News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geoscientists are shaking things up with a new 3-D model showing how the Las Vegas Valley will respond to earthquakes. The model will help officials and planners design safer buildings and improve disaster relief plans.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.
Engineering professor Brendan O’Toole and his team are driven to find ways to protect soldiers through the innovative use of research and technology.
When unsolicited praise for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s research and graduate programs arrives, it’s good news for both the university and the community


More Than 2,700 Students Eligible to Participate in Ceremonies
The new Science and Engineering Building will be a sophisticated facility where interdisciplinary research and education will flourish.

Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element