Research

As a research institute, the IDEA Institute supports scholarly innovation that evaluates challenges, explores new approaches, and implements effective engineering solutions. We collaborate with the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) on research that integrates technical excellence, education and expanded participation; bring thought leaders to campus through a Dean's Distinguished Lectureship series; support faculty in developing successful access-expanding initiatives for grant proposals; secure large-scale funding for scholarly research (e.g., NSF ADVANCE, LSAMP, INCLUDES, AGEP); and share proven methodologies across the engineering community. Through these efforts, we are building a unique, highly visible, leading program focused on expanding engineering opportunities and excellence nationwide.