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| Type | Public engineering school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1889 |
Parent institution | Oregon State University |
| Accreditation | ABET |
| Dean | Scott Ashford |
| Undergraduates | 8,500+ |
| Location | , U.S. 44°34′02″N 123°16′29″W / 44.5672°N 123.2748°W |
| Colors | Orange and black[1] |
| Website | engineering |
Oregon State University's College of Engineering is the engineering college of Oregon State University, a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon. U.S. News & World Report ranks OSU's engineering college 69th in the nation for 2024.[2] The ranking makes the college one of the top two in the Northwest, while the college's nuclear engineering school ranks 12th nationally.[3]
In 2022 student enrollment at the college reached over 9,800, with just over 8,500 of those undergraduates. The college is now the largest on campus and the seventh largest engineering college in the nation (2023).[4]
History
Oregon State University is the only public university in the state to offer fully accredited degrees in all of the major engineering fields. OSU was designated Oregon's engineering university by the State Board of Higher Education in 1914, with the goal of providing the university a distinct curriculum among Oregon universities.[6] The College of Engineering claims over 35,000 graduates since its founding in 1889.[7]
Schools
Campus
OSU engineering continues to expand its campus footprint to accommodate higher enrollments and the addition of new programs. A new 153,000-square-foot building was added to the campus in 2006. The Kelley Engineering Center is home to the school of electrical engineering and computer science. A major remodel was also completed to Kearney Hall in 2008. The recent renovation now serves home to the school of civil and construction management engineering.
Size
As of Fall 2022, there were over 9,800 students enrolled in the College of Engineering at the Corvallis campus.[8] The College of Engineering's faculty is made up of approximately 122 members whose time is split between teaching and research.[9] The college's operational budget for the 2022–2023 school year was $128.2 million with $64.6 million from research grants and $19.4 million from private donors.[10]
Computer science (CS) students set a new record in 2022. CS students were awarded more CS degrees than any other engineering college in the nation.[11]
Research
A team of scientists from OSU's Nuclear Science and Engineering school is credited with inventing the first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in 2007. OSU's SMR was used by NuScale Power as the prototype for the NuScale Power Module and is used within their VOYGR power plants. As of 2023, the NuScale Power Module is the only SMR approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for operation in the US.[12] SMR's are designed to power individual commercial operations, rather than entire cities. The latest SMR OSU and NuScale Power developed delivers up to 50 megawatts of energy (MWe). Up to six NuScale Power Modules can be used in a single VOYGR power plant, producing up to 300 MWe. OSU and NuScale Power are working with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to increase the output per module to 77 MWe and allow up to 12 modules in a single VOYGR powerplant for a maximum output of 924 MWe.[13]
Expansion
College of engineering alum and nVIDIA founder and CEO, Jen-Hsun “Jensen” Huang, is helping to build a $200 million research and education center planned for campus. The center will be named after the alum and his wife, Lori Huang, who are donating $50 million to the project. The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex (CIC) will feature a massive AI supercomputer powered by nVIDIA hardware.[14]
The campus recently celebrated the opening of Johnson Hall. The Hall is the new home for the school of chemical, biological, and environmental engineering. Peter Johnson and his wife, Rosalie, both alumni of the school, sponsored the new addition with a $7 million dollar gift for its construction in 2016. The 58,000 square-foot building features an entryway plaza, modern offices, laboratory classrooms and open spaces for the school's faculty and students. Johnson invented a device and process used to manufacture longer-lasting lead-acid car batteries in 1980. He went on to found Tekmax Inc. in 1981.[15][16]
Notable alumni
- Thomas J. Autzen, electrical engineer, co-inventor of plywood manufacturing glue-spreader
- Richard D. Braatz, acclaimed researcher in control theory and its applications, current Edwin R. Gilliland professor in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- George Bruns, an American composer of music for film and television, four Academy Award nominations, and three Grammy Award nominations.
- Randy Conrads, Classmates.com founder
- Marion Eugene Carl, American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator
- Holly Cornell, co-founder of international environmental engineering company CH2M
- Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse
- Paul Hugh Emmett, Chemical engineer who pioneered in catalysis, co-namesake of BET theory and member of the Manhattan Project
- Dick Fosbury, best known for inventing the Fosbury flop, gold medalist in 1968 Olympics, co-owner of Galena Engineering, Inc. in Ketchum, Idaho.
- Peter Gassner, co-founder of Veeva Systems
- Elmer E. Hall, US Marine Corps. commander of 8th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Tarawa.
- Milton Harris, founder of Harris Research Laboratories (known as Gillette today)
- Thomas Burke Hayes, co-founder of international environmental engineering company CH2M
- James Howland, co-founder of international environmental engineering company CH2M
- Jen-Hsun Huang, founder of nVIDIA Corp
- Glenn Jackson, former Oregon Transportation Commission chair, namesake Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
- Timothy S. Leatherman of Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
- Conde McCullough, known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101
- Roger Nichols, eight-time Grammy Award-winning recording engineer for many major musical artists of the 1970s-80s.
- William Oefelein, NASA Astronaut
- Glenn Odekirk, Hughes Aircraft Aerospace Engineer, helped design the H-4 Hercules, portrayed in the 2004 movie The Aviator as "Odie"
- Hüsnü Özyeğin, founder of Finansbank in 1987, one of Turkey's most successful bankers.
- Linus Pauling, 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry & 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient; the only person ever to win two unshared Nobel Prizes
- Donald Pettit, NASA astronaut
- Stephen O. Rice, pioneer in the related fields of information theory, communications theory, and telecommunications
- Ada-Rhodes Short, mechatronic design engineer and transgender rights activist
- Bert Sperling, acclaimed author and researcher of cities, owner of BestPlaces.net
- Frederick Steiwer, Oregon state senator. district attorney and 1936 Republican presidential candidate
- William Tebeau, first African-American male graduate, chemical engineering, 1948, namesake of William Tebeau Residence Hall
- Lee Arden Thomas, acclaimed early Oregon architect, known for designing landmark downtown buildings
- Earl A. Thompson, American engineer and inventor, credited with the invention of the synchromesh manual transmission in 1918.
- James K. Weatherford, Oregon attorney, judge, and state politician
- John A. Young, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Peter C. Zimmerman, Oregon state senator and advocate of independently owned farms
Notable faculty
- Octave Levenspiel, emeritus professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University, author of five books, and member of the National Academy of Engineering
- Jose Reyes, team lead of OSU nuclear scientists credited with the invention of the commercial Small Modular Reactor (SMR).
References
- ↑ "Colors | Oregon State University Relations and Marketing". July 8, 2019.
- ↑ "U.S. News & World Report". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Oregon State University - Nuclear Engineering Ranking". U.S. News & World Report & World Report. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ↑ "College of Engineering Fact Sheet" (PDF). engineering.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ↑ Lundeberg, Steve. "Bipedal robot developed at Oregon State achieves Guinness World Record in 100 meters". OSU. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ Groshong, James W. "The Making of a University – Oregon State University". oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet". oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ↑ "College of Engineering Fact Sheet" (PDF). engineering.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ↑ "College of Engineering Fact Sheet" (PDF). engineering.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ↑ "College of Engineering Fact Sheet" (PDF). engineering.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ↑ "College of Engineering Fact Sheet" (PDF). engineering.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Oregon Company Tied to OSU Invents Small Nuclear Reactor". oregon.arcsfoundation.org. ARC Foundation. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Burnell, Scott. "NRC to Begin Reviewing Portions of NuScale's Small Modular Reactor Standard Design Approval Application" (PDF). nrc.gov. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Peckham, Oliver (October 17, 2022). "Oregon State University to Launch Nvidia-Powered Supercomputer Center". hpcwire.com. Tabor Communications. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ↑ Hautula, Keith. "n Memoriam: Peter Johnson". alumnimag.engineering.oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Creating a Campus Hub". srgpartnership.com. SRG Partnership Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2023.