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SEMTE Research

Discovering the bedrock of future technologies

$25.3
million

research expenditures, FY 2023.

142
patents issued

from 2022 to 2023.

14
NSF CAREER awardees

in the last five years.

Advancing knowledge on matter, transport and energy

Research by discipline

Aerospace and mechanical engineering

From developing new aviation technologies to investigating thermodynamics and structural mechanical, faculty members advance knowledge in various fields.

Chemical engineering

Transforming matter and energy into useful resources for society by capitalizing on chemical and physical phenomena.

A 3D printer

Materials science and engineering

Seeking to understand the fundamentals of materials to create innovative solutions for energy, security, sustainability and other applications.