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Welcome to the Tufts School of Engineering Research web page. Tufts Engineering program encompasses some 70 faculty and six departments (Biomedical, Chemical, and Biological, Mechanical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer) as well as the Gordon Institute for Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship. Here you will find information concerning and links to the faculty, their interests, and the latest research projects along with some of the latest news generated from research work in the school as well as a calendar of upcoming seminars, thesis presentations, and other lectures of interest.

Engineering News

High-Strength Silk Scaffolds Improve Bone Repair

Mon, 30 Apr 2012

Silk protein from silkworm cocoons provides the raw material for a tough new bone scaffold material that uses micron-sized silk fibers to reinforce a silk matrix, much as steel rebar reinforces concrete.


The discovery is reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition the week of April 30-May 4, 2012. 

Local Invention Could Tell If Food Is Fresh, Save Money

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Tufts researchers led by engineer Fiorenzo Omenetto are developing a silk-based gold sensor that can tell if food has spoiled.

The Sunset Sessions

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

Music majors are not the only ones at Tufts hitting the good notes. The music culture on campus is rich and often transcends academic backgrounds, says Emma Scudder, A14, who is bringing that music to a wider audience along with her friend Ian MacLellan, A12.

Scientist fiddles with spider silk

Tue, 17 Apr 2012

In an article on the use of silk in violin strings, engineering researcher Nikola Kojic comments on worldwide shortages of silk.

A Select Group

Fri, 06 Apr 2012

The Class of 2016 in the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering will be the most selective in Tufts’ history, thanks to a record-low acceptance rate amid a strong applicant pool.


Just 21 percent of the 16,378 applicants to the undergraduate class received the nod late last month. It is the third consecutive year in which the acceptance rate has declined, in keeping with a national trend that has seen acceptance rates dip as students apply to more colleges.

Why aren't there more women in science and math careers?

Tue, 03 Apr 2012

Engineering's Karen Panetta discusses the dearth of women in STEM careers and what educators can do to change it.