NJIT: Research Centers and Specialized Labs: Research Centers and Specialized Labs

Research Centers and Specialized Labs

NJIT's research program focuses on applied research in the most promising of emerging technologies, with emphasis on technology transfer and commercialization. Research at NJIT is organized around multi-disciplinary centers of excellence that encourage partnerships among various disciplines, as well as with other educational institutions, private enterprise and government agencies.


Applied Life Sciences

  • Biomedical Engineering: Stem cell applications in tissue regeneration, vision and neural engineering, bioMEMS, motion analysis and rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials and biopolymers.
  • Center for Applied Genomics: Development and application of DNA microarray technology.
  • The Medical Device Concept Laboratory : Synthetic materials in biomedicine.
  • Membrane and Separation Technologies: Micro- and nanoporous filters for medicine and pharmaceutical manufacture.
  • ProjectFusion: Technologies to support SmartCampus, a mobile, wireless NJIT campus community system with applications to protect privacy and maintain security.
  • The Vision and Neural Engineering Lab: Oculomotor dynamics, vergeance eye movements.

Architecture and Design

Computing, Mathematics, and Telecommunications

Environmental Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Manufacturing




  • Bearings and Bearing Lubrications Laboratory: Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, rolling element bearings and novel designs of unique bearings.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics: Particulate flows, mixing enhancement, suppression/enhancement of turbulence, drag minimization, thermal management.
  • Dynamic Systems and Control Laboratory: Design, control and integration of mechanical, robotic and electromechanical systems.
  • Center for Manufacturing Systems: Advanced technology center with a dual mission of providing manufacturing support  for university research programs and offering design and manufacturing expertise to small and mid-size companies.
  • Electro-hydrodynamics Laboratory: Sensors and separation devices for a wide variety of systems for environment monitoring, health care, and medical diagnostics
  • Electronic Imaging Center:  Infrared filters, sensors and detectors utilizing terahertz radiation, carbon nanotubes.
  • W.M. Keck Laboratory: Manipulation of liquid flows and the small particles/microorganisms they transport in  biological and biomedical technologies.
  • ManufactureNJ (MNJ): is one of several New Jersey Talent Networks each of whose focus is on the specific needs of other key industries including:  Financial Services; Health Care; Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution’ Life Sciences; Hospitality and Retail; and Technology and Entrepreneurship.
  • Metal Combustion Laboratory: Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, and incendiaries.
  • Microelectronics Fabrication Center: Application-specific integrated circuits, optical switches, pressure sensors, and MEMS for biomedical, biometrics, and microfluidics application.
  • Microgravity Research Laboratory: High energy density additives to propellants and explosives, gas sensors, fuel cells, and ultra-hard material coatings
  • New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates: Tailored particle coatings for pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, ceramics, defense, electronics and specialty chemicals.
  • New Jersey Center for Microflow Control: Fluidic devices, with a focus on miniaturized flows, and  miniaturized sensors and actuators.
  • Optical Science and Engineering: optoelectronics, environmental monitoring, industrial process monitoring and position control, and ultrafast optical and optoelectronic phenomena.
  • Polymer Processing Institute: Modification of polymers processing into special property products for the medical, health care, automotive, electronics, construction, and packaging industries
  • Vincent A. Stabile Lab: “Hands-on” training in solving practical problems using robotics for today’s automated manufacturing.
  • Waterjet Technology Lab: Waterjet machining and cleaning applications.

Solar Physics

Transportation