SEAS Programs Highly Ranked

SEAS programs in applied physics, environmental engineering, engineering mechanics, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and operations research have been ranked in the top 10 for faculty productivity in 2007 by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

"The School is pleased that 6 of our 15 programs are ranked in the top 10," said Gerald A. Navratil, Interim Dean. "It is one objective measure that our efforts to recruit and retain faculty of the highest caliber are succeeding."

The program in environmental engineering attained the highest ranking, fourth place. Mechanical engineering ranked fifth; engineering mechanics and operations research each ranked sixth; industrial engineering ranked seventh, and applied physics ranked eighth. The School was among more than 375 universities offering the full Ph.D. program that were ranked by The Chronicle.

 

Y. Lawrence Yao, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, said, "We are pleased with the scientific and engineering advancements brought about by our top-notch faculty members, and we continue to deliver rigorous education to our top-quality graduate and undergraduate student body, while developing strong relations with our alumni. We are confident of our growth in the years to come." In his department, faculty was ranked first in the category of Journal Publications per Faculty and second in Total Value of New Grants Per Faculty. 

 

Environmental engineering was ranked first in Citations per Paper, Percentage of Faculty Getting a New Grant and New Grants Per Faculty and second in Total Value of New Grants Per Faculty. Engineering mechanics was ranked first in Journal Publications Per Faculty; applied physics ranked second in Percentage of Faculty with Journal Publication Cited by Another Work;

 

Complete results of the data and methodology behind the rankings can be viewed on the Chronicle website.