Research
Research to Make Lives Better
Research at Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering puts students at the center of discovery, offering hands-on opportunities to work alongside faculty on real-world challenges. From coastal resilience and environmental research to artificial intelligence and biomedical engineering, our community is advancing ideas that improve lives.
Explore Research at SSE
Discover centers and institutes, connect with undergraduate research, and find the support and opportunities that power discovery across Tulane SSE.
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.