Explore our laboratory directory to learn about wide-ranging physical and social science research. We welcome research inquiries and collaboration from potential students, other academic institutions, industry personnel, and entrepreneurs in the larger community and region.
Below. View research overviews and then alphabetical lab listings by school and department. For academic labs, see Engineering Computer Labs and Teaching Consoles.
Learn about aspects such as research areas and groups, labs, facilities, equipment, services, and awards.
The tables below show lab listings by department and school. Locations: City Center Plaza (CCP) and the U.S. Bank Building next door (U.S. Bank); Charles P. Ruch Engineering (RUCH); the Environmental Research Building (ERB); Harry Morrison Civil Engineering (HML); the Micron Center for Materials Research (MCMR); the Micron Engineering Center (MEC); the Multipurpose Classroom Building (MPCB), and the Yanke Family Research Park (YFRB). Directions: Search by code or name at the Campus Map.
All labs are in the Environmental Research Building (ERB).
| Lab | Contact |
| Advanced Transportation Management Lab | Mandar Khanal |
| Air Quality Lab | Sondra Miller |
| Clean Soils Lab | Arvin Farid |
| Geo-Mechanics and Geo-Imaging Lab | Nick Hudyma |
| Hydroclimate Modeling and Analysis Lab | Mojtaba Sadegh |
| Hydrologic Interfaces and Processes Lab | Kevin Roche |
| MicroMechanics & Smart Infrastructure Lab | Yang Lu |
| Sustainable and Resilient Geotechnical Engineering Lab | Bhaskar Chittoori |
| Lab | Location | Contact |
| Adapt Data Flow Optimizations Lab | CCP | Catherine Olschanowsky |
| Artificial Intelligence-based Security Lab | U.S. Bank | Edoardo Serra, Francesca Spezzano |
| Computer Graphics and Visualization Group | CCP | Steven Cutchin |
| Computing and Artificial Intelligence Lab for Physical Sciences | CCP | Min Long |
| Data Security-preserving Computing Lab | CCP | Jyh-haw Yeh |
| Human-computer Interaction and Kidsteam Lab | CCP | Jerry Fails |
| Information Security, Privacy, and Mining Lab | CCP | Gaby Dagher |
| Networking and Security Lab | CCP | Yantian Hou |
| People and Information Research Team | CCP | Michael Ekstrand, Sole Pera |
| Privacy and Industrial Control Systems Security Lab | CCP | Hoda Mehrpouyan |
| Program Analysis for Software Verification | CCP | Elena Sherman |
| Speech, Language & Interactive Machines Group | MEC | Casey Kennington |
WorkConstruction.org is in the RUCH facility. Anthony Perrenoud directs this multi-institutional group that conducts and applies research to promote the construction industry, educate its workers, and attract future workers.
| Lab | Location | Contact |
| Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab | ERB | Harish Subbaraman, David Estrada |
| Electronics and Natural Sciences Research Lab | MEC | Kris Campbell |
| Cantley Research Group | MEC | Kurtis Cantley |
| Fiber-Optics, Lasers, and Integrated Photonics Research Lab | MEC | Nirmala Kandadai, Harish Subbaraman |
| Hartman Systems Integration Lab | MEC | Sin Ming Loo |
| Integrated Bioelectronic Medicine Lab | MEC | Benjamin Johnson |
| Nanoscale Materials and Device Group Multiple contacts, including Wan Kuang (below). For more about this group, see the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering labs. |
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| - Nanophotonics Lab | MCMR, RUCH | Wan Kuang |
| Nanoionic Materials Development Lab | MEC | Maria Mitkova |
| Plasma and Vacuum Electron Devices Lab | MEC | Jim Browning |
| Power Research Lab | MEC | Said Ahmed-Zaid |
| Signal and Image Processing Lab | MEC | Elisa Barney |
| Transport Characterization Lab | RUCH | Kurtis Cantley, David Estrada |
| Wireless Communication & Signal Processing Lab | MEC | Hani Mehrpouyan |
| Lab | Location | Contact |
| Center for Orthopaedic & Biomechanics Research (affiliated with the College of Health Sciences) | Yanke | Tyler Brown (Kinesiology), Clare Fitzpatrick, Erin Mannen |
| - Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Lab | Yanke | Erin Mannen |
| Ceramic Microelectrical Mechanical Systems Lab | MEC | Don Plumlee |
| Computational Biosciences Lab | MEC | Clare Fitzpatrick |
| Computational Materials Design Lab | MEC | Mahmood Mamivand |
| Mechanical Adaptations Lab | MEC | Gunes Uzer |
| Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab | MEC | Trevor Lujan |
| Robot Control Lab | MEC | Aykut Satici |
| Smart Materials and Systems Lab | MEC | Zhangxian “Dan” Deng |
| Thermal Transport and Solar Energy Lab | ERB, HML | Todd Otanicar |
| Lab | Location | Contact |
| Marginalized and Cross-cultural Research & Design Learning Tech Group | RUCH | Lisa Giacumo |
Knowledge for Action Virtual Research Lab | RUCH | Vicki Stieha |
| Performance Support for Accessibility | CCP, RUCH | Donald Winiecki |
| Workplace-Oriented Research Central Lab | RUCH | Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung |