Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering

FAMU–FSU College of Engineering
Type	Engineering school
Established	1982
Affiliation	Florida State University; Florida A&M University
Dean	Suvranu De
Students	2,584 total; 2,268 (FSU); 316 (FAMU)
Location	Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.; 30°25′13″N 84°19′4″W / 30.42028°N 84.31778°W
Website	www.eng.famu.fsu.edu

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is the joint college of engineering of Florida A&M University and Florida State University. The College of Engineering was established as a joint program serving two universities in Tallahassee, Florida: The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, which received recognition from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 for ranking number one as the institution of origin for African Americans earning Doctorates in Natural Science and Engineering; and, Florida State University which has gained worldwide recognition for its extensive graduate and research programs. The college is located less than three miles from either university.

As of 2014, the school enrolls about 2,584 undergraduates and graduate students, including Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Ph.D.-seeking students. 2,268 of these students attend FSU^[1] and 316 attend FAMU.^[2] The college operates from a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m²) complex of buildings next to Innovation Park in Tallahassee.

All programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the ABET and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

History

An engineering school previously existed at Florida State University until the early 1970s, when a downturn in engineering jobs nationally, felt especially in Florida with the downscaling of Project Apollo and the rest of NASA's crewed space program in Central Florida,^[3] led to a decision to disestablish the school and relinquish undergraduate and postgraduate engineering education in state universities to the University of Florida, the University of South Florida, and Florida Technological University (later renamed the University of Central Florida) while still maintaining programs in mathematics, chemistry and physics at FSU.

The 122,159 sq. ft. Phase I Building was completed and occupied in 1988. That year, enrollment at the college exceeded 1000. In 1993, the first PhD degree was awarded and enrollment officially passed 2,000. In 1998, the 98,004 sq. ft. Phase II Building was completed and occupied.^[4]

Research

The College of Engineering has over $125 million of sponsored research under single and multi-year contracts. The college has annual research expenditures of more than $14 million.^[5] The research productivity at the College of Engineering provides opportunities for more than 300 graduate students to conduct their research.

In 2007, Florida State University announced the construction of a Materials Research Building near the College of Engineering.^[6]

The College of Engineering also operates a Challenger Learning Center in downtown Tallahassee, with a planetarium and IMAX theater. This project was cosponsored by NASA.^[7]

Departments, schools, and programs

Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research centers, institutes and labs

FSU's High-Performance Materials Institute opened in 2008.

Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Center (AME) at FSU
Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC)
Center for Accessibility and Safety for an Aging Population (ASAP)
Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) at FSU
Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR)
Crashworthiness & Impact Analysis Laboratory (CIAL)
Center for Nanomagnetics and Biotechnology (CNB)
Energy Research at College of Engineering
Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC) at FSU
Florida Advanced Center for Composite Technologies (FAC2T), which became Florida’s first National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)
Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)
Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center (FREEDM)
High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) at FSU
Institute for Energy systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES) at FSU
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
Undergraduate Research Center for Cutting Edge Technologies (URCCET)

National rankings

U.S. News & World Report (2015 edition)

Department	Ranking^[8]
Overall College of Engineering	102nd overall in the United States
Chemical Engineering	102nd overall
Civil Engineering	NR overall
Computer Engineering	102nd overall
Environmental Engineering	NR overall
Industrial Engineering	65th overall
Mechanical Engineering	88th overall
Electrical Engineering	102nd overall
Biomedical Engineering	NR overall
Manufacturing Engineering	65th overall