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Between 1998 and 2002, the college had negotiated dozens of licenses and patent applications, marketed more than 55 [[invention]]s and helped with the formation of 12 start-up companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://coe.ou.edu/academics/techinn.htm | title=Technology Innovation | accessdate=2006-07-10 | publisher=University of Oklahoma, Engineering Dean's Office |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060831002702/http://www.coe.ou.edu/academics/techinn.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-31}}</ref> |
Between 1998 and 2002, the college had negotiated dozens of licenses and patent applications, marketed more than 55 [[invention]]s and helped with the formation of 12 start-up companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://coe.ou.edu/academics/techinn.htm | title=Technology Innovation | accessdate=2006-07-10 | publisher=University of Oklahoma, Engineering Dean's Office |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060831002702/http://www.coe.ou.edu/academics/techinn.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-31}}</ref> |
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In 2010 the college celebrated its centennial with a variety of events, including a symposium with presentations from several prominent alumni, as well as a keynote address by renowned humanitarian and [[Three Cups of Tea]] author [[Greg Mortenson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=College of Engineering Centennial|url=http://www.ou.edu/content/coe/centennial.html|work=Centennial Celebration Schedule|publisher=OU College of Engineering|accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref> |
In 2010 the college celebrated its centennial with a variety of events, including a symposium with presentations from several prominent alumni, as well as a keynote address by renowned humanitarian and ''[[Three Cups of Tea]]'' author [[Greg Mortenson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=College of Engineering Centennial|url=http://www.ou.edu/content/coe/centennial.html|work=Centennial Celebration Schedule|publisher=OU College of Engineering|accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:41, 16 November 2010
The University of Oklahoma College of Engineering in the engineering unit of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. It has an enrollment of 2,086 undergraduates and 2,193 graduate students,[1]. In 2009, 257 bachelor’s degrees, 92 master’s degrees and 29 doctoral degrees were conferred.[2]
History
| Engineering College Deans |
| James Felgar, 1909-1937 |
| William Carson, 1937-1962 |
| Gene Nordby, 1962-1970 |
| William Upthegrove, 1970-1981 |
| Martin Jischke, 1981-1985 |
| John Francis (acting), 1985-1986 |
| Tom Love (interm), 1986-1987 |
| Billy Crynes, 1987-1998 |
| W. Arthur "Skip" Porter, 1998-2005 |
| Thomas Landers, 2005-present |
The college was founded in 1909, but engineering work started five years before that under the School of Applied Science.[3] By 1908 formal programs had been established in electrical, civil and mechanical engineering under the direction of the school's first dean, James Felgar, who would lead the soon to be created college for 28 years.[4] The college's first spike in enrollment came in the 1930's, when demand for natural gas and oil led to the creation of programs in geological engineering and petroleum engineering. Until the 1970's, engineering students could be identified by the slide rules which were carried in a leather case on their belts.[5]
The college's main office are currently located in Carson Engineering Center, with many civil and industrial engineering classes being held in that building. Historic Felgar Hall houses mechanical and aerospace engineering, while the first three floors of the Sarkeys Energy Center are home to the school of chemical engineering. In recent years, the college has rapidly expanded beyond these buildings as to the recently constructed Devon Energy Hall, for electrical and computer engineering, and the ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility, which provides students and engineering organizations large scale work space.[6] Four of these buildings (Carson, Felgar, Devon and the Practice Facility) create an "engineering quadrangle" on the northeast section of OU's main campus. Many graduate level classes and research labs have moved to the recently opened Stephenson Research Center located on Norman's south campus.
Between 1998 and 2002, the college had negotiated dozens of licenses and patent applications, marketed more than 55 inventions and helped with the formation of 12 start-up companies.[7]
In 2010 the college celebrated its centennial with a variety of events, including a symposium with presentations from several prominent alumni, as well as a keynote address by renowned humanitarian and Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson.[8]
Traditions
St. Patrick, who among other things is the patron saint of engineers, has long been the unofficial mascot of the College of Engineering. Paintings of shamrocks can be found in many of the engineering buildings, and the week of St. Patrick's Day is known as E-Week, during which numerous engineering related activities occur.[9] Since at least the 1920's, the college has crowned an Engineering King and Queen during E-Week.
The College of Engineering has a longstanding rivalry with the OU College of Law. Statues of owls in the facade of Monnet Hall, the former home of the law students, have been repeatedly painted green by engineering students, a practice that has been continued in recent years. For example, the owl statues on the law college's new building were painted green during E-Week of 2003, and a large banner was glued to the front of the building, causing several thousand dollars in damage.[10]
Academic programs
The college grants degrees at the Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels. Engineering fields covered at the college include:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering (standard, premedical/biomedical, and biotechnology)
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Geological Engineering
- Industrial Engineering (standard and information technology)
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
External links
Notes
- ^ "Unduplicated Enrollment by College, Major and Level, Fall 2005". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ^ Martinelli, Debra (Spring 2010). "One Hundred Years of OU Engineering". Sooner Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Long, Charles F. (September 1965). "With Optimism For the Morrow: A History of The University of Oklahoma". Sooner Magazine.
- ^ Martinelli.
- ^ Ferrier, Robert (Winter 1998). "From Slide Rules to Cyber Space". Sooner Magazine: 17–20. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Casey (16 February 2010). "OU, ExxonMobil Dedicate Engineering Building". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Technology Innovation". University of Oklahoma, Engineering Dean's Office. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ^ "College of Engineering Centennial". Centennial Celebration Schedule. OU College of Engineering. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "College Holds Activities for Engineering Week". The Oklahoma Daily. 19 February 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "College of Law Vandalized". The Oklahoma Daily. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2010.