VIP Teams
Even if your major is not listed for a particular team, you are encouraged to still apply to the teams that interest you. VIP Teams review applications and accept students from ALL majors at NYU.
ALL VIP Teams are accepting undergraduate students.* (GY) indicates that the VIP Team is also accepting graduate students.
*unless indicated otherwise by (GY - ONLY)
New Teams
Data-Analytics-Visualization
Aligning data, analytics, and visualizations for real world results.
DTCC-Supply Chain Research (GY)
Research into different aspects of Supply Chain risks and where should an organization tangibly focus their security efforts (NIST: Protect, Detect).
DTCC - The Future of Coding with AI
Discover Innovative ways to use AI and other emerging technologies to benefit & advance DTCC’s goals
Feminism and STEM (GY)
Using feminist research methods to investigate and improve medicine and technology
High Performance Computing
Understand the use of advanced computing in research projects: Design, Deploy, Configure, and Optimize High Performance Computing clusters
NYU Processor Design (GY)
Taking chips from conception to tape-out using cutting-edge technologies in open hardware design
Smart Microphysiological System for Precision Medicine (GY)
Engineering automatic and biomimetic microphysiological systems for precision medicine.
Social Engineering - Technology Addressing Global Issues (GY)
The Human Future: Ubiquitous Approach to Addressing Global Issues
All Teams
AI for Scientific Research (GY)
Building an innovative and collaborative future for science
Applied Global Public Health Initiative
Using a Data-Driven Approach to Improve the Health of Rohingya Refugees
AR/VR Work in AEC
Leveraging realistic AR/VR environment for Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC)
Augmented Library (GY)
Researching, coding, and designing to create an augmented reality Bern Dibner library app as a collaborative team
Chem-E Car
Design and build a prototype vehicle that is entirely controlled by chemical reactions, and compete at regional and national competitions.
College Students Studying College
Researching true college experiences to learn about varied perspectives and identities of students
Community Science Design Lab (GY)
Engaging High Schools in Environmental Research
Construction Management & Engineering
Prepare for the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) competition in the fall
Creating Connections
Therapeutic Art for Patients with Neurologic Disorders
Defining Accessibility within XR (GY)
Innovate, explore, imagine, build and create accessible extended reality experiences that will truly be inclusive in their design
Designing for Creative Physical Computing (GY)
Researching the design of tools and activities for learning and creating with physical computing
EERI (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute)
NYU’s Seismic Design Team
Everyday Assistive Technology
Collaborating with the NYU Ability Project and NYU Dentistry to study the challenges of deploying and maintaining assistive technologies
IoT Inspector (GY)
Helping consumers learn more about their electronic devices and protect themselves
NYU Concrete Canoe
Creating a fully-functioning concrete canoe using innovative methods to compete in the ASCE regional and national competition
NYU Digital Media Intellect (GY)
Exploring the most effective & engaging strategies for social media content creation & optimization
NYU Holodeck: Future Reality Lab
Emulating the potential of future capabilities of small high quality VR/AR that will enable computer-supported face-to-face communication
NYU Holodeck: High-Speed Research Network (GY)
Developing a stable, reliable high-bandwidth, low latency network infrastructure
NYU Hyperloop (GY)
Research and development on a variety of engineering disciplines relating to the manufacturing of a comprehensive Hyperloop system
NYU iGEM
Creating new technologies using synthetic biology to solve real-world problems
NYU RoboSub
A team comprised of determined engineering participating in a RoboNation competition to design and construct an innovative Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
NYU Robotic Design Team
A team of engineers and innovators participating in a NASA competition who is constantly striving to design and manufacture an automated rover for extraterrestrial excavation
NYU Self Drive (GY)
Aiming to revolutionize the autonomous industry by researching, designing and prototyping self driving cars
NYU Steel Bridge
Designing, fabricating and constructing a 20 foot long bridge for an annual competition where it is load tested with 2500 pounds
NYU Tandon Motorsports
A dynamic team of engineers, creators, and leaders who design and build the best off-road vehicles in Brooklyn to compete against other universities.
Project Mjolnir (GY)
Building open source adaptive mountain bike with modular capabilities
Reprint Bot (GY)
Prototyping a standalone system that recycles used plastic bottles in order to use the material for 3D printing purposes
RoboMaster: Team UltraViolet (GY)
Designing, building, and programming a set of ground and aerial robots to compete in an annual Robomaster Competition hosted by DJI
Rogue Aerospace
Seeking to design, build, and launch reusable rockets, with hands-on exposure and experience in aerospace and its applications
Sixth Sense (GY)
Addressing the challenges of mobility faced by the visually-impaired by developing technologies for navigation and obstacle avoidance
Smart Wearable Bio-Tracker for TeleRehab & TeleMonitoring (GY)
Creating wearable technology to help people with disabilities
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Spatio-temporal COVID (GY)
Investigating the spatial-temporal aspects of COVID-19 through touching, transportation and trade
Urban Food Lab
A vertical farming research team aimed at exploring our own fields on the platform of an aquaponic vertical farm in the Makerspace.
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Urban LiDAR and Remote Sensing (GY)
Developing a high performance spatial data management tool to efficiently store, index, integrate, and query point cloud datasets
Urban Microclimate (GY)
People, Space, Time
