1. Aerospace/Aviation/Academy of Astronautics
Aircraft and spacecraft design
Computational fluid mechanics
Dynamics and control
fluid machinery
navigate by water/air
Structure and materials
[Quoted from http://soe.stanford.edu/research/lab_ctr_dtl.php?. , Stanford University. org= 1]
2. Biomedicine/Bioengineering ((BME))
Cell and tissue engineering
cardiovascular system
Biomedical imaging science
nervous system
Molecular and cellular engineering physiology
Computational biology and bioinformatics
Neuroscience and Neuroengineering
[Quoted from Johns Hopkins University, http://www.bme.jhu.edu/research/areas.htm]
3. School of Chemical Engineering
biological engineering
Catalytic and reactive engineering
Electrochemical engineering
environmental engineering
Polymers and soft materials
Microelectronics processing and; Microelectromechanical system
[Quoted from University of California, http://cheme.berkeley.edu/people/people, interest.html]
4. School of Civil and Architectural Design and Engineering
architectural design
architectural engineering
Engineering construction project management
building material
geotechnical engineering
Engineering communication
structural engineering
Transportation engineering
[University of http://www.ce.utexas.edu/facultyDir.cfm,, Texas based in Austin]
5. School of Computer Science and Engineering
algorithm
artificial intelligence
Bioelectronic computing
Database and information system
Distributed system/pervasive computing
Geometric calculation
Computer graphics and images
Hardware/architecture
human-computer interaction
Internet system and infrastructure
Knowledge representation and reasoning
machine learning
Computational mathematics theory
Natural language and pronunciation
network
multimedia instruction
parallel computing
Probability method and game theory method
Programming languages and compilers
Robots, visual and physical models
Security and privacy
Scientific computing
Software/operating system
System reliability/reliability
wireless communication
[Quoted from Stanford University in http://cs.stanford.edu/research/,]
6. School of Electrical/Electronic/Communication Engineering
Angle resolved light emission spectrum
Computer system structure and algorithm
Computer graphics and images
control system
database
Computer aided design of digital system
electromagnetism
Imaging and image processing
Magnetic vibration system
glitter
Micro/nano technology/circuit and sales exhibition design/electromagnetism and photoelectricity/semiconductor materials and devices physics /MEMS, biological MEMS
Multivariable control, simulation, optimization and signal processing
Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics and Quantum
Network research
Fax telegraphy
Photonics, Ultrahigh Speed and Nonlinear Optics
Programmable digital camera
Quantum optics and mesoscopic physics
Radar remote sensing and jamming
Radio frequency integrated circuit design
Scanning probe
Semiconductor interfaces and defects
Signal compression and classification
Smart antenna
CAD technology
sensor
Ultra low power consumption
ultrasound equipment
Ultra-low frequency (ULF)
Wireless communication/wireless system
[Quoted from Stanford University in http://www-ee.stanford.edu/research.php,]
7. School of Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Drinking water and wastewater treatment
Ecosystem dynamics
environmental chemistry
environmental microbiology
Environment and water resources engineering
Technical and social interaction between pollutant discharge and transportation; environmental change
[Quoted from Johns Hopkins University, http://engineering.jhu.edu/~dogee/programs/]
The above is an introduction to the scope of studying engineering in the United States, and interested friends can learn about it.