Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Infobox_University
name =Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
established =1953
type =Private
affiliations =The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
dean =Alan R. Parkinson
city =Provo
state =Utah
country =United States
campus =Brigham Young University
website =http://www.et.byu.edu/

The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology represents Brigham Young University's engineering discipline and includes the following engineering departments: chemical, civil, electrical and computer, mechanical, and the school of technology. In the 2003-2004 school year, the College graduated 599 undergraduate students, 92 master's students, and 22 doctorate students. [http://www.et.byu.edu/college_statistics.htm]

History

The College had roots going back to the introduction of Brigham Young Academy, but the College's more official beginning occurred when the first dean, Dr. Harvey Fletcher, organized a program in 1953 that is more similar to engineering today. In 1965, just 13 years after the colleges introduction, the enrollment for the College was at the median compared to engineering schools in the United States. By 1969, enrollment had reached the 70th percentile. The college has continued to expand, and now includes 3 main facilities for its students: the Clyde building, the Crabtree building, and the Snell building. Some notable contributions to come from the College during its history include Philo T. Farnsworth's work on the television, and Harvey Fletcher's pioneering work on stereo sound which was used to design the acoustics for the DeJong Concert Hall of the College of Fine Arts at BYU.

Current Status and Research

The college currently includes many different research areas. The college was renamed in 2003 to honor Ira A. Fulton, an Arizona Businessman, who donated money to the College. Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering is also named for Ira Fulton.With those donations, the College was able to purchase a supercomputer that is used for research by the College and the BYU campus community. Just a couple of the many [http://www.et.byu.edu/research_overview.htm research projects] the College is involved with include the [http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/magicc/cmsmadesimple/ MAGICC lab] and the [http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/electriccars/ Electric Vehicle Racing team] . The MAGICC Lab is involved with designing automated devices such as robots and unmanned air vehicles. The team has worked in conjunction with Military contractors, and the team has continually placed at competitions involving UAVs. The Electric Vehicle Racing team has worked in conjunction with National Instruments, and has designed high power electric racing vehicles used for competitions.

The College received rankings in U.S. News and World Report's 2005 report placing it at 81st in the nation. Specifically, Mechanical Engineering was ranked 53rd, and Electrical and Computer Engineering was ranked 68th in their respective graduate programs. [http://www.et.byu.edu/news_usnews.htm]

Degrees Offered

Department of Chemical Engineering
*BS — Chemical Engineering
*MS — Chemical Engineering
*PhD — Chemical Engineering

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
*BS — Civil Engineering
*MS — Civil Engineering
*PhD — Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
*BS — Computer Engineering
*BS — Electrical Engineering
*MS — Electrical Engineering
*PhD — Electrical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering
*BS — Mechanical Engineering
*MS — Mechanical Engineering
*PhD — Mechanical Engineering

School of Technology
*BS — Construction Management
*BS — Facilities Management
*BFA — Industrial Design
*BS — Information Technology
*BS — Manufacturing Engineering Technology
*BS — Technology Teacher Education
*Minor — Information Technology
*Minor — Manufacturing
*MS — Technology

External links

* [http://www.et.byu.edu/ Official Website]