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{{Short description|Engineering school of the University of Michigan}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox university
| name = University of Michigan<br>College of Engineering
| image = Seal of the University of Michigan.svg
| image_upright = .7
| other_name = Michigan Engineering
| established = 1854
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[engineering school]]
| ___location = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
| parent = [[University of Michigan]]
| endowment = [[United States dollar|US $]]807.6 [[1000000000 (number)|million]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/facts|title=Facts & Figures {{!}} Michigan Engineering|website=www.engin.umich.edu|access-date=2016-06-01|archive-date=2016-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613072740/http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/facts|url-status=live}}</ref>
| dean = [[Karen Thole]]
| faculty = 579<ref name="autogenerated1" />
| students = 9,682<ref name="autogenerated1" />
| undergrad = 6,351<ref name="autogenerated1" />
| postgrad = 3,331<ref name="autogenerated1" />
| campus = 800 acres (3.25 km<sup>2</sup>)
| nickname =
| website = {{URL|https://engin.umich.edu}}
| mapframe = no
}}
The '''University of Michigan College of Engineering''' (branded as '''Michigan Engineering''') is the [[engineering school]] of the [[University of Michigan]], a public research university in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]].
== History ==
The college was founded in 1854,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cee.engin.umich.edu/about/history/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=cee.engin.umich.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> with courses in civil engineering. Since its founding, the College of Engineering established some of the earliest programs in various fields such as [[data science]], [[computer science]], [[electrical engineering]], and [[nuclear engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Data Science Major | Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan |url=https://cse.engin.umich.edu/academics/undergraduate/data-science-eng// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826220130/https://cse.engin.umich.edu/academics/undergraduate/data-science-eng/ |archive-date=2022-08-26 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Computer Science and Engineering}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Degree Options – Bulletin |url=https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/ug-ed/degrees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112042409/https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/ug-ed/degrees/ |archive-date=2018-11-12 |access-date=2018-06-02 |website=bulletin.engin.umich.edu}}</ref> The college's [[aerospace engineering]] program celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. The Materials Science and Engineering program is the oldest continuing metallurgy and materials program in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} In 2021, it founded the first Robotics Department among the top 10 engineering schools in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 December 2021 |title=U-M founds first robotics department among top 10 engineering schools |url=https://news.umich.edu/u-m-founds-first-robotics-department-among-top-10-engineering-schools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211145238/https://news.umich.edu/u-m-founds-first-robotics-department-among-top-10-engineering-schools/ |archive-date=Dec 11, 2021 |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=news.umich.edu |publisher=University of Michigan News |language=en}}</ref>
The college was first located on the University's Central Campus before moving to the University's North Campus — which occupies approximately 800 acres (3.25 km<sup>2</sup>) — starting in the late 1940s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How North Campus came to be {{!}} The University Record |url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/how-north-campus-came-to-be/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=record.umich.edu}}</ref> Today, the College of Engineering is prominently located in the center of the University's North Campus (the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory is located on Central Campus), which is shared with the [[School of Music, Theatre, and Dance|School of Music, Theatre and Dance]], [[Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design|School of Art and Design]], and the [[Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning]]. The North Campus also houses [[Lurie Tower]], one of 2 [[Carillon|grand carillons]] on the Ann Arbor campus, and one of only 23 [[List of carillons|in the world]].
=== List of deans ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Name
!Service year
!Length<br><small>(Approx.)</small>
!Field of study
!Post-service
|-
|1
|[[Charles Ezra Greene]]
|1895–1903
|8 years
|Civil
|
|-
|2
|[[Mortimer Elwyn Cooley]]
|1903–1928
|25 years
|Mechanical
|
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|''acting''
|George W. Patterson
|1927–1928
|1 year
|Electrical
|
|-
|3
|Herbert Charles Sadler
|1928–1937
|9 years
|Marine
|
|-
|4
|Henry C. Anderson
|1937–1939
|2 years
|Mechanical
|
|-
|5
|Ivan C. Crawford
|1940–1951
|11 years
|Water
|Director of [[Colorado Water Conservation Board|Colorado Water Board]]
|-
|6
|George Granger Brown
|1951–1957
|6 years
|Chemical
|
|-
|7
|[[Stephen S. Attwood|Stephen Stanley Attwood]]
|1957–1965
|8 years
|Electrical
|Professor at the university
|-
|8
|[[Gordon Van Wylen]]
|1965–1972
|7 years
|Physics
|9th president of [[Hope College]]
|-
|9
|[[David V. Ragone]]
|1972–1980
|8 years
|Metallurgical
|3rd president of [[Case Western Reserve University|Case Western Reserve]]
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|''acting''
|Hansford W. Farris
|1980–1981
|1 year
|Electrical
|Professor at the university
|-
|10
|[[James Duderstadt|James J. Duderstadt]]
|1981–1986
|5 years
|Nuclear
|11th president of the University of Michigan
|-
|11
|[[Charles M. Vest]]
|1986–1989
|3 years
|Mechanical
|15th president of [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|''interim''
|[[Daniel E. Atkins|Daniel E. Atkins III]]
|1989–1990
|1 year
|Computer
|Professor at the university
|-
|12
|Peter M. Banks
|1990–1996
|6 years
|Climate and Space
|Retired from the university
|-
|13
|Stephen W. Director
|1996–2005
|9 years
|Electrical
|Provost of [[Northeastern University]]
|-
|14
|[[David C. Munson|David C. Munson Jr.]]
|2006–2016
|10 years
|Electrical
|10th president of [[Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT]]
|-
|15
|[[Alec Gallimore]]
|2016–2023
|7 years
|Aerospace
|Provost of [[Duke University]]
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|''interim''
|Steven L. Ceccio
|2023–2024
|1 year
|Marine
|Professor at the university
|-
|16
|[[Karen Thole]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gosal |first=Sachi |date=2024-05-14 |title=UMich appoints Karen A. Thole as first female College of Engineering dean |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/umich-appoints-karen-a-thole-as-first-female-college-of-engineering-dean/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The Michigan Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2024–present
|''incumbent''
|Mechanical
|
|}
==Academic programs==
[[File:Old Engineering Building 1839.jpg|thumb|The original Engineering Building on [[The Diag]], built in 1839, was also known as the Southeast Professors' House. It was used by the Engineering School from 1892 to 1922.]]
[[File:Engineering Shops 1885.jpg|thumb|The Engineering Shops on [[The Diag]], built in 1885]]
[[File:West Hall.jpg|thumb|West Hall (West Engineering Building) on The Diag]]
The college grants degrees at the [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|Master's]], and [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] levels. The undergraduate degree programs offered by the college are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://majors.engin.umich.edu/|title=Explore Michigan Engineering Majors|website=Michigan Engineering|access-date=2023-05-25}}</ref>
*Aerospace Engineering
*Biomedical Engineering
*Chemical Engineering
*Civil Engineering
*Climate and Meteorology
*Computer Engineering
*Computer Science
*Data Science
*Electrical Engineering
*Engineering Physics
*Environmental Engineering
*Industrial and Operations Engineering
*Materials Science and Engineering
*Mechanical Engineering
*Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
*Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
*Robotics
*Space Science and Engineering
College-wide programs, which offer specialized courses or instruction, include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engin.umich.edu/academics/departments-programs/|title=Departments and programs|website=Michigan Engineering|access-date=2023-05-25}}</ref>
*Applied Physics
*Engineering Education Research
*Macromolecular Science & Engineering
*Tauber Institute for Global Operations
*Transportation Research Institute
==Laboratories and facilities==
[[File:University of Michigan August 2013 044 (Wind Tunnel Labs).jpg|thumb|The Wind Tunnel Labs on the north campus]]
Various laboratories are located at the college of engineering, including the [[Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems|Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (WIMS)]] and the Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), both of which are [[National Science Foundation|NSF]] laboratories. Another major laboratory is the Center for Ultra-Fast Optical Sciences. The Phoenix Memorial Laboratory is a laboratory dedicated to research into the peaceful use of nuclear technology. It once housed the [[Ford Nuclear Reactor]], which was decommissioned in 2003.
The College of Engineering also has 11 [[wind tunnel]]s, [[electron microscope]] and [[ion beam]] laboratories, a civil engineering test facility, and [[Solid state (electronics)|solid state]] manufacturing facilities. Various laboratories dedicated to [[automotive engineering]], [[Neutron Science Laboratory|neutron science]], optical sciences, and [[robotic]]s are scattered throughout the college. A [[hydrodynamics]] laboratory is located on the University's Central Campus. An office of the [[Weather Underground (weather service)|Weather Underground]] is located at the College of Engineering.
The Duderstadt Center, formerly the Media Union and affectionately known as "The Dude" by engineering students, is named after former University president and nuclear engineering professor [[James Duderstadt]]. It houses the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library and also contains [[computer cluster]]s, audio and video editing laboratories, galleries, and studios, as well as usability and various digital media laboratories, including [[virtual reality]]. The Millennium Project, which focuses on the future of the university learning environment, is also housed in the Duderstadt Center.
Computer services and networking is provided by the '''Computer-Aided Engineering Network''', more commonly known as '''CAEN'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IT Help {{!}} Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan |url=https://cse.engin.umich.edu/about/resources/it-help/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Computer Science and Engineering |language=en-US}}</ref> CAEN operates various computer laboratories throughout the College of Engineering facilities and the university campus.
The University of Michigan, partnering with the [[Michigan Department of Transportation]], opened a 32-acre [[proving ground]] test course for [[autonomous cars]] in 2015. The course, called [[Mcity]], was built on the site of a former [[Pfizer]] facility, which the University purchased in 2009. Mcity contains five miles of roads and includes a mock town square, tunnel, highway exit ramps, a railroad crossing, gravel roadway, traffic circle, roundabout, and other obstacles. Faculty and engineering students utilize Mcity to work on projects and collaborate with automakers and suppliers who test vehicle technology at the course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/07/20/driverless-car-testing-site-mcity-opens-ann-arbor/30409241/ |title=Driverless car testing site MCity opens in Ann Arbor |author=Burden, Melissa |work=The Detroit News |date=July 20, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816053733/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/07/20/driverless-car-testing-site-mcity-opens-ann-arbor/30409241/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2019 professors Elliot Soloway and Cathie Norris founded the [[University of Michigan Center for Digital Curricula]] under the auspices of the University of Michigan College of Engineering for the purposes of building fully digital open curricula.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gewertz |first= Catherine |date= June 2, 2020 |title= How Technology, Coronavirus Will Change Teaching by 2025 |url= https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/03/how-technology-coronavirus-will-change-teaching-by.html |work= [[Education Week]] |___location= [[Bethesda, Maryland]] |access-date= July 31, 2020 |archive-date= August 3, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200803103118/https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/03/how-technology-coronavirus-will-change-teaching-by.html |url-status= live }}</ref> This curricula is primarily designed to be delivered using the Collabrify Roadmaps<ref>{{cite news |last1=Norris |first1=Cathie |last2=Soloway |first2=Elliot |date=June 16, 2020 |title=The Lesson of COVID-19: Learning at School and Learning at Home Must Be Seamless |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/06/16/seamless.aspx |work=T.H.E. Journal |___location=[[Woodland Hills, California]] |access-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716221126/https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/06/16/seamless.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> software platform developed by the Norris and Soloway in the mid 2010s.
==Rankings==
The College of Engineering is ranked No. 7 in the United States by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in its 2021 publication.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Michigan Engineering Ranking |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-02088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229200542/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-02088 |archive-date=2020-02-29 |access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
==Honor Code==
College of Engineering students are required to understand and adhere to an Honor Code<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.engin.umich.edu/students/honorcode/|title=Michigan Engineering | Welcome to the Honor Council<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2007-10-18|archive-date=2007-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025013349/http://www.engin.umich.edu/students/honorcode/|url-status=live}}</ref> governing the completion of classwork and examinations, as well as conduct when using CAEN computers. Students observing a violation of the Honor Code are required by the Honor Code to report it.
During examinations, the College of Engineering differs from other University of Michigan academic units in that the instructor is typically not present in the room (i.e., the exam is not [[proctor]]ed). Instructors tell students their ___location during the examination, such as in their office or sitting in the hallway, in case there are questions. Students are guaranteed at least one empty seat between themselves and the next closest person. Minimal conversation is allowed, given that it does not concern the content of the examination. Students can also leave and re-enter the room without permission.
The following Honor Pledge, or a variation of it, must be written and signed on an exam (or occasionally other assignments) before it will be graded: "I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this (exam/assignment/etc.), nor have I concealed any violations of the Honor Code."
All assignments, whether submitted in writing or electronically, for a lecture or laboratory class, must be the product of the student's own work, unless collaboration is specifically allowed by the instructor. If collaboration is allowed, the instructor will specify the degree to which it is allowed. In addition, all sources of ideas as well as direct quotations must be cited.
Tampering with CAEN computers or attempting to illegally copy licensed software from them is also considered a violation of the Honor Code.
If suspected of an Honor Code violation, an Honor Council member will be assigned to the incident and attempt to gather information on the incident. The student(s) involved will then be required to appear before the students in the Honor Council. The Council gives its decision to the Faculty Committee on Discipline, who makes the final determination of punishment, if any, for the student(s). If desired, the student(s) can waive the Honor Council hearing and go directly to the Committee. The student(s) then receive the decision by mail.
Honor Council records are confidential and not placed in the student's regular file.
==Student organizations==
[[File:University of Michigan August 2013 025 (Pierpont Commons).jpg|thumb|Pierpont Commons in 2013]]
There are student branches of various professional organizations such as [[American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics|AIAA]], [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] and [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers|ASME]], minority groups such as [[Society of Women Engineers|SWE]], [[National Society of Black Engineers|NSBE]] and [[Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics|oStem]] as well as honor societies such as [[Tau Beta Pi]] and Epeians, the Engineering Leadership Honor Society at [[University of Michigan|Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://epeians.engin.umich.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=53 | title=About the Epeians | publisher=The Epeians Engineering Leadership Honor Society | year=2013 | access-date=2014-01-28 | archive-date=2014-02-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142318/http://epeians.engin.umich.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=53 | url-status=live }}</ref> Most are housed in Pierpont Commons (the student union on North Campus) or in "The Bullpen" in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) building. Engineering Student Government (ESG), represents the student body of the College of Engineering, also has an office in the EECS building.
Many multidisciplinary engineering project teams are primarily housed in the Wilson Student Project Center. Several major project teams include:
* University of Michigan Electric Boat
* Michigan Health Engineered for All Lives (M-HEAL)
* BLUELab
* [[Baja SAE]] Team
* [[Concrete canoe|Concrete Canoe]]
* MRacing Team - [[Formula SAE]]
* Michigan Electric Racing Team (Combined with M-Racing in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mracing.engin.umich.edu/ |title=MRacing |access-date=2023-02-02 |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202010345/https://www.mracing.engin.umich.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>)
* Michigan Mars Rover Team
* Michigan Robotic Submarine
* [[Steel bridge competition|Steel Bridge]]
* Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program (EGL)
* [[University of Michigan Solar Car Team]]
* Michigan Aeronautical Science Association
* University of Michigan Supermileage Team - Shell Eco-Marathon
* MFly
* UM::Autonomy
* Human Powered Submarine
* Human Powered Helicopter
The Michigan Baja Racing team is among the top performing teams nationally. In 2013, the team placed first overall in season points, including two first-place finishes in the four-hour endurance race - the highlight and main focus of each competition. In 2014, the team placed a close second overall in the season, and in 2015, the team placed first again overall in season points. The 2015 season included two out of three competition wins, with three podium finishes including one win in the design event. The 2015 car continued to push the boundaries of the team from a design perspective, including an axially-stressed drive shaft, custom brake calipers, and custom CVT flyweights that gave the team a significant competitive advantage. The 2016 season brings the team to Tennessee, California, and New York. Michigan Baja Racing
In 2006, the UM Human Powered Submarine Team won the International Submarine Races.<ref>{{cite journal | title=U-M Human Powered Submarine Team -- 2006 Champions | url=http://www.engin.umich.edu/news/submarinechamps/ | date=August 1, 2006 | journal=Michigan Engineering | access-date=2007-03-07 | archive-date=2006-08-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830014138/http://www.engin.umich.edu/news/submarinechamps/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Radio Aurora Explorer]], a University of Michigan designed and fabricated Cubesat, is the first [[National Science Foundation]] sponsored [[CubeSat]] mission.
Additionally, over 1/3 of the Michigan Marching Band consists of Michigan Engineers.
==Recurring events==
Tech Day is an event held by the college each [[autumn|fall]] inviting prospective [[high school]] students and their parents, as well as prospective college transfer students, to explore Michigan Engineering. Tech Day brings over 500 prospective students (and over 500 of their parents) together on campus to talk to current students and faculty about the various engineering programs, as well as take part in demonstrations and exhibits showcasing each department.
The SWE/TBP Career Fair is an [[engineering]] [[job fair|career fair]] held each fall as a collaboration between the University of Michigan Student Section of the [[Society of Women Engineers]] and the Michigan Gamma chapter of [[Tau Beta Pi]]. The event began in 1986<ref>{{cite web | url=http://umcareerfair.org/about-us | title=SWE/TBP Career Fair - About Us | publisher=SWE/TBP Career Fair | year=2013 | access-date=2014-01-27 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and has grown to be one of the largest student-run career fairs in the country, hosting nearly 300 companies each year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://career.engin.umich.edu/employers/careerfairs/ | title=Career Fairs - Engineering | publisher=University of Michigan Engineering Career Resource Center | year=2013 | access-date=2014-01-27 | archive-date=2014-01-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130213559/http://career.engin.umich.edu/employers/careerfairs/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
The Engineering Research Symposium is a one-day event that began in 2006 and features student research from the undergraduate through PhD levels, including [[Poster session|poster presentations]], [[scientific visualization]]s, and [[Thesis|dissertation]] work in department-nominated oral and poster presentations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering Research Symposium – Home for the Engineering Research Symposium|url=https://ers.engin.umich.edu/|access-date=2020-06-20|website=ers.engin.umich.edu|archive-date=2020-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621091418/https://ers.engin.umich.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Engineering]]
*[[Glossary of engineering]]
*[[List of University of Michigan people]] – people associated with the college are marked with ''COE''
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
==References==
*''The University of Michigan College of Engineering Bulletin 2004-05''. Vol. 33, number 2. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Marketing Communications (University of Michigan), July 7, 2004.
*[https://www.informs.org/Explore/History-of-O.R.-Excellence/Academic-Institutions/University-of-Michigan History of Operations Research in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan]. The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) web site, accessed September 13, 2019.
==External links==
*[http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/ Michigan Engineering]
*[http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/tour/ Map and Virtual Tour of the College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619073702/http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/tour/ |date=2006-06-19 }}
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