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Bourns College of Engineering
TypePublic
Established1989[1]
DeanReza Abbaschian [2]
Academic staff
88 [3]
Undergraduates2,227 [3]
Postgraduates416 [3]
Location
Riverside, CA
,
California
,
USA
Websitewww.engr.ucr.edu/ bournsdifference.ucr.edu/

The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or commonly known as Bourns Engineering or BCOE, is an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology-accredited College of Engineering located in Riverside, California on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. The Bourns College of Engineering was established in 1989, and named in honor of Marlan Bourns, a B.S. physics graduate of the University of Michigan and Rosemary Bourns, founders of Bourns, Inc.[4][5]

Bourns Hall
Winston Chung Hall
Winston Chung Hall, part of the Engineering complex

Notable research centers include the Center for Environmental Research & Technology, the Center for Nanoscale Science & Engineering, and the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems.[6]

Departments and program

The Bourns College of Engineering has five departments and one interdepartmental program, all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the nationally recognized accrediting body for engineering programs.

  • Bioengineering (BE)
  • Chemical & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
  • Computer Science & Engineering (CS&E)
  • Computer Engineering (CEN)
  • Electrical Engineering (EE)
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  • Material Science & Engineering (MSE Program)

Degrees

The college offers the following degrees:

Research centers

  • The Center for Bioengineering Research (CBR)
  • The Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
  • Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)
  • Center for Research in Intelligent Systems (CRIS)
  • Ubiquitous Communication by Light Center (UC-Light)

Professional student organizations

Diversity organizations

Professional engineering societies

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • Chemical and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Association (CEEGSA)
  • Computer Science Graduate Student Association (COMPGSA)
  • Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
  • IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Linux User Group (LUG)
  • Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Association (MEGSA)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Optical Society of America (OSA)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Honor societies

Undergraduate summer research programs

  • Mentoring Year-round in Biological Engineering, Science and Technology (MYBEST)
  • International Research Experience for Students (IRES)
  • Building Bridges across Riverside Program
  • Summer Undergrad Nanoscale Research Institute for Science and Engineering (SUNRISE)
  • Bioengineering Research Institute for Technical Excellence (BRITE)

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Short History of BCOE", College of Engineering, 2010, University of California, Riverside, engr.ucr.edu webpage: [1].
  2. ^ Welcome from the Dean:
  3. ^ a b c The Bourns Difference: Quick Facts
  4. ^ "UC Riverside College of Engineering Hires Thirteen New Faculty Members" (Press release). University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  5. ^ "Erickson Oral History" (PDF). University of California, Riverside,. Retrieved 2007-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ "UCR Research". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Retrieved 2007-08-10.


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