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The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking nominations and applications for the position of the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). The School of ECE is the largest ECE school in the nation: 110 full-time faculty members, 1,419 undergraduates, and 1,137 graduate students with an annual operating budget, including external funding, of approximately $90 million.
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Growing New Companies
Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the world's top business incubators.
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Smart/Athletic Students
Georgia Tech ranks #10 on a list of schools whose students are both athletic and smart. (Business Insider)
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Patents
Georgia Tech ranks number 25 out of the top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2014.
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Startups
In FY'2014, 9 start-ups were licensed involving researchers in the College of Engineering.
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Georgia Tech Engineering

Who We Are

The Georgia Tech College of Engineering is creating tomorrow's leaders in engineering, science and technology. It offers internationally renowned programs in the heart of Atlanta, giving students opportunities for research and real-world experience, and its focus on innovation gives graduates an edge. The College awards more engineering degrees to women and underrepresented minorities than any other institution in the United States, and as part of a public university, it remains an excellent value for an elite engineering education.

2017 Faces of Inclusive Excellence

Faces of Inclusive Excellence recognizes a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students who are committed to advancing a culture of inclusive excellence at Georgia Tech and who have distinguished themselves in their research, teaching, and/or service. Each year, Faces of Inclusive Excellence is distributed at Georgia Tech’s Diversity Symposium.

Congratulations to the 2017 Faces of Inclusive Excellence honorees – the real faces of inclusive excellence!

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  • Innovation in Education
    Learn how we are changing the engineering classroom and creating new design spaces for students to explore, design, and create.
  • Georgia Tech Engineers Magazine
    Georgia Tech Engineers magazine strengthens the bonds between CoE's students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends by sharing the stories that link them.
  • Prospective Undergraduates
    Learn more about applying to the College, scheduling a visit, and majoring in engineering.
  • Entrepreneurship
    Turn your ideas into reality through design competitions, startup classes and more.
  • Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)
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    The Center for Engineering Education and Diversity strives to maintain Georgia Tech’s reputation as a diversity leader by being a hub of information for prospective students, current students, industry, and the community at large.
  • Women in Engineering
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    The WIE program draws top female students to engineering and celebrates their achievements in college and beyond.

College of Engineering Schools

Providing the foundation for advancement in the key areas of energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and security

  • Aerospace Engineering

    Aerospace Engineering

    The Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering boasts one of the oldest and largest aerospace programs in the country. Whether you want to build and fly all types of aircraft or dream of going into space, the School's focus on problem-solving can propel you into a rewarding career with many top aerospace firms and government-research labs.

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    School Facts

    • More than 800 undergraduate and 500 graduate students
    • 40 academic faculty members
    • $32M in annual funded research expenditures
    • #2 undergraduate program and #2 graduate program according to U.S. News & World Report
    The Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering boasts one of the oldest and largest aerospace programs in the country.
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    Aerospace Engineering

    The Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering boasts one of the oldest and largest aerospace programs in the country. Whether you want to build and fly all types of aircraft or dream of going into space, the School's focus on problem-solving can propel you into a rewarding career with many top aerospace firms and government-research labs.

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    School Facts

    • More than 800 undergraduate and 500 graduate students
    • 40 academic faculty members
    • $32M in annual funded research expenditures
    • #2 undergraduate program and #2 graduate program according to U.S. News & World Report

  • Biomedical Engineering

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    Biomedical Engineering

    This interdisciplinary field integrates engineering and life sciences to support the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Biomedical engineers often serve as integrators in multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and healthcare professionals in the medical device and biotechnology industries, as well as at government regulatory agencies. Georgia Tech and Emory's program challenges students with practical, hands-on problem-solving and design experiences throughout the curriculum.

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    School Facts

    • Undergraduate program is ranked #1 in the country according to U.S. News & World Report.
    • The Coulter Department has received more than $87 million in NIH funding from 2010-2015.
    • Approximately three-fourths of BME undergraduates elect to take part in laboratory research during their time in the program.
    • Home to the only research center in the United States dedicated exclusively to Pediatric Nanomedicine.
    The Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is equally part of the Emory School of Medicine and the Georgia Tech College of Engineering communities.
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    Biomedical Engineering

    This interdisciplinary field integrates engineering and life sciences to support the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Biomedical engineers often serve as integrators in multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and healthcare professionals in the medical device and biotechnology industries, as well as at government regulatory agencies. Georgia Tech and Emory's program challenges students with practical, hands-on problem-solving and design experiences throughout the curriculum.

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    School Facts

    • Undergraduate program is ranked #1 in the country according to U.S. News & World Report.
    • The Coulter Department has received more than $87 million in NIH funding from 2010-2015.
    • Approximately three-fourths of BME undergraduates elect to take part in laboratory research during their time in the program.
    • Home to the only research center in the United States dedicated exclusively to Pediatric Nanomedicine.

  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Chemists discover and create new compounds, but it’s chemical engineers who turn them into products that people need and use. Chemical and biomolecular engineers are developing frontier technologies in drug design and delivery, biotechnology, nanotechnology, alternate energy resources, and environmentally neutral manufacturing. In these fields and many others, chemical engineers provide the intellectual capital that powers today’s global enterprises.

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    School Facts

    • One of the largest faculties of any chemical engineering program nationwide.
    • More than 900 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students.
    • Established in 1901, the school is one of the oldest and most diverse programs at Georgia Tech.
    With some of the country’s best labs, the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering is known for producing research that addresses the biggest problems facing our world.
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    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Chemists discover and create new compounds, but it’s chemical engineers who turn them into products that people need and use. Chemical and biomolecular engineers are developing frontier technologies in drug design and delivery, biotechnology, nanotechnology, alternate energy resources, and environmentally neutral manufacturing. In these fields and many others, chemical engineers provide the intellectual capital that powers today’s global enterprises.

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    School Facts

    • One of the largest faculties of any chemical engineering program nationwide.
    • More than 900 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students.
    • Established in 1901, the school is one of the oldest and most diverse programs at Georgia Tech.

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering prepares people who will invent the technologies of the future and create solutions to challenges we haven’t even imagined yet. Established in 1898, the School is now among the largest civil and environmental engineering programs in the country. Students on the civil track train to tackle projects like roads and bridges, sure, but they also work on technologies for green buildings, strategies that help us recover from disasters, and projects to alleviate poverty.

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    School Facts

    • 66% of the students in environmental engineering are women.
    • Both civil and environmental undergraduate programs are ranked in the top four in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
    • CEE has 54 tenure-track faculty members who are leading experts in their respective disciplines.
    The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is consistently ranked as one of the nation's best programs of its kind in both graduate and undergraduate education.
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    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering prepares people who will invent the technologies of the future and create solutions to challenges we haven’t even imagined yet. Established in 1898, the School is now among the largest civil and environmental engineering programs in the country. Students on the civil track train to tackle projects like roads and bridges, sure, but they also work on technologies for green buildings, strategies that help us recover from disasters, and projects to alleviate poverty.

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    School Facts

    • 66% of the students in environmental engineering are women.
    • Both civil and environmental undergraduate programs are ranked in the top four in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
    • CEE has 54 tenure-track faculty members who are leading experts in their respective disciplines.

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering

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    Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Electrical  and computer engineering play central roles in the development of new products and technologies. Electrical engineering is at the core of just about every technology, which is why electrical engineers’ agile solutions to real-world problems and flexible skill sets are always in high demand. Our students advance the modern world by harnessing the power of electricity to build devices and systems, from nanoscale computer chips to multinational communications systems. Computer engineering spans across the disciplines of electrical engineering and computer science and involves designing, programming, and evaluating computer systems to continually improve performance and speed. Computers play an essential role in everyday life, from the computer system that controls a car’s digital displays to the tablet that we use to download our music, books, and games. 

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    School Facts

    • Largest producer of electrical and computer engineers in the United States.
    • All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top six of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
    • More than 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of research and education.
    • ECE faculty members acquired more than $51,000,000 in research grants and contracts in the last fiscal year.
    Georgia Tech has a top electrical and computer engineering program, and graduates are recruited to work in diverse industries like energy, robotics, manufacturing, autos, and computing.
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    Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Electrical  and computer engineering play central roles in the development of new products and technologies. Electrical engineering is at the core of just about every technology, which is why electrical engineers’ agile solutions to real-world problems and flexible skill sets are always in high demand. Our students advance the modern world by harnessing the power of electricity to build devices and systems, from nanoscale computer chips to multinational communications systems. Computer engineering spans across the disciplines of electrical engineering and computer science and involves designing, programming, and evaluating computer systems to continually improve performance and speed. Computers play an essential role in everyday life, from the computer system that controls a car’s digital displays to the tablet that we use to download our music, books, and games. 

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    School Facts

    • Largest producer of electrical and computer engineers in the United States.
    • All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top six of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
    • More than 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of research and education.
    • ECE faculty members acquired more than $51,000,000 in research grants and contracts in the last fiscal year.

  • Industrial & Systems Engineering

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    Industrial & Systems Engineering

    Industrial engineers design and improve systems that use people, machines, information, materials, and energy to make and deliver products or provide services. They improve system performance by solving problems whose outcomes are influenced by complicated and uncertain interactions. If you are thinking about a career as an industrial engineer, the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) is a natural place to begin your career path.

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    School Facts

    • Number 1 undergraduate program for the last 22 years and Number 1 graduate program for the last 26 years according to U.S. News & World Report.
    • Largest Industrial Engineering program in the country.
    • Average starting salary with a B.S. degree (spring 2014): $63,500.
    Industrial engineers are constantly looking for ways to make things work better and more efficiently. The Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering is the country’s top-ranked place to study it.
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    Industrial & Systems Engineering

    Industrial engineers design and improve systems that use people, machines, information, materials, and energy to make and deliver products or provide services. They improve system performance by solving problems whose outcomes are influenced by complicated and uncertain interactions. If you are thinking about a career as an industrial engineer, the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) is a natural place to begin your career path.

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    School Facts

    • Number 1 undergraduate program for the last 22 years and Number 1 graduate program for the last 26 years according to U.S. News & World Report.
    • Largest Industrial Engineering program in the country.
    • Average starting salary with a B.S. degree (spring 2014): $63,500.

  • Materials Science and Engineering

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    Materials Science and Engineering

    Materials science and engineering (MSE) focuses on the design, selection, and development of materials. It is a field that deals with “stuff” -- the metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites that surround us. It looks beyond the question of what materials these things are currently made from and imagines what they should be made from.

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    School Facts

    • MSE has the highest average combined SAT scores in engineering at Georgia Tech.
    • MSE has small classes which gives you personal instruction and direct interaction with faculty. No T.A’s teach our classes.
    • Undergraduate program ranked 6th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
    At the School of Materials Science and Engineering, faculty offer research expertise in all forms of materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, fibers, composites, nanostructures, and bio-enabled/biomimetic materials.
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    Materials Science and Engineering

    Materials science and engineering (MSE) focuses on the design, selection, and development of materials. It is a field that deals with “stuff” -- the metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites that surround us. It looks beyond the question of what materials these things are currently made from and imagines what they should be made from.

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    School Facts

    • MSE has the highest average combined SAT scores in engineering at Georgia Tech.
    • MSE has small classes which gives you personal instruction and direct interaction with faculty. No T.A’s teach our classes.
    • Undergraduate program ranked 6th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

  • Mechanical Engineering

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    Mechanical Engineering

    Mechanical engineering (ME) is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, combining principles from mechanical systems, thermal systems, manufacturing, and design. Thanks to their creativity and multidisciplinary skill set, mechanical engineers work in virtually every industry. They are critical to the transportation industry, working on everything from the development of hybrid and electric cars to autonomous cars and underwater vehicles.

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    School Facts

    • ME undergraduate program ranks 2nd in the nation and the graduate program ranks 6th according to U.S.News & World Report.
    • We have 96 full-time, tenure-track faculty in 12 research areas.
    • The School is the oldest department at Georgia Tech; classes began in October 1888.
    • Nuclear and Radiological Engineering is part of ME and the NRE graduate program is ranked 9th in the country.
    Mechanical engineers are the foundation of today’s technological world. Mechanical engineering, the first degree program at Georgia Tech, is consistently ranked among the top ten in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
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    Mechanical Engineering

    Mechanical engineering (ME) is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, combining principles from mechanical systems, thermal systems, manufacturing, and design. Thanks to their creativity and multidisciplinary skill set, mechanical engineers work in virtually every industry. They are critical to the transportation industry, working on everything from the development of hybrid and electric cars to autonomous cars and underwater vehicles.

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    School Facts

    • ME undergraduate program ranks 2nd in the nation and the graduate program ranks 6th according to U.S.News & World Report.
    • We have 96 full-time, tenure-track faculty in 12 research areas.
    • The School is the oldest department at Georgia Tech; classes began in October 1888.
    • Nuclear and Radiological Engineering is part of ME and the NRE graduate program is ranked 9th in the country.

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