Rutgers School of Engineering
| Official Seal of Rutgers University | |
| Motto | Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1914 |
| Dean | Thomas Neal Farris |
| Undergraduates | 2,420 |
| Location | , , US |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.soe.rutgers.edu |
The School of Engineering (SoE) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, was founded in 1914 as the College of Engineering. It was originally a part of the Rutgers Scientific School, which was founded in 1864.[1] The school has seven academic departments, with a combined undergraduate student enrollment of over 2,400 students.[2] It offers over 25 million academic and professional degree programs. These include several interdisciplinary programs, such as Bioenvironmental Engineering and Bioresource Engineering with the Department of Environmental Science, and the graduate program in Mechanics.
Departments and programs
The Rutgers School of Engineering is composed primarily of seven academic departments. All of the degree programs offered are certified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
In addition, the School also has undergraduate programs in Applied Sciences and in Bioenvironmental Engineering,[3] and also a graduate program in Mechanics.[4] Students who chose to pursue a degree in Applied Sciences also have to option to select a concentration in Packaging Engineering, Engineering Physics, Biomedical Science, or Premed.[5]
Degrees offered
The school offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Graduate students are technically enrolled in the Graduate School-New Brunswick, and not directly in the School of Engineering. For this reason, all graduate degrees are awarded to a student by the Graduate School-New Brunswick on successful completion of one or more of the degree programs listed below.
- Applied Sciences - B.S.
- Bioenvironmental Engineering - B.S.
- Bioresource Engineering - M.S.
- Biomedical Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D., M.B.S.
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D., M.B.S.
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D., M.B.S.
- Industrial and Systems Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
- Materials Science and Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
- Mechanics - M.S., Ph.D.
The SoE also offers a 5 year B.S./M.B.A. program in conjunction with the Rutgers Business School. Students who opt for this program are, however, required to meet certain GPA and GMAT score requirements, and are required to apply to the program in the Spring semester of their Junior year.[6]
A combined M.S. and Diploma Course is also offered by the School of Engineering and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium.[7]
The SoE is also home to the Rutgers-UMDNJ PhD Training Program in Biotechnology which has received continuous NIH support for >20 years.
The M.B.S. degree is part of the Rutgers University Professional Science Master’s program that brings together master’s level study in science, engineering, and math with “plus” courses in business and policy. In addition to the degrees listed above, the Rutgers University Professional Science Master’s program offers M.B.S. degrees in Engineering Management, Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Quality and Reliability Engineering.
Research centers
The Rutgers School of Engineering is home to several research centers, and is also affiliated with other research centers throughout Rutgers University. These large-scale research centers are typically funded through various New Jersey and federal grants, and also through corporate sponsorships. Also, numerous smaller research laboratories exist within the various academic departments of the SoE.
An (incomplete) list of the research centers is provided below:[8]
- Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies
- Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)
- Center for Advanced Energy Systems (CAES)
- Center for Advanced Materials via Immiscible Polymer Processing (AMIPP)
- Center for Digital Signal Processing Research
- Ceramic and Composite Materials Center (CCMC)
- Center for Nanomaterials Research
- Computationally Advanced Infrastructure Partnerships (CAIP)
- Fiber Optic Materials Research Program (FOMRP)
- Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology (IAMDN)
- Laboratory for Nanostructured Materials Research
- Microelectronics Research Laboratory (MERL)
- Wireless Information Networks Laboratory (WINLAB)
Student organizations
The School of Engineering has a student governing organization, the Engineering Governing Council (EGC). The EGC functions as a liaison between students and members of the faculty, distributes funds to the various engineering academic societies active within the SoE, and generally represents the students of the SoE in the Rutgers University Community.[9]
Several national and international student and professional engineering organizations also have branches or chapters at the Rutgers School of Engineering, and listed below[10] [11]
- Alpha Eta Mu Beta - A biomedical engineering honor society
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Engineers Without Borders
- Eta Kappa Nu - A national electrical and computer engineering honor society
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Institute of Industrial Engineers
- International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Material Advantage
- Minority Engineering Educational Task
- Phi Sigma Rho - A social sorority
- Research and Development at Rutgers (RADAR)
- Rutgers Engineering Pi Club
- Rutgers Formula Racing
- Society of Hispanic Engineers
- Sigma Phi Delta - An international social-professional engineering fraternity
- Society of Women Engineers
- Tau Beta Pi - A national engineering honor society
References
- ^ Chapter Four: Rutgers Scientific School (1859-1880). (PDF) Retrieved on September 23, 2008
- ^ Headcount Enrollment by Campus, Full-Time/Part-Time Status, and Academic Level, Fall 2007. (PDF). Office of Institutional Research and Academic Planning. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ^ Undergraduate Program in Bioenvironmental Engineering. Department of Environmental Sciences. Accessed on September 23, 2008.
- ^ Graduate Program in Mechanics. Rutgers School of Engineering. Website accessed on September 24, 2008.
- ^ Applied Sciences web page. Office of Academic Affairs. Rutgers School of Engineering. Accessed on September 23, 2008.
- ^ BS/BA - 5 Year Program. Office of Academic Affairs, Rutgers School of Engineering. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ^ Combined Master of Science - Diploma Course. Web page hosted by the Rutgers Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Accessed on September 23, 2008.
- ^ Official website of Research Centers at Rutgers. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ^ Website of the Engineering Governing Council (EGC). Rutgers School of Engineering. Accessed on September 23, 2008.
- ^ "Recognized Societies". Official website of the Engineering Governing Council. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ "Official website of the Rutgers University ASME Student Chapter". Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ^ "Official website of the Rutgers University AIAA Student Chapter". Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2008-11-06.