COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE

Research

Louisiana Tech faculty and students participate in world-renowned research. Faculty and students perform interdisciplinary research that impacts the world on a daily basis. Our students and faculty are working to discover new particles, develop novel drug delivery systems, engineer tissue, monitor the environmental, innovate trenchless installation, inspection and remediation of underground utilities, perform ultra-sensitive medical imaging and developing life-saving biomedical technologies.

Learn more through the links below for our research centers.

Center for Applied Physics Studies (CAPS)

CAPS provides a world-class research and education environment that integrates engineering and physics disciplines, creating opportunities for interdisciplinary studies, sharing resources, and transferring technology from basic science to applications. Faculty participate in large-scale projects hosted by national and international research facilities and collaborate with other centers on campus.

Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS)

CBERS faculty are internationally acclaimed for interdisciplinary biomedical research. Labs within the center focus on biosignal and bioimage acquisition and processing, biosensors, drug delivery, cell culture, tissue engineering, cancer detection, stem cells, and gene technology. The Center has partnerships with academic institutions, medical centers, and industry.

Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM)

The IfM is an interdisciplinary research environment that provides education and training to the next generation of scientists and engineers, and services to academic and industrial users. Faculty specialize in advanced manufacturing materials, energy and environmental technologies, and nano-scale fabrication.

Integrated STEM Education Research Center

ISERC is an interdisciplinary center that brings faculty and resources in the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, education, and business together to build on multidisciplinary collaborations at Louisiana Tech and develop innovative educational initiatives to promote engineering and science nationwide.

MALT Industrial Research and Assessment Center

The MALT Industrial Research and Assessment Center provides free, cost-saving energy assessments to small and medium manufacturing enterprises in the Piney Woods and Delta Regions of Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Research center members are experts in many engineering disciplines.

Trenchless Technology Center (TTC)

The TTC is a cooperative research center for academia, government, and industry. The center’s mission is to advance trenchless technology by serving as an independent source of knowledge, research, and education in the field. The TTC utilizes a three-pronged approach to accomplish its mission: research & development, education, and technology transfer.