Stanford University School of Engineering is one of the schools of

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. The current

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, the former senior associate dean of faculty affairs and computer science chair. She is the school's 10th dean.

List of deans

# Theodore J. Hoover (1925–1936) # Samuel B. Morris (1936–1944) #

Frederick E. Terman Frederick Emmons Terman (; June 7, 1900 – December 19, 1982) was an American professor and academic administrator. He was the dean of the school of engineering from 1944 to 1958 and provost from 1955 to 1965 at Stanford University. He is widely ...

(1944–1958) # Joseph M. Pettit (1958–1972) # William M. Kays (1972–1984) # James F. Gibbons (1984–1996) #

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(1996–1999) # James D. Plummer (1999–2014) #

Persis Drell Persis S. Drell is an American physicist best known for her expertise in the field of particle physics. She was the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 2007 to 2012. She was dean of the Stanford University School of Engin ...

(2014–2016) # Thomas Kenny (interim dean) (2016–2017) #

(2017–current)

Current departments at the school

Aeronautics Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight–capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere. The British Royal Aeronautical Society identifies ...

and

Astronautics Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the theory and practice of travel beyond Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Spaceflight is one of its main applications and space science its overarching field. The term ''astronautics'' (originally ''astronaut ...

Bioengineering Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically-viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number o ...

and

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

(also in the

School of Medicine A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

) *

Civil Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ...

and

Environmental Engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and a ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

* Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering * Materials Science and Engineering * Management Science and Engineering *

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

In addition, the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering is an interdisciplinary program.

History

The School of Engineering was established in 1926, when Stanford organized the previous independent academic departments into a school. The original departments in the school were: * Civil Engineering, one of the original university departments (1891), later to become Civil and Environmental Engineering * Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering, taught as a subject, prior to being established in 1894 * Mechanical Engineering, one of the original university departments * Mining and Metallurgy, established in 1918 and eventually disbanded in 1945 Departments added afterwards: * Aeronautics and Astronautics, started as Aeronautical Engineering in 1958 * Chemical Engineering in 1961 (split from Chemistry) * Computer Science in 1965 in the School of Humanities and Sciences, but moved to the School of Engineering in 1985 * Materials Science and Engineering in 1961 (originally known as Materials Science) * Management Science and Engineering in the 1950s (originally Industrial Engineering) * Bioengineering in 2002

References

External links

School of Engineering official website
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List of deans

Current departments at the school

History

See also

References

External links