MAY 2026

Continuing a decade-long run of rising in national rankings, all of Duke Engineering’s graduate programs ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report for the first time. Find out why Duke Engineering is gaining attention.

Gladfelter uses a cross-disciplinary approach to investigate how cells that have multiple nuclei organize and function. Discover her work.

Li was recognized for contributions to the hardware design and implementation of machine learning. Read how her work is translating AI to industry. 

Kim is a world leader in quantum computers built through scalable approaches to trapped-ion systems controlled by light. Find out why his work earned him South Korea's top tech honor.

Calderbank is an information technology pioneer who continues to impact the field by helping to define what 6G wireless communications will look like. Read about his legacy.

Discover how Pei Zhong's work over multiple decades has shaped standard-of-care treatments and played a critical role in developing safer, more effective treatments for kidney stones.

Find how how the laboratory of Aaron Franklin found out that a common device architecture used to test 2D transistors is overstating their performance prospects by up to 600%.

Charles Gersbach and his colleagues are pursuing promising CRISPR technologies focused on controlling gene activity rather than permanently altering the genome. Discover how close the technology is.

Commercial LLMs challenged with tests of originality and creativity generate results that are more similar to one another than people’s responses. Read why Emily Wenger says that trust in AI may be misplaced.

Duke faculty and students are working with colleagues in Nepal to give the country more warning before deadly earthquakes strike. Join their journey.

Traditional eye imaging technology powered up by new techniques and AI provides a unique in-depth look at wounds as they heal over time. Find out how.

Discover how senior Megan Glasgow spent four years in Duke’s ROTC program getting hands-on design experience and honing interdisciplinary skills by launching rockets.

Find out how senior Wanghley Soares Martins combines the Brazilian spirit of creative resourcefulness with an interdisciplinary approach to health technology.

Come along on senior Sarah Willmann's journey mixing math, science, sustainability and music to discover her passion for the research she'll pursue as an NSF-funded PhD student at Princeton.

Dust monitoring for respiratory illness, toys that create electricity, preventing ischemia issues. Take a look at the many design projects pursued by Pranav Mukund during his time at Duke.

What if a material could change its mechanical properties on command? Follow this YouTube short to discover how this tech could one day power adaptive prosthetics, wearable medical devices and even microscopic robots.

2026 DukEngineer Magazine

Student-written since 1940, the annual DukEngineer Magazine gives a glimpse into the hallways and lives of Duke Engineering students. Come along and take a peek at character-forming initiatives, climate startups, asteroid hunting and more!

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“From my experience in quantum computing, I’ve seen how something that was basic science 20 years ago can now drive an entire industry. I want to create new ways for Duke to engage with that momentum, especially by working more effectively with the private sector so our knowledge and our graduates make a bigger difference in the world.”

—PROFESSOR JUNGSANG KIM,

on his vision as Duke’s first Chief Science and Technology Strategist 

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