NJIT is New Jersey's public technological research university. Research funding has grown dramatically over the last decade. In 2005, research expenditures were more than $75 million.  Research is conducted by faculty investigators, teams and interdisciplinary centers. Read an overview of research at NJIT.

The university's research efforts are the core that binds together three other mission elements:

INSTRUCTION: Researchers engaged in the forefront of science and engineering infuse knowledge and enthusiasm in their classroom teaching, and involve students in work that takes them outside of the traditional classroom experience. PhD degrees are offered in 19 disciplines.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Our researchers work on problems distilled from the practice of their professions. As a result their accomplishments fuel economic growth - defining new products and services and generating new businesses.   Interactions with industry set a context for scholarly research that has both intellectual integrity and utility.

PUBLIC SERVICE: Knowledge developed in our faculty and students becomes an invaluable asset guiding state and municipal leaders in policy formation and improved operation of government services and civil infrastructure.

Strategic Focuses

Applied Life Sciences and Bio-Engineering

The aging of the baby boom generation has spurred an unprecedented explosion in the health care and biomedical industries. The last half-century has seen an unparalleled explosion in new medical knowledge that can help to extend life span and to improve the quality of life. New scientific discoveries have also led to the creation of biomedical industries and health-related businesses.  Read more.

Information and Communication Technology

The area of wireless telecommunications and networking encompass some of today’s most exciting applications -- mobile communications, e-commerce, health care, medical telemetry, military, and homeland security. Well established as a major research concentration in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, wireless telecommunications at NJIT is the focus of two major multi-disciplinary research centers: the Center for Communications and Signal Processing and the New Jersey Center for Wireless Networking and Internet Security.  Read more.

Materials and Material Process Engineering

In the emerging field of nanotechnology, molecules or atoms are altered and made into complete, tiny, functioning systems. One of the most promising research areas of the 21st century, nanotechnology works at a scale of a billionth of a meter, thinner than four atoms standing side by side. Applications such as molecular motors, nanotweezers to capture biological samples and nanoelectronics using carbon nanotubes have the potential to revolutionize fields from biomedicine to telecommunications. Many observers believe that the technology will have an impact on society equal to that of the industrial revolution.  Read more.

Sustainable Systems and Infrastructure

One of the most productive research areas at NJIT is transportation. NJIT has built its program around several multidisciplinary transportation research centers that have attracted extensive federal and state funding. These centers draw expertise from such diverse areas as architecture, civil engineering, management, and electrical engineering. Transportion research is a major component of the university’s economic development initiative with programs designed to address questions of economic development, quality of life, and productivity in the northeast United States.  Read more.