Purdue University College of Engineering

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Coordinates: 40°25.86′N 86°54.87′W / 40.43100°N 86.91450°W / 40.43100; -86.91450

Purdue University College of Engineering

MSEE Building
Established	1874
Dean	Mung Chiang[1]
Academic staff	452
Undergraduates	8,918
Postgraduates	3,559[2]
Location	West Lafayette , IN , USA
Affiliations	Purdue University
Website	[1]

The Purdue University College of Engineering is one of eight major academic divisions, or colleges, of Purdue University. Established in 1874 with programs in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the college now offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in more than a dozen disciplines.^[3] Purdue's engineering program has also educated 24 of America's astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan who were the first and last astronauts to have walked on the Moon, respectively.^[4] Many of Purdue's engineering disciplines are recognized as top-ten programs in the U.S.^[5] The college as a whole is currently ranked 4th in the U.S. of all doctorate-granting engineering schools by U.S. News & World Report.^[6]

Cassier's Magazine featured the Purdue University in its August 1892 edition. Here is a look into the Mechanical Laboratory.

Departments[]

The College of Engineering contains eleven Schools, two Divisions, and several Programs:

Schools[]

• Aeronautics and Astronautics.^[7]
• Agricultural and Biological Engineering.^[8]
• Biomedical Engineering.^[9]
• Chemical Engineering.^[10]
• Civil Engineering.^[11]
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.^[12]
• Engineering Education.^[13]
• Industrial Engineering.^[14]
• Materials Engineering.^[15]
• Mechanical Engineering.^[16]
• Nuclear Engineering.^[17]

Divisions[]

• Construction Engineering and Management^[18]
• Environmental and Ecological Engineering^[19]

Location[]

Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering

Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, named after Neil Armstrong, is the flagship of the College of Engineering and home to its administrative offices, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the School of Materials Engineering, Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS), Engineering Education, the Minority Engineering Program, and the Women in Engineering Program. Many other campus buildings house faculty offices, classrooms, and laboratories for engineering programs, such as the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering, the Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, and Potter Engineering Center.^[20]

History[]

The Morrill Act, signed by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, set the stage for the state of Indiana to establish a college for agriculture and the mechanical arts. In 1874, Purdue established four-year bachelor's degree programs in civil engineering and mechanical engineering. The School of Mechanical Engineering was created in 1882, although none of Purdue's students at the time were actually qualified to enroll in any of its courses. In 1911, the School of Chemical Engineering was founded, and in 1938 became the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. The Agricultural Engineering program was established in 1925; it would be renamed the Division of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in 2005. In 1942, the School of Mechanical Engineering was renamed the School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering; the Aeronautical Engineering program would be split out into the School of Aeronautics in 1945 and the School of Aeronautical Engineering in 1953. This was also the year that Purdue established the nation's first Freshmen Engineering program, in which all first-year engineering students take fundamental courses prior to enrolling in the school for their specific discipline. That same year, the Industrial Engineering Department was founded, with some courses taught by Lillian Moller Gilbreth. In 1959, the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering split into two separate units, the latter of which was renamed the School of Materials Engineering in 1973.

The 1960s saw the establishment of the Nuclear Engineering and Women in Engineering programs. A 1 kilowatt nuclear reactor has been in operation at the campus since 1962.^[21] In 1971, the National Society of Black Engineers was founded on the Purdue campus by two undergraduates. The Construction Engineering and Management Division was created in 1976. In 1989, the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building was completed, providing much-needed space for the growing School of Materials Engineering and School of Electrical Engineering. In 1995, the Engineering Projects In Community Service program was established at Purdue. Three years later, Purdue's Biomedical Engineering program was founded; in 2004, it was expanded into the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. Also in 2004, the College of Engineering was formed as an umbrella organization for the many Schools, Departments, and Divisions of Purdue's engineering programs. That same year (2004), the Department (now School) of Engineering Education, the first of its kind in the nation, was created. Three significant College of Engineering structures would be built over the next few years: the Birck Nanotechnology Center (2005) and the Biomedical Engineering Building (now the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering) (2006), both part of Discovery Park; and the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, completed in 2007.^[22]

Rankings[]

The College of Engineering's undergraduate and graduate engineering programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as some of the best engineering programs in America. Many of Purdue's engineering programs are ranked within the top 10 nationally, or near the top 10, resulting in Purdue's College of Engineering coming in 9th for undergraduate programs and 7th for graduate programs in the United States. The 2020 rankings are listed below.^[23]

Programs[]

Purdue's College of Engineering offers many programs to its students which help young engineers gain real world and international experience. These programs include:

• College of Engineering Honors Program^[24]
• First-Year Engineering Program^[25]
• Office of Future Engineers^[26]
• EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service)^[27]
• Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships^[28]
• Indiana Space Grant Consortium^[29]
• Minority Engineering Program^[30]
• Professional Practice (Co-op) Program^[31]
• Women in Engineering Program^[32]
• Innovation and Leadership Studies^[33]

Student organizations[]

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)^[34]
• American Society of Agricultural Biological Engineers (ASABE)
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
• Construction Engineers of the Future (CEF)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Society (ECESS)^[35]
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)^[36]
• Eta Kappa Nu (ECE Honor Society)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Omega Chi Epsilon (CHE Honor Society)
• Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC)^[37]
• Purdue iGEM
• Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors (PMEA)
• Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)^[38]
• Society for Biological Engineering (SBE)
• Society of Environmental & Ecological Engineers (SEEE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS)^[39]

The list of clubs and student organizations at Purdue is always growing. There are many other organizations apart from these actively running on campus that help enrich the social, cultural, and educational experiences of Purdue students and help enhance the overall diversity at the University.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website