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Research & Facilities

Research Opportunities

Research Opportunities

Tyler graduate students have access to the abundant resources of a large, tier-one public research university and accomplished faculty who model a culture of inquiry through their own research and professional practice. 

Graduate students can participate in research opportunities in areas as diverse as sculpture, art history, architecture, environmental design, city/regional planning and community development, and visual studies.

Faculty research spans diverse categories, including climate change, cultural landscapes, ecological recovery, seed germination, social equity in urban design, urban ecology and health, virtual and augmented reality, and visual representation. Learn more about faculty at Tyler

Tyler and Temple University are closely tied to the city of Philadelphia, providing opportunities for graduate students to participate in hands-on, collaborative opportunities in the city. The richness of arts practice, architecture, landscape architecture, planning and allied professional fields across the Philadelphia region offers limitless possibilities for experiential learning. Learn more about research opportunities for Tyler students.  

The Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM studios occupy nearly 6,000 square feet devoted to jewelry-making, metalsmithing, and 3D printing. Graduate students have access to: 

  • An electroforming lab to build on Tyler's pioneering use of the process  

  • Laser cutters, water-jet and welding technologies  

  • Fully equipped 3D printing lab to accommodate a full range of materials, objects and ambitious projects; and features an Objet Eden 350 (large-scale 3D printer), Z Corp Z510 (gypsum 3-D printer), six Formlabs (2, 3 and 3L) printers, and more  

  • Dedicated computer lab, complete with 3D modeling and graphics software  

  • 11 dedicated workspaces for graduate students  

Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio

Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio

The Loretta C. Duckworth Scholar’s Studio at Temple’s Charles Library provides a space for collaborative work and individual research, offering technology for textual analysis, mining big data, working in and creating 3D spaces, geospatial technology, gaming, visualizations, and more. Its makerspace, VR Lab, Specialized Computing Lab and Tech Sandbox provide students with tools to stretch their creativity.