George R. Brown School of Engineering

George R. Brown School of Engineering
Type	Private
Established	1975
Dean	Ned Thomas
Academic staff	120
Undergraduates	1,375
Postgraduates	880
Location	Houston, Texas, United States
Campus	Urban, 285 acres (1.15 km²)^[1]
Affiliations	Rice University
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The George R. Brown School of Engineering is an academic school at Rice University in Houston, Texas. It contains the departments of Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Statistics. Engineering has been part of Rice's curriculum since the university's founding in 1912, but the school was not established as its own unit until 1975.

History

Duncan Hall, home of computational engineering at Rice

In its earliest days, Rice offered courses in chemical, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. Over the years, the engineering program grew, and in 1975 the George R. Brown School of Engineering was established, and named after George R. Brown, a major donor and leader of Brown & Root Inc. Presently, the school comprises nine academic departments and includes 16 research institutes and centers. One third of Rice's students are engineering majors.

Teaching

Among the more than 100 engineering faculty are 14 members of the National Academies of Engineering, Science and Medicine. Students work closely with professors, often working in labs and research projects. Departments and centers within the school of engineering take advantage of Houston's role as a center for the energy industry, medical research, space exploration, and the city's rapidly growing high-technology sector. Several departments have active industrial affiliates programs, and many research projects are undertaken with local companies. Students benefit from these relationships through collaborative research projects, summer internships, and making contacts for employment before graduation.

References

↑ "Rice Facts - Campus". Rice University. Retrieved 2008-11-21.

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Rice University

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Coordinates: 29°43′13″N 95°23′56″W / 29.7204°N 95.3989°W / 29.7204; -95.3989

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