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The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including: aeronautical, chemical, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial, mechanical, materials engineering, biomedical, and biomolecular engineering, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering. The College of Engineering is the oldest college of the Institute, existing from the inception of Georgia Tech.[1]
[edit] History
The history of the College of Engineering spans more than 120 years, since the founding of Georgia Tech.[1] Beginning with classes for mechanical engineering in 1888, the College of Engineering has evolved into separate Schools for more than 10 fields of engineering.[1]
Timeline of events:
- In 1885 on October 13, Georgia Governor Henry D. McDaniel signed the bill appropriating $65,000 to create a technical school.[1]
- In 1888, four professors are hired, and 84 students begin attending classes at the new Georgia School of Technology. The first academic program is in mechanical engineering, and the only degree being offered is Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in mechanical engineering.[1]
- In 1890, the first two (transfer) students graduate from Georgia Tech.[1]
- In 1896, two new schools, the School of Civil Engineering and the School of Electrical Engineering, are established.[1]
- In 1899, the School of Textile Engineering is established,[1] as the A. French Textile School, with construction of the A. French Building, named for the Pittsburgh businessman who provided much of the funding.[5]
- In 1901, the School of Chemical Engineering, the fifth engineering school, is established.[1]
- In 1934, the Engineering Experiment Station (forerunner of the Georgia Tech Research Institute) begins operation with $5,000 of state funding.[1]
- In 1945, the School of Industrial Engineering is established.[1]
- In 1948, the State of Georgia Board of Regents authorizes Tech to change its name to the "Georgia Institute of Technology" (current title).[1]
- In 1952, the Board of Regents votes to make Tech a co-educational institute, and the first two female students enroll in the fall quarter of 1952.[1]
- In 1961, Georgia Tech enrolled its first African-American students.[1]
- In 1985, the new School of Materials Science and Engineering is established.[1]
- In 1990, some students enroll in classes at Georgia Tech-Lorraine (in Metz, France), which offers graduate programs for European students.[1]
- In 1994, G. Wayne Clough (CE '64, MS CE `65) is the first alumnus to become the president of Georgia Tech.[1]
- In 1997, the Department of Biomedical Engineering is established as a joint venture between the Georgia Tech College of Engineering and Emory University School of Medicine. Is is the first joint venture of its kind between a public and a private academic institution.[1]
- In 1998, the Georgia Tech-Savannah regional engineering program (in southest Georgia) is established, expanding Tech's service to the state of Georgia.[1]
- In 2002, Georgia Tech celebrates 50 years of women in engineering, the School of Chemical Engineering is renamed to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Textile and Fiber Engineering renamed to the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering.[1]
- In 2004, Georgia Tech is designated the number one producer for African-American engineers at the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree levels, by Black Issues in Higher Education.[1]
- In 2006, two new centers are created: the Nanotechnology Research Center, and also, a Health Systems Institute (with Biomedical Engineering) at Georgia Tech and Emory University.[1]
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Programs, Departments and Schools
- Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering
[edit] Degrees
[edit] Undergraduate
[edit] Graduate
[edit] Postgraduate
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "College of Engineering - History" (year-by-year description), College of Engineering, 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology, CoE.GaTech.edu webpage: GaTech-CoE-History.
- ^ College of Engineering Facts-at-a-glance: Faculty
- ^ a b Office of Institutional Research & Planning: Facts and Figures: Enrollment by College
- ^ College of Engineering Staff
- ^ CampusMap template class, Georgia Tech, 2002, coweb.CC.GaTech.edu webpage: GaTech-CC-Milestone.
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