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The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering Overview Spring 2010. Presented to CSE Graduate Student Orientation February 19, 2010. The University of Texas at Arlington. Leading university in North Texas Situated in the 2 nd largest high-tech region in the country
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The University of Texas at ArlingtonCollege of Engineering Overview Spring 2010 Presented to CSE Graduate Student Orientation February 19, 2010
The University of Texas at Arlington • Leading university in North Texas • Situated in the 2nd largest high-tech region in the country • Carnegie Classification: Doctoral / Research Institution – Extensive • First in number of research awards and total dollars received among academic institutions in North Texas
History 1895 Founded 1959 Senior College 1965 UT System 1967 UT Arlington Cosmopolitan 47 states 102 countries Faculty >1,100 FT+PT 98 new in 2007-08 Students (Fall ‘09) Graduate – 6,713 Undergrad – 21,374 TOTAL – 28,087 Degrees issued (’07-’08) Bachelor’s – 3,925 Master’s – 1,694 Ph.D. – 153 TOTAL – 5,772 UT Arlington Profile
World Commerce and Technology Business Engineering Science Interdisciplinary Honors College Graduate School Communities and Quality of Life Architecture (2) Education (3) Liberal Arts (13) Nursing (8) Social Work (2) Urban and Public Affairs (4) Eleven Colleges and Schools ( ) = number of departments or areas provided in each College or School. Twenty doctoral and 64 master’s programs are offered.
COE Mission Statement • The mission of the College of Engineering is to • meet the needs of industry and society by • Producing highly competent graduates at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels, • Performing state-of-the-art research in the disciplines comprising the diverse fields of engineering, and • Providing service to the community and engineering profession through outreach programs, involvement in professional societies, consulting, and interaction with industry and government.
UT Arlington Engineering History • 1930’s - Began with two-year industrial technology programs • 1940’s - Conducted pilot training programs during WWII • Expanded to support local aircraft industry • 1959 - Obtained status as four-year institution • 1961 - First engineering baccalaureate class • Mid-to-Late 1960’s - Master’s & Ph.D. programs started • 1987 - Automation & Robotics Research Institute created • 2001 - Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility dedicated • 2007 - 20,000th graduate of the College of Engineering
College of Engineering Statistics • Enrollment (Fall 2009) – 3,743 • Undergraduate – 2,152 • Master’s – 1,189 • Ph.D. – 402 • Degrees conferred (2007-08) – 745 • Bachelor’s – 273 • Master’s – 427 • Ph.D. – 45 • Active contracts & grants – $40,000,000+
College of EngineeringOfficeof the Dean • Dean: • Dr. Bill Carroll, Professor, CSE • Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs: • Dr. Lynn Peterson, Professor, CSE • Assoc. Dean for Research: • Dr. Richard Billo, Professor, CSE & IMSE • Asst. Dean for Student Affairs: • Dr. Carter Tiernan, Sr. Lecturer, CSE
EngineeringAcademic Departments • Bioengineering – with UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas • Civil Engineering • Computer Science and Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering • Materials Science & Engineering – with COS • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Students • They learn and have fun, too! • Autonomous Flying Vehicle Team • Concrete Boat Races (Civil) • Bridge-building Competition (Civil) • Formula SAE Race Car Team • (open to all students) • Regional, National and International Programming Competitions • . . . . .
InternationalFuture Energy Challenge Sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society
Engineering Alumni • Among the 20,000+, notables include • Marvin Applewhite, Former VP of Texas Instruments • Gloria Bender, President, Transolutions • KalpanaChawla and Robert Stewart, NASA Astronauts • Fred Evans, Sr. VP,Carter-Burgess • Michael Greene, CEO, Luminant (formerly TXU Power) • Roland Haden, Former Dean of Engineering at TAMU • Clifford Hahne, President, Hanson Pipe and Precast Products • Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems, Boeing IDS • Mike Morrison, VP, Freese & Nichols • Dianna Noble, Environmental Division Director, TxDOT • George Pickett, Cofounder, Atlantic Southeast Airlines • Byron Pipes, Former President of RPI • Michael Shifflett, VP,Kleinfelder • Jeff Smith and Joe Bush, Cofounders of OnRamp • Larry Stephens, Director, Lockheed Martin MFC • Gary Triesch, District Engineer, Houston District, TxDOT • Kelcy Warren, CEO/Chairman, Energy Transfer Partners • Widely Recognized for • Design and Problem Solving Skills • Strong Work Ethic • Leadership/Teamwork Skills
Engineering Faculty • 142 Tenure Track • 23 Full-time Non-tenure Track • 21 Fellows of Professional Societies • Broad Background with Ph.D.s from • Cal-Berkeley, Cal Tech, Carnegie-Mellon, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Illinois, MIT, Michigan, NC State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Rensselaer, Rochester, Southern Cal, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Texas-Austin, Tokyo, … • Committed to Excellence in the Classroom • Actively Engaged in Research
Engineering Outreach Programs • Summer camps (June, July) • One-week, on-campus adventures • Gateway to Engineering (7th and 8th graders) • Bridge to Engineering (9th and 10th graders) • Entry to Engineering (6th – 8th graders, day camp) • Access to Engineering (9th -11th graders, day camp) • Balsa bridge contest (Civil Engineering) • High school robotic navigation competition (CSE) • High school programming contest (CSE) • Partnerships with local community colleges • FIRST Tech Challenge (February) • Engineering Saturdays (September, November, April)
EngineeringDistance Education • Graduate-level Courses • AE, CE, CS/CSE, EE, IE, ME • Streaming video via the Internet • Fall ’08 – 35 courses provided
Biomedical EngineeringResearch • Bioinstrumentation • Biomaterials • Tissue Engineering • Biomechanics
Civil EngineeringResearch • Structures • Geotechnical • Hydrology • Infrastructure • Transportation
Computer Science and Engineering Research • High performance and distributed computing • Wireless networking and computing • Database systems • Embedded systems • Intelligent systems
Electrical EngineeringResearch • Systems, control, and automated manufacturing • Electromagnetics and optics • Power systems and industrial electronics • Microelectronics, semiconductor devices, and nanotechnology • Telecommunication, digital signal and image processing • Digital electronics and VLSI
Industrial EngineeringResearch • Enterprise engineering • Ergonomics • Liquid metal jet technology • Logistics • Optimization methods • Reconfigurable assembly systems • Systems modeling and simulation
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research • Design and manufacturing • Dynamic systems and control • Fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, and propulsion • Structures and materials • Thermal science and engineering • Electronic packaging
Materials Science and Engineering Research • Biomaterials • Coatings and additives • Composites • Electronic materials
Engineering Buildings Woolf Hall Engineering Lab Bldg Nedderman Hall
Major EngineeringResearch Facilities • Automation & Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) • Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility (NanoFab) • Aerodynamics Research Center (ARC) • Regional High-Performance Computing Center • Departmental research laboratories
Automation and Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) • Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) • Enterprise engineering • Flexible manufacturing • Control systems • MEMS
Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility (NanoFab) • Sensors and detectors • Smart skin • MEMS and NEMS • Photonic/optoelectronic devices • Micromachines • Semiconductor devices
Engineering Research Complex • Engineering Research Building • $116M Project • Construction Started – July 28, 2008 • Substantial Completion – January 2011 • Engineering Laboratory Building Expansion • $22M Project • Ribbon-cutting – September 2, 2009 • Engineering Quad • Yates Street and First Street Pedestrian Mall
Other Facility Projects • Optical Medical Imaging Laboratory at UTSW • $3M Project • Ribbon Cutting – August 29, 2008 • Civil Engineering Laboratory Building (CELB) • $9M Project • Ribbon Cutting – September 12, 2008 • Center for Structural Engineering Research (CSER) • $35M Project • Design and Fundraising On-going / Project on hold
Engineering K – 12 Outreach Summer Programs 2009 Over 300 students in grades 4 – 12 attended engineering programs this summer
Engineering Summer Programs • Engineering and Computer Science Summer Camps • 50 campers in Bridge: 9th and 10th graders; one-week residential camp • 40 campers in Access: 9th, 10th, and 11th graders; one-week day camp • 50 campers in Gateway: 7th and 8th graders; one-week residential camp • 50 campers in Entry: 6th – 8th graders; one-week day camp
Engineering Summer Programs • Girlgeneering Camp • 50 campers; 6th – 9th grade girls; one-week day camp Girlgeneering
Engineering Summer Programs • Girlgeneering