering
Benoit Dawant
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering
vanderbilt.edu/vise
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
John GoreHertha Ramsey Cress Professor of Medicine
University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
vuiis.vanderbilt.edu