Areas of Research Interest
Research Focus Areas
Rowan University currently is engaged in a broad range of faculty led research and programs that are diverse, multidisciplinary and continually evolving. Below is a table highlighting some of the R&D program areas and world renowned sponsors in engineering and science that can leveraged by Tech Park tenant companies.
To find out more and get "connected" to one of these programs, email engineering@rowan.edu.
Subject Area |
Research Area |
Program Sponsors |
Safety & Security |
Vehicle crash safety |
NHTSA, NJDOT, FAA |
Fire safety |
NASA, NSF, ACS |
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Internet security |
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Aircraft crash survivability |
FAA |
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Transportation and Infrastructure |
Non Destructive Evaluation |
DOE, NSF, ExxonMobil, WERF, US Army |
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Advanced Vehicular Technology |
NJDOT |
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SuperPave |
NJDOT, Wisconsin DOT, Penn DOT |
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Exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles |
NJDOT |
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Bridge Seismic Analysis |
DRBA, DRPA |
Biotechnology |
Biosensors |
NIH |
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Medical imaging and image processing |
American Cancer Society, NIH |
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Modeling and visualization |
NSF |
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Biomechanics |
NASA, NSF |
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Threat agent monitoring |
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Pharmaceutical |
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Intelligent Systems |
Smart ships |
U.S. Navy |
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Visualization |
NSF, NASA |
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Haptics |
NJDOT/NJSP |
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Virtual Reality |
NSF, NASA |
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Multisensor Data Fusion |
DOE |
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Artificial Neural Networks |
NSF |
Energy and Environment |
Sustainable (green) design |
NSF, EPA |
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Remediation |
WERF, Air Force, EPA, NSF, NJDOT |
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Hazardous waste monitoring |
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Propulsion and Combustion |
NASA, NSF, PRF |
Process Technology |
Food processing |
NSF, Pepperidge Farms, Campbell Soup |
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Nanotechnology |
NSF |
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Particle Technology |
NSF |
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Petroleum refining |
Sunoco, Valero |
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Production Processes |
Johnson Matthey, Campbell Soup, Value Recovery |
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Pharmeceutical processing |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer |
Materials Research |
Smart materials |
NSF |
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Nanotechnology |
NSF, NJCST |
Applied Industrial R&D |
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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Naval Air Systems Command, Campbell's Soup, Johnson Matthey, Value Recovery, DFT, Damar, Electric Mobility, Boeing, ExxonMobil, Physical Acoustics, SONY Music, PSE&G, Connectiv, Thomson Consumer Electronics and Lockheed Martin |
