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The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the
The G. W. Woodruff School offers two undergraduate degrees, five graduate degrees, and four post-graduate degrees.
* BS: Mechanical Engineering
* BS: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
* MS: Mechanical Engineering
* MS: Nuclear Engineering
* MS: Medical Physics
* MS: Paper Science & Engineering
* MS: Bioengineering
* PhD: with a Major in Mechanical Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Bioengineering
* PhD: with a Major in Paper Science & Engineering
The G.W. Woodruff School occupies eight buildings, most of which are located in west campus.
*Fuller E. Callaway Jr. Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
**Integrated Acoustics Laboratory (anechoic-chamber)
**Manufacturing, CAE/Design, and Automation/ Mechatronics research groups
*Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)
**Tribology and Mechanics of Materials research groups
**Student machine shops including "Invention Studio"
* J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building (MRDC II)
**Underwater acoustics tank, wind tunnel, and MEMS clean room
**Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and MEMS research groups
* Frank H. Neely Research Center
**Nuclear and Radiological Engineering/Medical Physics program
**Fission, Fusion, and Medical Physics research groups
*Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building
**Bioengineering research group
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College of Engineering
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at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...
. The school offers degree programs in 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 ...
and nuclear and radiological engineering that are accredited by ABET
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. In its 2019 ranking list, '' U.S. News & World Report'' placed the school ranks 2nd in undergraduate mechanical engineering, 5th in graduate mechanical engineering, and 9th in graduate nuclear and radiological engineering.
The school took its present name in 1985, honoring George W. Woodruff
George Waldo Woodruff (August 27, 1895 – February 4, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an engineer, businessman, and philanthropist in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1917 and gave generously to both his ...
(class of 1917), a major benefactor.
The school is the only academic institution to be recognized as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Degrees offered
The G. W. Woodruff School offers two undergraduate degrees, five graduate degrees, and four post-graduate degrees.
* BS: Mechanical Engineering
* BS: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
* MS: Mechanical Engineering
* MS: Nuclear Engineering
* MS: Medical Physics
* MS: Paper Science & Engineering
* MS: Bioengineering
* PhD: with a Major in Mechanical Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Bioengineering
* PhD: with a Major in Paper Science & Engineering
Facilities
The G.W. Woodruff School occupies eight buildings, most of which are located in west campus.
*Fuller E. Callaway Jr. Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
**Integrated Acoustics Laboratory (anechoic-chamber)
**Manufacturing, CAE/Design, and Automation/ Mechatronics research groups
*Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)
**Tribology and Mechanics of Materials research groups
**Student machine shops including "Invention Studio"
* J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building (MRDC II)
**Underwater acoustics tank, wind tunnel, and MEMS clean room
**Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and MEMS research groups
* Frank H. Neely Research Center
**Nuclear and Radiological Engineering/Medical Physics program
**Fission, Fusion, and Medical Physics research groups
*Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building
**Bioengineering research group
*Institute of Paper Science and Technology
The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), is a research institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Founded in 1929 as the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, Wisconsin, it moved to Georgia Tech's campus in 1989, and integrated its op ...
**Heat Transfer research group
** Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
*IPST Centennial Engineering Building
*Student Competition Center The Student Competition Center is the home of the student competition teams at Georgia Institute of Technology. These teams include GT Motorsports, GT Offroad, Solar Racing (formerly SolarJackets), RoboJackets, Wreck Racing, HyTech Racing, and the ...
(Tin Building)
**Houses various student competition groups, including GT motorsports, GT Off-Road (the SAE-baja team), Robojackets and Wreck Racing
Wreck Racing is a Georgia Tech automotive competition team, based in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. The team is composed of undergraduate and graduate students from the various schools within Georgia Tech and is based in the Stud ...
See also
*John Saylor Coon
John Saylor Coon (November 22, 1854 – May 16, 1938) was the first Mechanical Engineering and Drawing Professor at Georgia Tech, and he was also the first chair of Georgia Tech's Mechanical Engineering Department. Coon made significant cont ...
* J. Brandon Dixon
References
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