Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

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Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University logo.png
Established1954 (as ASU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
DeanKyle Squires
Academic staff
355 Tenured/tenure-track
Students26,999
Location
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
CampusArizona State University - Tempe and Arizona State University - Polytechnic campus (Mesa, AZ)
Websiteengineering.asu.edu

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (often abbreviated to the Fulton Schools) is the engineering college of Arizona State University. The Fulton Schools offers 25 undergraduate and 47 graduate programs in all major engineering disciplines, construction and computer science.

The Fulton Schools comprises seven engineering schools located on both ASU's Tempe and Polytechnic campuses: the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering; the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence; the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks; the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and The Polytechnic School. The Global School, not an official Fulton School, refers to the Fulton Schools’ collective efforts in engaging in a globally-connected network of higher education initiatives and collaborations with government entities to broaden access to engineering education and build partnerships (in development).[1]

History[]

Goldwater Engineering Research Building; one of several buildings used by Fulton Schools

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering began in 1954 as the College of Applied Arts and Sciences. In 1956, the first bachelor's degree program in engineering was approved. The School of Engineering was created in 1958. In 1970, the Division of Construction was added.

In 1992, through a gift of the Del E. Webb Foundation, an endowment was set up to create the Del E. Webb School of Construction, which offers undergraduate and graduate construction and construction management programs. It is now a part of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. A separate school was created for technology programs and, in 1996, the Schools of Technology and Agribusiness moved to the Polytechnic Campus.

In 2002, the Department of Bioengineering was renamed the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in honor of a $5 million gift from the Harrington Arthritis Research Center.

Also in 2002, the office of Global Outreach and Executive Education (GOEE) was established to provide anytime/anyplace learning environments for industry engineers to complete advanced degrees. In 2003, the program began offering engineering graduate degrees completely online. Currently, GOEE offers eight online undergraduate engineering/technology degree programs, 14 online master's degree programs, and two graduate-level academic certificate programs.[2]

In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Fulton Homes, established an endowment of $50 million in support of ASU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which was renamed in his honor. The new Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering was reconstructed to include five separate and interdisciplinary schools: The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering; the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering; the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment.

Since receiving this transformational gift, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have grown in enrollment, programs offered and research expenditures. Between 2015 and 2019, research expenditures rose from $89 million to $115 million.

In 2013, ASU Online launched an Online Bachelor of Science in engineering in Electrical Engineering program which was, and remains, fully accredited by ABET. GOEE now offers four online programs which are ABET accredited.[3]

In 2014, the College of Technology and Innovation on ASU's Polytechnic campus was renamed The Polytechnic School and became the sixth school in the Fulton Schools.[4]

In August 2021, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering introduced the seventh Fulton School, the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN) on the Polytechnic campus. At the same time, the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering was renamed the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI)

Fall 2021 enrollment (21st day census) in the Fulton Schools was 26,999 students total (undergraduate and graduate).

The Fulton Schools employ 370 tenured/tenure-track faculty and have $119 million in research expenditures (FY 2021)[5]

Location[]

The Fulton Schools administrative offices and some departments are located within The Brickyard building complex on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe, Arizona. The Fulton Schools has more than 1,000,000 square feet of space in over a dozen buildings on ASU's Tempe and Polytechnic campuses.[6]

In September 2014, The College Avenue Commons building was opened as the new home of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, including the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC). DEWSC students, faculty and alumni contributed to the design and construction of the building, which features some exposed construction elements which allow it to be used as a teaching tool.[7] Like many ASU and Fulton Schools buildings, it is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified.[8]

In August 2017, The Fulton Schools opened Tooker House,[9] a residential community “built for engineers.” Tooker House is a 1,600-person, co-ed residential community for Fulton Schools undergraduate students and features on-site digital classrooms and state-of-the-art makerspaces.

Notable faculty[]

National Academy of Sciences[]

  • Alexandra Navrotsky, Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy[10]

National Academy of Engineering[]

  • Ronald Adrian - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Dimitri Bertsekas - Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
  • Gerald T. Heydt - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Edward Kavazanjian - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Subhash Mahajan (emeritus) - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy)
  • Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
  • John Undrill - Research Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Vijay Vittal - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering[11]

National Academy of Inventors[]

  • James Abbas - Associate Professor, Biological and Health Systems Engineering
  • Cody Friesen - Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Michael Kozicki - Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Deirdre Meldrum - Distinguished Professor of Biosignatures Discovery, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Nathan Newman - Lawrence Professor of Solid State Sciences, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Sethuraman Panchanathan - Regents Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
  • Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment[12]

Regents professors[]

The title “Regents Professor” is the highest faculty honor awarded at Arizona State University. It is conferred on ASU faculty who have made pioneering contributions in their areas of expertise, who have achieved a sustained level of distinction, and who enjoy national and international recognition for these accomplishments.[13]

  • Ronald Adrian - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Sethuraman Panchanathan - Regents Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
  • Constantine A. Balanis - Regents Professor, Electrical Engineering
  • Aditi Chattopadhyay - Regents Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • David K. Ferry - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Gerald T. Heydt - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Edward Kavazanjian - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Ying-Cheng Lai - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Jerry Lin - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Subhash Mahajan (emeritus) - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • Douglas Montgomery - Regents Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
  • Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Vijay Vittal - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Paul Westerhoff - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment[14]

Schools[]

In addition, The Fulton Schools engage in a globally-connected network of higher education initiatives and collaborations with government entities to provide greater access to engineering education. This set of initiatives is called The Global School.[15]

Rankings[]

U.S. News & World Report Rankings[]

  • #36 Undergraduate Program [#21 among public institutions] 2022 edition, published September 2021
  • #41 Graduate Program [#23 among public institutions] 2022 edition, published March 2021
  • #12 Online Master's in Engineering Programs January 2022
  • #9 Online Master's in Engineering Programs for Veterans January 2022

U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Specialty Rankings[]

U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Specialty Rankings 2022 edition, published March 2021, unless indicated

  • #25 Aerospace
  • #53 Biomedical
  • #52 Chemical
  • #26 Civil
  • #5 Civil, Online Master's Program, "January 2021"
  • #33 Computer Engineering
  • #43 Computer Science‡ 2020 edition, published March 2019
  • #31 Electrical
  • #2 Electrical, Online Master's Program, January 2022
  • #2 Engineering Management, Online Master's Program, January 2022
  • #20 Environmental
  • #18 Industrial
  • #4 Industrial, Online Master's Program, January 2022
  • #40 Materials
  • #41 Mechanical

‡According to U.S. News & World Report the Sciences, including Computer Science, are not ranked every year.[16][17]

U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Engineering Program Rankings (for schools with doctorate programs)[]

U.S. News & World Report, 2022 edition, published September 2021

  • #23 Artificial Intelligence (computer science specialty)
  • #29 Bioengineering/Biomedical
  • #17 Civil
  • #20 Computer
  • #54 Computer science
  • #28 Cybersecurity (computer science specialty)
  • #22 Electrical
  • #21 Mechanical

U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Computer Science Program Rankings[]

U.S. News & World Report, 2022 edition, published September 2021

  • #23 Artificial Intelligence
  • #28 Cybersecurity

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Rankings[]

Source:[18]

ASEE Engineering Statistics[]

  • #3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded (429 schools included)
  • #11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded to Women (429 schools included)
  • #6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded to Hispanics by school (429 schools included)
  • #8 Master's Degrees awarded to Underrepresented Minorities (429 schools included)
  • #6 Master's Degrees Awarded by school (429 schools included)
  • #16 Doctoral Degrees Awarded by school (429 schools included)
  • #6 Graduate Enrollment by school (50 schools included)
  • #10 Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Members (310 schools included)
  • #11 Female Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty (310 schools included)
  • #13 Hispanic Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty (310 schools included)

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ASEE Engineering Technology Statistics[]

  • #1 Engineering Technology Enrollment (120 schools reported)
  • #2 Engineering Technology bachelor's degrees Awarded by School (120 schools reported)
  • #2 Engineering Technology Degrees Awarded to Women by School (120 schools reported)
  • #3 Engineering Technology Degrees awarded to Underrepresented Minorities (120 schools included)

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References[]

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  2. ^ "Online Engineering Degree Programs | Engineering | Global Outreach and Extended Education".
  3. ^ "Programs with Specialized Accreditation | ASU Online Degree Programs | Arizona State University". asuonline.asu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. ^ Blufish (2014-03-07). "ASU's engineering schools merge". AZ Big Media. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ "History".
  6. ^ https://tour.engineering.asu.edu/
  7. ^ "College Avenue Commons".
  8. ^ "LEED Certifications | Arizona State University".
  9. ^ "Tooker House".
  10. ^ "Alexandra Navrotsky".
  11. ^ "Members Directory".
  12. ^ "National Academy of Inventors".
  13. ^ "Office of the Provost | Regents Professors". 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  14. ^ "View ASU faculty members who won the Regents Professor award". 8 February 2017.
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  16. ^ "Rankings". Rankings. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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  18. ^ "2019 ASEE By the Numbers". ASEE By the Numbers. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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