Faculty in this area focus on thermodynamic modeling and process development for renewable fuels. Faculty also assess the sustainability of food and agriculture systems. 

Faculty in this area focus on enabling more efficient recovery of energy from sunlight and water, as well as accelerating optical and electronic cyberinfrastructures. Researchers also concentrate on Alzheimer's Disease treatment, water contaminant sensing, and coatings for sensors and biomedical devices.

Faculty in this area focus on membrane separations and polymeric materials to understand protein aggregation in diseases and to improve biosystems for the growth and conversion of algae into biofuels.

Faculty in this area focus on the assessment of hazards of air borne materials released in the atmosphere including toxic and flammable materials by working with ultra-low-speed wind tunnel models and computer models.

Faculty in this area assess the sustainability of food and agriculture systems by researching crops, livestock, and biofuels.

Faculty in this area focus on developing new membranes for separation processes to improve water treatment, the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, and biofuels. Research is specifically conducted using charged based membrane separations.

Faculty in this area develop and use molecular modeling and simulation tools to design new materials and processes.

Researchers in this area focus on nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanowires and advanced carbon materials for water treatment, sustainable agriculture and alternative energy applications. Faculty also concentrate the efficient recovery of energy from sunlight and water, epidemic disease, and optical and electronic cyberinfrastructures.