George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Infobox University
name = G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering


image_size = 150px
caption = Seal of the Georgia Institute of Technology
established = October 13, 1885 [cite news| url=http://gtalumni.org/Publications/magazine/sum04/article1.html | title=A Walk Through Tech's History | publisher = Georgia Tech Alumni Association | work = Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online | accessdate = 2008-05-05 ]
type = Public
endowment = $67,635,999 cite press release | title = The Annual Report of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, 2006 - 2007 | publisher = George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering | date = 2007 | url = http://www.me.gatech.edu/docs/ME07finalrevised.pdf | accessdate = 2008-08-08]
head_label = Chair
head = Bill Wepfer
faculty = 92
staff = 55
students = 2488
undergrad = 1765
postgrad = 723
city = Atlanta
state = Georgia
country = USA
coor = coord|33|46|37|N|84|24|02|W|display=inline|type:edu
campus = Urban
website = [http://www.me.gatech.edu/ http://www.me.gatech.edu]

The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. cite web | title = School Facts | publisher = George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering | date = 2007 | url = http://www.me.gatech.edu/about/facts.shtml | accessdate = 2008-08-08] The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and radiological engineering that are accredited by ABET. cite web|url=http://www.abet.org/schoolarea&regioneac.asp#G |title=ABET |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=ABET ] According to "US News & World Report", the school ranks 6th in undergraduate mechanical engineering, 7th in graduate mechanical engineering, and 11th in undergraduate nuclear and radiological engineering.

The G. W. Woodruff School is the only academic institution to be recognized as the a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [cite web|url=http://www.asme.org/Communities/History/Landmarks/George_W_Woodruff_School.cfm| title=The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering|publisher=ASME International|accessdate=2008-05-07]

Degrees Offered

The G. W. Woodruff School offers two undergraduate degrees, five graduate degrees, and four post-graduate degrees. [cite web | title = Degrees | publisher = George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering | date = 2007 | url = http://www.coe.gatech.edu/academics/me.php | accessdate = 2008-08-08]
* BS: Mechanical Engineering
* BS: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

* MS: Mechanical Engineering
* MS: Nuclear Engineering
* MS: Medical Physics
* MS: Paper Science & Engineering
* MS: Bioengineering

* PhD: with a Major in Mechanical Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
* PhD: with a Major in Bioengineering
* PhD: with a Major in Paper Science & Engineering

Facilities

The G.W. Woodruff School occupies eight buildings, most of which located in west campus. [cite web| title = Facilities| publisher = George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering| date = 2007| url = http://www.me.gatech.edu/about/facilities.shtml| accessdate = 2008-08-08]
*Fuller E. Callaway, Jr. Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
**Integrated Acoustics Laboratory (anechoic-chamber)
**Manufacturing, CAE/Design, and Automation/ Mechatronics research groups
*Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)
**Tribology and Mechanics of Materials research groups
**Student machine shops
*J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building (MRDC II)
**Underwater acoustics tank, wind tunnel, and MEMS clean room
**Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and MEMS research groups
*Frank H. Neely Research Center
**Nuclear and Radiological Engineering/Medical Physics program
**Fission, Fusion, and Medical Physics research groups
*Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building
**Bioengineering research group
*Institute of Paper Science and Technology
**Heat Transfer research group
*IPST Centennial Engineering Building
*Student Competition Center (Tin Building)
**Houses various student competition groups, including gt motorsports, GT Off-Road (the SAE-baja team), Robojackets and Wreck Racing

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