Science and Engineering for Better Lives
Your Journey Starts Here
At the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, discovery doesn’t happen in isolation. Our students and faculty work across disciplines, apply knowledge in real-world settings, and engage deeply with the challenges shaping our communities and our planet — from coastal resilience and health innovation to data, materials, and emerging technologies.
Guided by close faculty mentorship and powered by hands-on research, SSE students learn by doing; in labs, in the field, and throughout New Orleans, a living laboratory for science and engineering.
Explore our undergraduate majors, master’s degrees, and Ph.D. programs to find where your journey begins.
Explore Our Academic Programs
Browse undergraduate majors, master’s degrees, and Ph.D. programs — and jump straight to the program that fits your goals.
No matches. Try a different search.
No matches. Try a different search.
No matches. Try a different search.
SSE in the Spotlight
Science and Engineering for Better Lives:
OUR PLAN FOR THE NEXT 1,000 DAYS
Ambitious but Achievable
“Health, energy, climate, space, and AI are going to be defining the next two decades, and the School of Science and Engineering is a research, education, and outreach powerhouse in all of these areas.”
-Hridesh Rajan, Dean
By The Numbers
-
24
Degree Programs
-
$29M
in New Research Grants
-
2,685
Undergraduate Students
SSE Events
From Curiosity to Discovery: Research at Tulane
Research at the Tulane School of Science and Engineering is more than an opportunity — it’s a defining part of the student experience. Through hands-on projects in labs, in the field, and alongside faculty mentors, students turn curiosity into discovery while building skills that shape their academic and professional futures.
So You Want to Be a Researcher? is a video series that highlights students as they take you inside their research journeys. From biomedical engineering and neuroscience to synthetic biology, environmental science, optics, and coastal research, these stories show how Tulane SSE empowers students to ask big questions, work with cutting-edge tools, and contribute to research that matters — long before graduation.
Biden Cancer Moonshot at Tulane University
The university hosted the Bidens on our uptown campus as they announced that Tulane researchers will receive up to $23 million to develop an imaging system as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot.
The imaging system developed by Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering will give doctors the ability to scan a tumor during surgery and determine within minutes whether any cancer tissue has been left behind.
“This announcement in support of Tulane’s cancer research by President Biden and Dr. Biden is a historic moment for Tulane,” Tulane President Michael A. Fitts said. “Tulane is a proud partner in supporting the goal of the Biden Cancer Moonshot. This advancement will save lives. The President and First Lady have been relentless champions in the battle to end cancer. Today, we are celebrating the results of their commitment.”
Congratulations to Tulane professors Dr. J. Quincy Brown and Dr. Brian Summa who are co-leads on the project.
