Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London explained

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Faculty:Imperial College Faculty of Engineering
Head Label:Head of Department
Head:Professor Mike Lowe[1]
Students:866[2]
Staff:44
City:Exhibition Road, London
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.4985°N -0.1746°W
Campus:South Kensington
Location Map:United Kingdom London Albertopolis

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is responsible for teaching and research in mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, occupying the City & Guilds Building at the South Kensington campus. The department has around 45 faculty members, 600 undergraduates, and 250 postgraduate students. The department ranks 8th in the QS World University Rankings's 2018 table.[3]

History

The origins of the department lie in the 1884 appointment of William Unwin as professor of civil and mechanical engineering at the Central Institution of the City & Guilds of London Institute, later the City & Guilds College, one of the predecessors to Imperial College. In 1904, the department was taken over by William Dalby.[4] The department's main building was renamed the City & Guilds Building in 2013 as a reference to the historical association of the department of the college,[5] and in 2018 a complete refurbishment of the building was completed.[6]

Academics

Study

Undergraduate

The undergraduate program at the department is a 4-year integrated course leading to a master's degree in mechanical engineering, including an option to study a year abroad, or take an extra year in industry.[7] All students graduating with the MEng degree also automatically receive an Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute.[8]

Postgraduate

The department offers a 12-month taught postgraduate programme leading to a MSc, as well as taking on doctor's students studying for a PhD. All postgraduate students of the department are also eligible for the Diploma of Imperial College, DIC, alongside their standard degree when graduating.

Rankings

The college ranks 10th in the world for engineering on the Times Higher Education subject rankings,[9] and the department in particular ranks 8th in the world in the 2018 QS world subject rankings.[3] Domestically, the department ranks 2nd on the Complete University Guide's 2019 mechanical engineering table after Cambridge,[10] and 1st on The Guardians 2019 mechanical engineering university subject rankings.[11]

Research

The department's research is conducted by research groups which have a particular academic focus. These research groups are organized by the department into different divisions which centre around fields of study:

Applied mechanics
Thermofluids
Mechanics of materials

The department also runs academic centres, some in partnership with industry, including the Vibration University Technology Centre,[17] the AVIC Centre for Structural Design and Manufacture,[18] and the BIAM-Imperial Centre for Materials Characterisation, Processing and Modelling.[19]

People

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: People Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 25 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419140731/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/people/. 19 April 2020. live.
  2. Web site: STATISTICS POCKET GUIDE 2016–17. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191226/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/planning/public/statistics-guides/2016-17-Stats-Card_Online-Publishing-Low-Res.pdf. 2017-10-04. live.
  3. Web site: Engineering - Mechanical Top Universities. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180306024051/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2018/engineering-mechanical. 2018-03-06. live.
  4. Web site: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/civil/public/about/History_100_Yrs_Civil_Engg_IC[1.pdf A Hundred Years of Civil Engineering at South Kensington].
  5. News: City & Guilds legacy celebrated as building is renamed. Imperial College London. 19 September 2013. 25 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174250/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/129966/city-guilds-legacy-celebrated-building-renamed/. 23 August 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Imperial College London, City & Guilds Building. Sheppard Robson. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926025604/https://www.sheppardrobson.com/architecture/view/imperial-college-london-city-guilds-building. 2018-09-26. live.
  7. Web site: Department of Mechanical Engineering Study. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014516/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/courses/mechanical-engineering-department/. 2018-09-26. live.
  8. Web site: Our Degrees. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827021132/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/courses/our-degrees/. 2018-08-27. live.
  9. Web site: World University Rankings 2018 by subject: engineering and technology. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018003823/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/engineering-and-IT#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats. 2017-10-18. live.
  10. Web site: Mechanical Engineering - University Subject Tables 2019. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014356/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Mechanical+Engineering. 2018-09-26. live.
  11. Web site: University league tables 2019 Education . The Guardian. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002131517/https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019. 2018-10-02. live.
  12. Web site: Applied mechanics Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014523/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/research/applied-mechanics/. 2018-09-26. live.
  13. Web site: Thermofluids Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014649/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/research/thermofluids/. 2018-09-26. live.
  14. Web site: Mechanics of materials Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014350/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/research/mechanics-of-materials/. 2018-09-26. live.
  15. Web site: Composites, Adhesives and Soft Solids Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014619/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/research/mechanics-of-materials/composites-adhesives-and-soft-solids/. 2018-09-26. live.
  16. Web site: Structural integrity Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014418/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering/research/mechanics-of-materials/structural-integrity/. 2018-09-26. live.
  17. Web site: Vibration University Technology Centre Research groups. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014630/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/vutc. 2018-09-26. live.
  18. Web site: AVIC Centre for Structural Design and Manufacture Research groups. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014327/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/avic-design. 2018-09-26. live.
  19. Web site: BIAM-Imperial Centre for Materials Characterisation, Processing and Modelling Research groups. Imperial College London. 2018-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014617/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/biam-imperial. 2018-09-26. live.

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