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Engineering Science of research

The Department of Engineering Science has an international reputation for its research in all the major branches of engineering, and in emerging areas such as biomedical engineering, energy and the environment. The major theme underlying our research portfolio is the application of cutting-edge science to generate new technology, using a mixture of theory and experiment. We place a strong emphasis on inter-disciplinary and collaborative work, both within engineering science and across the physical, medical and life sciences. The Department has an excellent record of engagement with industry, and of translating research results into real-world applications, and has generated numerous successful spin-out companies.

Applied Research seeks the specific knowledge necessary to improve the treatment of a particular disease.

Basic Biomedical Research is conducted to increase understanding of fundamental life processes, such as discovering the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) — one-half of the genetic code of life — or investigating the genetics of lipid disease. The AHA funds this type of research.

Basic Research is a synonym for fundamental research, which is the study of life processes that are universal in their application to scientific knowledge.

Clinical Research addresses important questions of normal function and disease using human subjects.

Directed Research is conducted by an investigator in response to an outside request to explore a specific scientific area or question. Corporate or foundation donations tagged for research allow the AHA to sponsor such projects as the ASA-Bugher Foundation Centers for Stroke Prevention Research and the AHA-Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation Myogenesis Research Centers.

Fundamental Research studies life processes that are universal in their application to scientific knowledge.Investigator-Initiated Research investigates a question or hypothesis that the researcher has defined.

The AHA's publicly donated dollars are used to support this type of research.Outcomes Research focuses upon the end results of health care, the tangible and quantifiable manifestations of disease upon patients and society and the determinants of these outcomes.

Population Health Research is the science and art of studying the distribution and determinants of health status as influenced by social, economic and physical environments, human biology, health policy and services and of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health at the population levels.

Strategically Focused Research focuses on science areas that the association has determined are important to achieving its mission and strategic objectives.

Targeted Research is a synonym for directed research.

Translational Research takes a result from basic or fundamental science and studies its applicability in the clinical or human situation. Another type of translational research addresses the adoption of prevention and treatment strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective through clinical research in the care of patients and in population-based prevention of conditions such as heart disease and stroke.

The applied mathematics faculty is involved in research that utilizes a variety of mathematical methods associated with asymptotic analysis, bifurcation theory, graph theory, numerical analysis, optimal control, ordinary and partial differential equations, probability and statistics, singular perturbations, stability theory, and stochastic processess.

These methods are employed in the investigation of problems arising in biomechanics, combustion theory, diffusion processes, fluid mechanics, geophysics, interfacial phenomena, molecular biology, neuroscience, queueing theory, reactor theory, solid mechanics, statistical mechanics, transport theory, and wave phenomena.
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Collaboration

Strong interdisciplinary research is a hallmark of the Department of Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics at North-western.

The educational component of research is held in high regard, with considerable emphasis placed on the mentoring relationship between faculty members, undergraduates, and graduate students.