The College of Engineering 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 ...

provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including

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civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, industrial,

mechanical Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations ...

, materials engineering,

biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

, and biomolecular

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, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering. The College of Engineering is the oldest and largest college of the institution.

History

The history of the College of Engineering spans more than 125 years, since the founding of Georgia Tech. Beginning with classes for

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in 1888, the College of Engineering has evolved into separate Schools for more than 10 fields of engineering.

Programs, departments and schools

* Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering *

Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is a department in the Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, and Peking University College of Engineering dedicated to the study ...

* School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering * School of Civil and Environmental Engineering * School of Electrical and Computer Engineering *

H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering is a department in the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering, College of Engineering dedicated to education and research in indust ...

* School of Materials Science and Engineering * George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Facilities

The offices of the College of Engineering are located on the third floor of

Tech Tower The Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, commonly known as Tech Tower, is a historic building and focal point of the central campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Locat ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgia Institute Of Technology College Of Engineering

College of Engineering Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education (bachelor's and/or master's degree), and any advanced education and specializations that ...

Engineering schools and colleges in the United States Engineering universities and colleges in Georgia (U.S. state) Educational institutions established in 1885 1885 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) University subdivisions in Georgia (U.S. state)