The College of Engineering is the University of Arkansas'

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History

The first engineering degree awarded by the university was in civil engineering in 1888. At the time, it was known as Arkansas Industrial University, and did not have a separate engineering college. The College of Engineering was established in 1913. In 2006, a solar boat built by University of Arkansas mechanical engineering students and electrical engineering students won the Collegiate World Championships.

Description

There are eight different undergraduate degree programs, with 31 graduate degree programs, currently offered.

Departments

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

Department of Industrial Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering

Honors

The Industrial Engineering graduate program ranked 26th in the nation, and the Engineering program as a whole finished 98th, and is one of the "best values" for Arkansas students nationally.

Facilities

Prior to the establishment of a separate engineering college, education was conducted in

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, now known as the John A. White Jr. Engineering Hall became the primary engineering facility upon completion in 1927. In 1964, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering moved to the new Mechanical Engineering Building and Science Engineering Hall, respectively. Mechanical Engineering remains the only department separated from the others, located one block west at 845 West Dickson. The Department of Electrical Engineering moved with the remaining departments to

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at 800 West Dickson upon its completion in 1987. Science Engineering Hall, at 850 West Dickson, continues to be used for classroom space by the various engineering departments. A closed factory in south Fayetteville was purchased in 1983, now known as the Engineering Research Center at 600 West Research Center Boulevard. The Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building (known as the Nano Building), housing the microelectronics-photonics (MicroEP) program opened September 2011 at 731 West Dickson. The program is coordinated between several engineering departments, science departments, physics department, poultry science department, and the

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. A gallery, with dates used by the College of Engineering in parentheses, shows the facilities used throughout the years. File:Old Main, Summer 2015 001.jpg, Old Main (1873-1927) File:University of Arkansas Hall of Engineering.jpg, John A. White Jr. Engineering Hall (1927–Present) File:Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Arkansas 001.jpg, Mechanical Engineering Building (1964–Present) File:Science and Engineering Building, University of Arkansas.jpg, Science Engineering Hall (Electrical Engineering, 1964–1987) File:Bell Engineering Center, Autumn.jpg, Bell Engineering Center (1987–Present) File:University of Arkansas May 2017 24 (Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building).jpg, Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building, (2011–Present)

Notable alumni

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References

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