The College of Engineering and Computer Science is an academic

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located in Boca Raton,

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, United States. The college's mission is " to educate those who will contribute to the advancement of technical knowledge and who will be the leaders of tomorrow, conducts basic and applied research in

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, and related interdisciplinary areas, and provide service to the engineering and computer science professions, to the

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, to the nation, and to the community at large."

Departments

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is divided into the following departments: * Civil Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Electrical Engineering * Environmental Engineering * Geomatics Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Ocean Engineering

Research

Florida Atlantic was the first university in the country to offer an undergraduate degree in

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in 1964. The first class numbering 35 graduated in 1967. The program was created in response to the loss of the

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's submarine USS Thresher off the coast of

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. The sub and its crew were lost after a test dive and found in 8,400 feet of water, far below the sub's

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. Concerned about underwater equipment designed by engineers with no marine experience, FAU and the Navy established a program that would eventually draw students from around the globe and be recognized in the 1996 '' Guinness Book of World Records ''for "the fastest speed attained by a human-powered propeller submarine."

Other events

During the Spring semester of each year the College of Engineering holds Engineering Week. The week features events centered around a "Brain Bowl" competition between the college's departments. The 2007 theme was Mardi Gras, and featured

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References

External links

College of Engineering and Computer ScienceFlorida Atlantic University Official Website
{{Authority control Florida Atlantic University Computer science departments in the United States