Wayne State is a nationally recognized urban center of excellence in research and one of only 10 U.S. public universities in major cities holding the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s designation as "doctoral university: highest research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, as well as the foundation's most comprehensive classification for community engagement. WSU is among the nation’s top public universities for total research expenditures ($218 million) according to the National Science Foundation.
The College's hands-on learning environment stems from studying and working under the direction of recognized world leaders who conduct pioneering research and development in interdisciplinary fields and disciplines such as:
- Automotive safety
- Big data and business analytics
- Biomedical and healthcare engineering
- Cyberphysical systems
- Green technologies
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Water
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Co-leader of the Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership. Recipient of grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation to rapidly address the Flint water crisis. Recipient, 2013 ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Society of Civil Engineering. Member of the editorial board for Environmental Diseases.
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- Wayne State research team creating millimeter-scale lithium-ion battery for autonomous applications
- Chemical engineering students receive prestigious recognition for sustainability research
- Wayne State alumnus receives patent for innovative battery technology
- Researchers collaborate on breakthrough microsensor design to improve data collection from hard-to-monitor environments