VIP Teams

We encourage you to apply for any team that interests you! VIP Teams review applications and accept students from ALL majors at NYU.

To apply: Click on the application link in each team page you are interested in joining - this means you have to submit more than one application if you are interested in multiple teams.

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

Hack3D: Digital Manufacturing Cybersecurity (Launching Fall '24)

Developing design and manufacturing methods that are secure and resilient against cyber threats.

Project STEP (GY) (Launching Fall '24)

Designing and building humanoid robots from ground up to automate daily tasks.

Wearable Art and Design (Launching Fall '24)

Explore experimental fabrication techniques to produce a one-of-the-kind wearable artwork, for entry into the international World of Wearables competition.

Offshore Wind Platforms & Research (GY) (Launching Fall '24)

Examining the potential and challenges of offshore wind platforms and designing prototypes and projects to meet these challenges

Sustainable Engineering Education (Launching Fall '24)

Shaping a culture of environmental & social responsibility in engineering

Democracy Research Initiative (DRI) (Launching Fall '24)

Explore key issues related to democracy in the Americas through original research designed to make an impact

All Teams

6G Wireless

RF Chip Design and Test from 1 GHz to 100 GHz and beyond

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Active Portfolio Management with Machine Learning and Time Series Forecasting (GY - ONLY)

Exploring and discovering new methods to optimize portfolio allocation using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques

Applied Global Public Health Initiative

Using a Data-Driven Approach to Improve the Health of Rohingya Refugees

Augmented Library (GY)

Research and test modern technical practical ideas that help NYU students navigate the library.

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BioMedical Devices (GY)

Pioneering the fabrication of low cost, highly adaptable biomedical devices.

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Chem-E Car

Design and build a prototype vehicle that is entirely controlled by chemical reactions, and compete at regional and national competitions.

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College Students Studying College

Researching true college experiences to learn about varied perspectives and identities of students

Construction Management & Engineering

Prepare for the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) competition in the fall

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Creating Connections

Therapeutic Art for Patients with Neurologic Disorders

Data-Analytics-Visualization

Aligning data, analytics, and visualizations for real world results.

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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

DTCC: Advancing Financial Markets. Together.

DTCC - The Future of Coding with AI

Discover Innovative ways to use AI and other emerging technologies to benefit & advance DTCC’s goals

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).

EERI (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute)

NYU’s Seismic Design Competition Team

Everyday Assistive Technology

Collaborating with the NYU Ability Project and NYU Dentistry to study the challenges of deploying and maintaining assistive technologies

Flexible AI-enabled Mechatronic Systems Lab (FAMS)

High Performance Computing

Understand the use of advanced computing in research projects: Design, Deploy, Configure, and Optimize High Performance Computing clusters

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Merger & Acquisition Outcome Prediction (GY - ONLY)

Exploring and discovering new methods for merger and acquisition outcome prediction using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques

Metaverse for Education (GY)

Innovation Beyond Borders, Education Beyond Boundaries

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 written in silver on a purple background with the image of a brain in a lightbulb

NYU Digital Media Intellect (GY)

Exploring the most effective social media engagement strategies

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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

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NYU Motorsports

A dynamic team of engineers, creators, and leaders who design and build the best off-road and track vehicles in NYC to compete against other universities.

NYU Processor Design (GY)

Taking chips from conception to tape-out using cutting-edge technologies in open hardware design

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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

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NYU Steel Bridge

Designing, fabricating and constructing a 20 foot long bridge for an annual competition where it is load tested with 2500 pounds

Project Mjolnir (GY)

Building open source adaptive mountain bike with modular capabilities

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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 up to eight varieties of grounded 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 Microphysiological System for Precision Medicine (GY)

Engineering automatic and biomimetic microphysiological systems for precision medicine.

Smart Wearable Bio-Tracker for TeleRehab & TeleMonitoring (GY)

Creating wearable technology to help people with disabilities

Urban Food Lab

A vertical farming research team aimed at exploring hydroponic growth strategies and composting tactics in the NYU Tandon Makerspace.

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Urban Remote Sensing (GY)

Developing a high performance spatial data management tool to efficiently store, index, integrate, and query point cloud datasets