Research News

March 31, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Population Could Outpace Water by Mid-Century

Technological advances will be needed in coming decades to avoid water shortages.

March 27, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Wiesner Named Chair of Duke CEE

Mark Wiesner is a recognized leader in the national and international civil and environmental engineering community

March 23, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Educating Engineers to Meet Grand Challenges

Duke Engineering is co-leading a national initiative that promises to transform engineering education—and change the world.

March 18, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Photo Gallery: 2015 Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics Open House

On March 8, 2015, more than 450 visitors learned about light-based technologies at the 2015 Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP) Open House.

February 18, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Durham DEID Project Wins Statewide Award

Determined to use their engineering skills to support their local Durham community, a group of Duke students received enough support in return to win a $10,000 grant for their project.

February 11, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Research, New Policies Protect “The Lungs of India”

Just a glance at what should be pristine white marble domes of the local landmark shows that air quality is a major concern.

February 06, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Wiesner and Daubechies Named National Academy of Engineering Members

Mark Wiesner and Ingrid Daubechies have been named members of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions for engineers

February 03, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Creating Virtual Wind for Physical Turbines

With a grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program, graduate student Jenni Rinker will put a more accurate wind in the sails of turbine simulators.

January 27, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Michael Bergin: Studying Tiny Particles with a Giant Global Impact

How do pollution and particulate matter affect the global environment and human health?

January 09, 2015 | Duke Engineering

Mercury from Gold Mines Accumulates Hundreds of Miles Downstream

Duke University researchers have found hazardous levels of mercury hundreds of miles downstream from Peruvian gold mines.