The NYUAD Research Institute is a world-class center of cutting-edge and innovative research, scholarship, and cultural activity. Faculty from the Division of Science collaborate with other leading faculty and researchers from across disciplines to form multidisciplinary centers that address questions of global signficance and local relevance.
The Center for Astro Physics and Space Science is composed of a unique combination of theorists, observers, and instrument builders dedicated to understanding the nature of the cosmos. Research spans an incredible vast range of temporal and spatial astronomical scales, from our own Sun and its planets to the whole Universe
The overarching goal of the Center for Brain and Health is to advance the understanding of brain function in health and disease, with a particular emphasis on disorders that are prevalent in the UAE. The Center will achieve its goal by jumpstarting interdisciplinary research programs at the nexus of NYUAD’s strengths in Brain, Health, and Data Science, and by pursuing translational and commercialization opportunities with its clinical and industry partners.
A world class cyber security center partnering with key local universities, industry, and government agencies to facilitate cyber security research, education, and practice in the UAE and GCC region.
Providing a nexus for cutting-edge life sciences research in the UAE, with world-class facilities and resources to promote innovative advances in genomics and systems biology.
The rapid rate of urbanization is putting strain on urban systems and posing new challenges across a multitude of sectors. This center is developing fundamental research that can be translated into pragmatic ideas for increasing the livability of our cities.
A nucleation point for cross-disciplinary expertise in theory and application of quantum and topological systems, with an emphasis towards the unifying goal of robust quantum computation.
Focusing on the research and development of smart materials and technologies that are relevant to the key sectors of the UAE's economy, NYUAD-CSEM aims to provide smart and sustainable solutions for sensing and diagnostics in the oil/gas and civil engineering sectors.
Instability of dynamics flows and their transition to turbulence are widespread phenomena in engineering, computer science, geophysics, biophysics, and the natural environment. The Center's interdisciplinary research will develop novel enabling technology to deal with this phenomena.
The objective of CENTMED is to catalyze translational research collaborations between researchers at NYUAD and clinicians at medical centers in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. CENTMED is specifically focused on the development of medical device technologies for diagnostics and therapeutics, with a broad goal of advancing Bioinnovation and Health within NYUAD and Abu Dhabi.
ACCESS is developing an environmental monitoring network and innovative instruments based on intelligent drones, as well as developing regional climate and environmental models to help understand the observed data and predict future scenarios.
The United Arab Emirates is confronting major public health challenges in tobacco use, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. These factors have complex co-determinants in human genetic susceptibility and environmental conditions, ranging potentially from the built environment to the human microbial milieu (microbiome). The mission of the New York University Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center (PHRC) is to improve the health of the population in the United Arab Emirates through scientific research.
The Water Research Center (NYUAD-WRC) aims to promote innovative research in water desalination, wastewater treatment, environmental policy, and social issues. The center serves as an interdisciplinary innovation hub for water research where scientific knowledge is transformed into practical solutions.
NYUAD has dedicated significant resources to developing one of the premier science and engineering research institutions in the region. An integral component of the laboratories are the Core Technology Platforms, which are shared facilities that support research activities across disciplines; and the Center for Research Computing which serves the community with High Performance Computing and research computing services.
Research is an integral part of the undergraduate experience at NYUAD and research opportunities are threaded throughout all six academic programs in the Division of Science.
The Capstone Project is one of the culminating experiences for all students at NYUAD. It is a demanding, year-long endeavor that every science student completes in their fourth year.
Students work closely with one of our many research labs or groups to produce a signficant piece of research that is presented at the annual Science Capstone Festival.
