The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering is one of the schools and colleges at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was established on September 1, 1947 as the School of Engineering and now considered as the best public engineering school in New England, enrolling 2250 undergraduate students and 610 graduate students including 300 M.S. students and 310 Ph.D. students for the 2018–2019 school year.[4] The College of Engineering at UMass Amherst has eight buildings, including the Elab II, research facilities, computer labs, and graduate offices. It has more than 16,000 living alumni around the world.[5]
Departments
The College of Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst contains five departments:[6]
The College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers seven Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. These programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET:
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate programs
Master of Science (M.S.) degrees
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Doctoral programs
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Research Centers
The College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst host number of research centers including;[12]
Center for Biological Physics
Center for e-Design
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
Cybersecurity Institute
Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
Institute for Applied Life Sciences
Center for Bioactive Delivery
Center for Personalized Health Monitoring
Models to Medicine Center
MassNanoTech Institute
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Northeast Climate Adaption Science Center
The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research (TIMBR)
UMass Transportation Center
Water Resources Research Center
Wind Energy Center
WINSSS: National Center for Innovative Small Drinking Water Systems