Research

Engineer Tomorrow

At NYU Tandon, our research doesn’t just result in new technology; it results in a better world.

Everyone at Tandon, from our undergraduates to the faculty at our esteemed academic research centers, is focused on discovering practical solutions to the most pressing challenges facing society and on addressing tomorrow’s problems today.

Office of Research

We're redefining what's possible through research at NYU Tandon. Our vibrant and growing community thrives on collaboration and tearing down the walls between disciplines, schools, and countries to solve modern humanity’s greatest challenges. We believe in the power of hands-on research experience at all levels, and integrate high-impact research into the education of our entire community, from our Center for K12 Education through to our postdoctoral Fellows. Our research efforts are concentrated in six strategic areas, each a critical frontier for human progress, and we deliver solutions through our centers, labs, and institutes.

Impact Areas Research News Featured Faculty

Research at NYU Tandon

Centers and Institutes

NYU Tandon is home to a number of renowned interdisciplinary research centers and institutes developing innovative solutions to society's pressing problems.

Research Initiatives

NYU Tandon supports research initiatives that serve as the catalyst for grants, interdisciplinary study, and partnership development.

Labs and Groups

We are home to dozens of research labs and groups, where engineering researchers are bridging disciplines in state-of-the-art facilities.

Student Research

At NYU Tandon, students have numerous and diverse opportunities to engage in research that discovers solutions to real-world problems.

Research Highlights

Illustration of curved lines labeled "superconducting resonators" and an atom labeled "quantum"

New fabrication technique that opens door to new materials for quantum technologies developed

Top-down photograph of SNaP mixer setup, showing stream connections and syringe pump. Photo credit: Parker K. Lewis

Nathalie Pinkerton and team create method for precise drug delivery capsule manufacturing

From left to right: Jiang Hu, Editor in Chief of ACM TODAES; Ben Tan, paper co-author; Siddharth Garg, paper lead author; Helen Li, General Chair of Design Automation Conference

NYU Tandon engineers create first AI model specialized for chip design language, earning top journal honor

Novel technique boosts cadmium telluride solar cell performance by 13 percent

Research Spaces

Nanofabrication Cleanroom

Building the future of quantum and enabling cutting-edge research in biosensing by transforming advanced materials into next-generation devices

NYU Tandon @ The Yard

An Emerging Media Playground

MakerSpace

Innovate, collaborate, iterate, create: the NYU Tandon MakerSpace is 10,000 square feet of opportunity.

"office hours" professor opening door to office

Researchers In Their Own Words

In the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, a vibrant group of researchers, students, technologists, and innovators is working to shape a new future. Learn about their work in Office Hours, a YouTube series about the latest research breakthroughs and what’s driving our Unconventional Engineers.

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