Research is the lifeblood of modern graduate programs and a defining element of an institution’s character. The University of Tulsa research projects and graduate programs incorporate a set of core values that reflect the University’s mission statement and educational goals:
- Excellence in scholarship
- Dedication to free inquiry
- Integrity of character
- Commitment to humanity
The core values define the unique qualities of TU’s graduate programs and research projects. New and exciting research opportunities occur all over campus and are not confined to the laboratory or the classroom. Community involvement and an understanding of the ethical implications of one’s research are essential elements of TU research and graduate studies.
When considering graduate programs, you should consider how an institution’s research will shape your academic experience and professional future. Research is going on all over the TU campus and addresses everything from new petrochemical technologies to the impact of traumatic events on the human psyche.
Just the Facts
Total funded external research, 2019-2020: $17,571,288
Total sponsored grants and contracts, 2019-20: 198
Funding sources: 40% federal, 53% private sector, 5% state and local government and 2% non-profit/other organizations
Federal funding sources:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Internal Revenue Service
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Security Agency
Internal funding for student research, 2019-20: $45,462
Internal funding for faculty and student travel, 2019-20: $24,206
Active Consortia and Joint Industry Projects
- Applied Research Center for Cloud of Things
- Center for Boundary Integral Methods
- Computational Neuroscience and Adaptive Systems Lab (CNAS)
- Crash Reconstruction Research Consortium
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Lab
- Cyber Corps Program
- Erosion Corrosion Research Center
- Hurricane Motor Works (HMW)
- Indoor Air Program
- Insilico Research Group
- Materials Research Group
- MultiAgent SysTEms ReSearch Group (MASTERS)
- Software Engineering Architecture Team (SEAT)
- TU Artificial Lift Projects (TUALP)
- TU Center of Research Excellence (TUCoRE)
- TU Center for Reservoir Studies (TUCRS)
- TU Drilling Research Projects (TUDRP)
- TU Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFP)
- TU High-Viscosity Oil Projects (TUHOP)
- TU Hydrates Flow Projects (TUHFP)
- TU Paraffin Deposition Project (TUPDP)
- TU Petroleum Reservoir Exploitation Projects (TUPREP)
- TU Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP)
Interdisciplinary Institutes
- Institute of Alternative Energy (TIAE)
- Institute for Biochemical and Psychological Study of Individual Differences (IBPID)
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (IBCB)
- Institute for Information Security (iSEC)
- Institute of Nanotechnology (NANO)
- Institute for Software Research (TUISR)
- Oklahoma Center for the Humanities (OCH)
- Oklahoma Photovoltaic Institute (OKPV)
- Tulsa Institute for Trauma, Adversity and Injustice (TITAN)
- TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies