Graduate Programs News
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Controlling Light at the Nanoscale: PhD Student Abdulhafeez Lukmon Builds Photonic Chips in Tulane’s Cleanroom
From Lagos to Tulane’s nanofabrication labs, Lukmon studies materials that can manipulate light while helping pave the way for research in the university’s new micro/nanofabrication cleanroom facility.
Building a River in the Lab
A $125,000 grant is helping Tulane researchers investigate how floods cause meandering rivers to abandon their bends and carve new paths.
From California to Tulane, online computer science student brings AI education to life
High school teacher Robinne Ponty explores AI's role in education via Tulane's online MS in Computer Science, focusing on student control and responsible use.
Helping Stem Cells Find Their Way Home
Inside Tulane's Regenerative Engineering and Education Laboratory, PhD student Eferoghene Okakuro is working to improve stem cell therapies for sickle cell disease while building a career that bridges engineering, medicine, and public understanding.
Meet the First Graduates of Tulane’s River-Coastal Science and Engineering PhD and On-Campus Master’s Programs
Laura Manuel '24, Emma House '25, and Sherif Ahmed '24 are applying Tulane’s river and coastal expertise to challenges ranging from Mississippi River forecasting and Louisiana land loss to environmental management and global water systems.
Tulane Researchers Study How the Social Brain Develops in Infancy
Tulane's Social Memory Lab uses awake infant fMRI to study how baby brains process social information, aiming to understand early social cognition.
Ten from Tulane SSE Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recognition
Ten students and alumni connected to the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering have been recognized through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, one of the nation’s most competitive honors for emerging researchers in science and engineering.
From New Hampshire to the Mississippi Delta, Water Professionals Graduate from Tulane’s River-Coastal Masters Program
Across the United States, engineers and scientists are working every day to understand and manage the rivers that shape communities, economies, and ecosystems.
A harbor dredging expert in New Hampshire. An infrastructure engineer in Arkansas. A hydrologist studying the Mississippi River in New Orleans. A river stabilization leader designing bank protection along one of the largest river systems in the world.
Each of them works in a different place, tackling different water challenges. Yet they all share one classroom at Tulane University.