The Department of
Mechanical
Engineering
and Applied Mechanics
is part of the University's College of Engineering
(CoE).
In addition to MEAM, 10 other major engineering disciplines come together to comprise the CoE, which
was ranked #7 in the country for 1997 by U.S.
News and World Report. In addition, U.S. News also
placed six of the CoE's 11 graduate programs within the top five nationally in each of their disciplines.
The CoE has been an engineering leader since it was founded in 1853, a time when fewer than a half-dozen
other American colleges were providing opportunities for formal engineering study. Since then, the U-M
developed the nation's first programs in Metallurgical
Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Aeronautical
Engineering, Nuclear
Engineering,
and Computer
Engineering.
As a MEAM graduate student, you'll benefit from the CoE's tradition of high standards and leadership.
You'll have many opportunities to work closely with faculty and students from other
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CoE departments and take classes in other disciplines. You'll share ideas and problem-solving strategies
during your course work and multidisciplinary research projects. MEAM also offers some joint degree
programs with other areas of engineering, for example, with Aerospace Engineering in the area of fluid mechanics,
and with Industrial
and Operations Engineering (IOE) in the area of manufacturing. To find out more about the
CoE, visit the URL: http://www.engin.umich.edu/
The College of
Engineering is the foundation of the U-M's North Campus, which has grown in size and scope over the
past few years. The CoE's more than 20 buildings house an extensive network of classrooms, 2,900 computer work
stations, and 150 research laboratories, nearly one-third of which operate with yearly budgets over more than a
half million dollars, including two National Science Foundation (NSF) research centers. In addition, CoE
research funding is nearly $95.5 million per year.
One of the newest additions to North Campus is the
state-of-the-art Media Union, which is an integrated
technology instruction center that houses collections of information resources that are normally found in a
traditional library (including the CoE library) combined with high-tech equip-ment to further explore the physical
and simulated world. The CoE is dedicated to preparing students for the technological leadership of tomorrow.
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U-M NIS / Bob Kalmbach
More than 2,000 people attended the dedication of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, a new centerpiece
of the North Campus Diag. The Lurie Tower was awash in splashes of laser-sculpted color as the 30-ton
carillon was inaugurated.
Through your graduate studies at the U-M, you'll broaden your knowledge
and develop your ability to analyze problems and responsibly apply knowledge to solutions. These skills
will prepare you for your role as an engineer--to solve real-life problems in our ever-changing, high-tech world.
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