Vanderbilt University School of Engineering explained

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Established:1879
Motto:Insight. Innovation. Impact
Type:Private
Endowment:$552.3 million
Dean:Philippe Fauchet
Faculty:144
Undergrad:1,305[1]
City:Nashville
State:TN
Country:U.S.

The School of Engineering provides undergraduate and graduate education in engineering and the engineering sciences at Vanderbilt University, a major research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1879, the Vanderbilt School of Engineering is the oldest private school of engineering in the American South.[2] The school has an exceptionally high percentage of female engineers, 41.6%, compared to a national average of 22.5%.[3]

Ranking

The School of Engineering ranks as one of the top engineering schools in the United States. The U.S. News & World Report ranks Vanderbilt as the 31st best undergraduate engineering school in the country. The Graduate School of Engineering ranks at 34th.[4]

Field Ranks
Undergraduate School of Engineering 31
Graduate School of Engineering 34
Biomedical Engineering 20
Chemical Engineering 36
Civil Engineering 49
Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering 38
Environmental Engineering 51
Material Sciences 55
Mechanical Engineering 43

Research

Vanderbilt is classified as a "Research University (very high research activity)," by the Carnegie Foundation[5] and is engaged in some of the most important engineering research and cross-disciplinary research conducted in the nation. Spanning biomedical, civil, chemical, environmental, electrical, mechanical engineering and computer science fields, Vanderbilt also has special expertise in key research areas.[6] In November 2014, the federal Office of Research Integrity announced that a scientist who worked for Vanderbilt's Department of Biomedical Engineering fraudulently falsified many biomedical research articles from 2000 to 2005 in high-profile scientific journals.[7]

Research institutes

Vanderbilt University houses many specialized research centers. They are as follows:

Clubs and organizations

Vanderbilt Engineering CouncilRepresentatives selected from various campus engineering societies participate in the Vanderbilt Engineering Council, which provides engineering students a voice in the school's decisions and facilitates communication among administration, faculty, and students. Officers of the Engineering Council are elected by the engineering student body.
National engineering societiesThe leading national engineering societies have chartered branches or student sections at the School of Engineering. These student-run organizations are devoted to technical issues. Meetings might include films, speakers, or field trips. Freshmen and sophomores are invited to attend meetings, while juniors and seniors are urged to join the appropriate professional society.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vanderbilt University News Service . RE:VU: Quick Facts about Vanderbilt . Vanderbilt University . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070625054413/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/facts.html . 2007-06-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: About the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University . Vanderbilt University . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071220173606/http://frontweb.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/vuse_web/aboutSchool/aboutSchool.htm . 2007-12-20.
  3. Web site: September 26, 2022 . School of Engineering incoming class marks a new milestone with a majority of women . 2024-06-27 . Vanderbilt University . en-US.
  4. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/vanderbilt-university-221999/overall-rankings Overall rankings
  5. Web site: Carnegie Classifications - Institution Lookup. carnegieclassifications.iu.edu.
  6. Web site: Centers & Institutes . 2012-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120124164233/http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/Research/CentersInstitutesAndGroups.aspx# . 2012-01-24 . dead .
  7. Web site: Former Vanderbilt scientist faked research. The Tennessean.
  8. Web site: Vanderbilt surgery, engineering collaborators create new 'home'.
  9. Web site: New Front Page.
  10. Web site: Vanderbilt Establishes Biophotonics Center. Vanderbilt University.
  11. News: Engineering dean announces creation of Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt University.

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