Engaged faculty are effective faculty, and the College of Engineering and Computer Science is endowed with an exceptionally large number who regularly take on innovative research and curricular projects. In addition to indulging faculty members’ intellectual curiosity, these projects are advancing knowledge, enhancing teaching and providing opportunities for students to take part in research—a high-impact practice shown to promote persistence to degree.

The following pages highlight some recent CECS faculty projects spanning fields as diverse as biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, renewable energy, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering management, civil engineering, construction and advanced materials. Some are collaborations, while others are the work of the faculty member alone. What all have in common is the benefit they are providing to today’s students and the new knowledge they are creating for tomorrow’s classrooms and the world students will inherit.