Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (often abbreviated to the Fulton Schools) is the engineering college of Arizona State University. The Fulton Schools offers 25 undergraduate and 47 graduate programs in all major engineering disciplines, construction and computer science.
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| Established | 1954 (as ASU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences) |
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| Dean | Kyle Squires |
Academic staff | 355 |
| Students | 24,994 |
| Location | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Campus | Arizona State University - Tempe and The Polytechnic School |
| Website | engineering |
The Fulton Schools comprises seven engineering schools located on both ASU's Tempe and Polytechnic campuses: the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering; the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering; the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; The Polytechnic School; and The Global School (in development).[1]
History
The Fulton Schools was started in 1954 as the College of Applied Arts and Sciences. In 1956, the first bachelor's degree program in engineering was approved. The School of Engineering was created in 1958. In 1970, the Division of Construction was added.
In 1992, through a gift of the Del E. Webb Foundation, an endowment was set up to create the Del E. Webb School of Construction, which offers undergraduate and graduate construction and construction management programs. It is now a part of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. A separate school was created for technology programs and, in 1996, the Schools of Technology and Agribusiness moved to the Polytechnic Campus.
In 2002, the Department of Bioengineering was renamed the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in honor of a $5 million gift from the Harrington Arthritis Research Center.
Also in 2002, the office of Global Outreach and Executive Education (GOEE) was established to provide anytime/anyplace learning environments for industry engineers to complete advanced degrees. In 2003, the program began offering engineering graduate degrees completely online. Currently, GOEE offers eight online undergraduate engineering/technology degree programs, 14 online master's degree programs, and two graduate-level academic certificate programs. [2]
In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Fulton Homes, established an endowment of $50 million in support of ASU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which was renamed in his honor. The new Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering was reconstructed to include five separate and interdisciplinary schools: The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering; the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering; the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment.
Since receiving this transformational gift, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have grown in enrollment, programs offered and research expenditures. Between 2015 and 2019, research expenditures rose from $89 million to $115 million.
In 2013, ASU Online launched an Online Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering program which was, and remains, fully accredited by ABET. GOEE now offers four online programs which are ABET accredited.[3]
In 2014, the College of Technology and Innovation on ASU's Polytechnic campus was renamed The Polytechnic School and became the sixth school in the Fulton Schools.
Fall 2020 enrollment (21st day census) in the Fulton Schools was 24,994 students total (undergraduate and graduate).
The Fulton Schools employ 355 tenured/tenure-track faculty and have $126 million in research expenditures (FY 2020)[4]
Location
The Fulton Schools administrative offices and some departments are located within The Brickyard building complex on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe, Arizona. The Fulton Schools has more than 1,000,000 square feet of space in over a dozen buildings on ASU’s Tempe and Polytechnic campuses.[5]
In September of 2014, The College Avenue Commons building was opened as the new home of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, including the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC). DEWSC students, faculty and alumni contributed to the design and construction of the building, which features some exposed construction elements which allow it to be used as a teaching tool.[6] Like many ASU and Fulton Schools buildings, it is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified.[7]
In August of 2017, The Fulton Schools opened Tooker House,[8] a residential community “built for engineers.” Tooker House is a 1,600-person, co-ed residential community for Fulton Schools undergraduate students and features on-site digital classrooms and state-of-the-art makerspaces.
Notable faculty
National Academy of Sciences
- Alexandra Navrotsky, Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy[9]
National Academy of Engineering
- Ronald Adrian - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Dimitri Bertsekas - Professor, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
- Gerald T. Heydt - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Edward Kavazanjian Jr. - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- Subhash Mahajan (emeritus) - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy)
- Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- John Undrill - Research Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Vijay Vittal - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering[10]
National Academy of Inventors
- James Abbas - Associate Professor, Biological and Health Systems Engineering
- Cody Friesen - Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Michael Kozicki - Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Deirdre Meldrum - Distinguished Professor of Biosignatures Discovery, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Nathan Newman - Lawrence Professor of Solid State Sciences, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Sethuraman Panchanathan - Regents Professor, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
- Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment[11]
Regents professors
The title “Regents Professor” is the highest faculty honor awarded at Arizona State University. It is conferred on ASU faculty who have made pioneering contributions in their areas of expertise, who have achieved a sustained level of distinction, and who enjoy national and international recognition for these accomplishments.[12]
- Ronald Adrian - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Sethuraman Panchanathan - Regents Professor, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
- Constantine A. Balanis - Regents Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Aditi Chattopadhyay - Regents Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- David K. Ferry - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Gerald T. Heydt - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Edward Kavazanjian Jr. - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- Jerry Lin - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Subhash Mahajan (emeritus) - Regents Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- Douglas Montgomery - Regents Professor, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
- Bruce Rittmann - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- Vijay Vittal - Regents Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- Paul Westerhoff - Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment[13]
Schools
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
- School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- The Polytechnic School
- The Global School (in development)[14]
Rankings
U.S. News and World Report Rankings
- #42 Undergraduate Program [#24 among public institutions] 2021 edition, published September 2020
- #42 Graduate Program [#22 among public institutions] March 2020
- #10 Online Master's in Engineering Programs January 2021
- #6 Online Master's in Engineering Programs for Veterans January 2021
U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Specialty Rankings
U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Specialty Rankings 2021 edition, published March 2020, unless indicated
- #22 Aerospace
- #58 Biomedical
- #47 Chemical
- #33 Civil
- #6 Civil, Online Master's Program, "January 2021"
- #30 Computer Engineering
- #43 Computer Science‡ 2020 edition, published March 2019
- #27 Electrical
- #2 Electrical, Online Master’s Program, January 2021
- #6 Engineering Management, Online Master’s Program, January 2021
- #15 Environmental
- #18 Industrial
- #12 Industrial, Online Master’s Program, January 2021
- #36 Materials
- #40 Mechanical
‡According to U.S. News and World Report the Sciences, including Computer Science, are not ranked every year.[15][16]
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Rankings
Source:[17]
ASEE Engineering Statistics
- #4 Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded by school (427 schools included)
- #12 Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Women by school (427 schools included)
- #5 Bachelor’s Degrees awarded to Underrepresented Minorities (427 schools included)
- #6 Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Hispanics by school (427 schools included)
- #7 Master’s Degrees Awarded by school (422 schools included)
- #24 Doctoral Degrees Awarded by school (422 schools included)
- #6 Graduate Enrollment by school (50 schools included)
- #10 Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Members (297 schools included)
- #8 Female Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty (297 schools included)
- #11 Hispanic Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty (297 schools included)
ASEE Engineering Technology Statistics
- #4 Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded by School (113 schools reported)
- #3 Engineering Technology Degrees Awarded to Women by School (113 schools reported)
- #3 Engineering Technology Degrees awarded to Underrepresented Minorities (113 schools included)
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