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University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering

School at the University of Massachusetts

Summary

School at the University of Massachusetts

Field	Value
name	Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering
type	Public constituent college
university	University of Massachusetts Amherst
image	[[File:Marston Hall, Engineering, UMass, Amherst MA.jpg	294px]]
alt	Marston Hall
caption	Marston Hall
shield	UMass Amherst College of Engineering.png
shield_alt	Logo
shield_caption	Logo
location	Amherst, Massachusetts
quad	Engineering Quad
coordinates	42°23′36.9″N 72°31′45.7″W
full_name	University of Massachusetts Amherst Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering
motto
established	1914 (as department)
1947 (as college)
colors
gender	Co-educational
dean	Dr. Sanjay Raman
membership	2860
undergraduates	2250
postgraduates	610
endowment	$24.2M (2020)
website	www.engineering.umass.edu

1947 (as college)

The Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering is one of the schools and colleges at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was established on September 1, 1947 as the School of Engineering and now considered as the best public engineering school in New England, enrolling 2250 undergraduate students and 610 graduate students including 300 M.S. students and 310 Ph.D. students for the 2018–2019 school year. The College of Engineering at UMass Amherst has eight buildings, including the Elab II, research facilities, computer labs, and graduate offices. It has more than 16,000 living alumni around the world.

Departments

The College of Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst contains five departments:

Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Academics

The College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers seven Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. These programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET:

Undergraduate programs

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees

Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Graduate programs

Master of Science (M.S.) degrees

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering

Doctoral programs

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Research Centers

The College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst host number of research centers including;

Center for Biological Physics
Center for e-Design
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
Cybersecurity Institute
Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
Institute for Applied Life Sciences
- Center for Bioactive Delivery
- Center for Personalized Health Monitoring
- Models to Medicine Center
MassNanoTech Institute
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Northeast Climate Adaption Science Center
The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research (TIMBR)
UMass Transportation Center
Water Resources Research Center
Wind Energy Center
WINSSS: National Center for Innovative Small Drinking Water Systems

Notable alumni

Main article: Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering alumni

Daniel Riccio, Former VP of Apple Inc.
Steve Sanghi, President and CEO of Microchip Technology
Gil Penchina, Former CEO of Wikia Inc.
Devang Khakhar, Former director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Matthew Tirrell, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

References

Wikipedia Source

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