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2026 Clusters

Click on each cluster for professor info, prerequisites, and course descriptions.


Cluster 1  Exploring the Application of Data Science in the Biomedical Sciences

Cluster 2 Decoding the Universe: Physics, Big Data, and Computation

Cluster 3 Tissue and Tumor Biology and Mathematical/ Computational Modeling

Cluster 4 Explorations of the Subatomic World and the Expanding Universe

Cluster 5 Sustainable Aviation Systems

Cluster 6 Genes, Genomes, and Skeletal Muscle Dystrophies

Cluster 7 BioEngineering Your Brain: Controlling the World with Your Brainwaves
Cluster 8 Bioengineering and Characterizing Human Skin Organoids (not offered in 2026)Cluster 9 Stressed Out Bugs: How Bacteria Respond to Changing Environments

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