FEATURES
The fantastic five
The past five years have seen extraordinary growth and groundbreaking accomplishments for the College.
The Fantastic Five (PDF, 1.6 MB).
- 21 National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
- Research awards grew from $43 million to $78 million
- More than 90 faculty hires
- 15 new distinguished professorships established
The past five years have been very good to the College of Engineering. Thanks to strong leadership, robust outside support and the amazing work of our faculty and students, the College is even more admired and serves more people than at any time in its history.
2006
- Dedication of Engineering Building II
- Dean Martin-Vega named College's first Hispanic dean
2007
- Opening of Golden LEAF BTEC
- Alumnus Rajendra Pachauri shares Nobel Peace Prize
2008
- Awarded NSF FREEDM Systems Center
- Collaboration with the College of Veterinary Medicine produces world's first osseointegrated leg implant for a dog
- Joseph DeSimone, Keith Gubbins and Carol Hall named to list of "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" by American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2009
- US News & World Report lists Engineering Online as the nation's largest public online engineering graduate program
- Nancy Allbritton named head of biomedical engineering; the College's first female department head
- Industrial Extension Service reaches goal of creating $1 billion in economic value to NC manufacturers from 2006 to 2010
- Laura Bottomley wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
2010
- Ranked 15th in Wall Street Journal recruiters' survey
- Granted leadership role in US Dept. of Energy nuclear energy hub
- Joined Duke University to co-host National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Summit
- Opening of Engineering Building III
- Michael Steer receives US Army Commander's Award for Public Service
2011
- Ranked in top 15 for video game design and development
- Hosted President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
- Jay Narayan recognized with Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Prize
Enrollment
- Master's enrollment increased by 47.5 percent
- Doctoral enrollment increased by 20 percent
- More than half of incoming freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class
Students
- 1st Place, 2010 BMEStart Design Competition
- 2010 Women in Aerospace Foundation Scholarship, inaugural winner
- 1st Place, 2006 IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition
Economic Development
- 295 new invention disclosures
- 258 new patents filed
- 95 new patents issued
- 15 new startups
Distance Education
- 8 new Engineering Online master's programs
Outside Support
- More than $265 million raised in Achieve! Campaign, exceeding College goal by $40 million
- Endowment corpus grew from $35.8 million to $56.7 million (58 percent)
Research
- Research expenditures grew from $103 million to $136 million (32 percent)
New Faculty
- 8 new department heads
- 10 new underrepresented minority faculty
- 18 new female faculty