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The Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (College of Engineering) takes pride in being the oldest department and hosting one of the largest aerospace programs in the country. With more than 40 tenure-track faculty and an enrollment of more than 1,300 students, the School provides the kind of breadth and depth which makes it consistently rank in the top five aerospace educators in the US. The School's undergraduate program is currently ranked 2nd and its graduate programs are ranked 4th in the US. Around 19 dedicated research facilities and labs power research at the school.
Programs Available:
BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Online MS.
Specialization Tracks:
Aerodynamics
Avionics
Propulsion
Aircraft and Spacecraft Structures
Flight Mechanics and Control
Design of Aerospace Systems
Key Research Areas:
Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics
Flight Mechanics and Controls
Propulsion and Combustion
Structural Mechanics and Materials
System Design and Optimization.
Areas of Expertise:
Propulsion & Combustion
Structural Mechanics & Materials Behavior
Systems Design and Optimization
Flight Mechanics & Controls
Aeroelasticity & Structural Dynamics
Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics
List of labs:
Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL)
Center for Aerospace System Analysis (CASA)
University Research Engineering Technology Institute (URETI)
Center of Excellence in Rotorcraft Technology
Space Systems Design Lab (SSDL)
The School of Chemical Engineering (College of Engineering) is known for offering a wide range of interdisciplinary courses that provide breadth to the vision of churning out promising chemical engineers and researchers. The school has the distinction of being ranked amongst the top 10 in its field in the US (US News and World Report). The department provides 22 specialized research centers including Center for Chemical Innovation and labs for interdisciplinary research.
Programs Available:
BS, MS, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Key Research Areas:
Energy and Sustainability
Biotechnology
Complex Systems
Materials
Nanotechnology.
Areas of Expertise:
Drug Design, Development & Delivery
Complex Fluids & Multiphase Flow
Integrated Modeling, Process Control & Operations
Thermodynamics & Intermolecular Interactions
Polymeric Materials & High-Performance Fibers & Composites
Microelectronics, Nanotechnology & Microfluidics
List of Labs:
Center for Drug Design, Development, and Delivery
Specialty Separations Center
Fluid Properties Research Institute (FPRI)
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Interconnect Focus Center
Civil and Environmental
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of the largest schools of civil engineering in the US. It is committed to providing assistance to young minds that are adamant about being innovators, problem-solvers, and leaders. 43% of women, 20% minority, 35% of international students constitute the whole student body. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19:1. Around 1 in 10 alumni serve as a company founder, CEO, or as president. The department predicts a 10% job growth by 2026.
The department was ranked 2nd and 4th in the United States for civil and environmental engineering and 2nd for graduate civil engineering and 5th for graduate environmental engineering. The school was also ranked 5th in terms of annual return on investment (in-state). It was also the 8th ranked public university in the US. The school boasts of dedicated research facilities for sustainable systems and water resources. It also has 5 centers for research in Transportation systems.
Programs Available:
BS, MS and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
BS, BS/MS (5 years integrated), MS and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering.
Areas of Expertise:
Structural Engineering
Wastewater Reclamation & Reuse
Geosystems/Water Resources Engineering
Transportation Systems Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Construction Engineering
Water Quality & Treatment
Environmental Engineering/ Biotechnology
Mechanics & Materials
Hazardous & Solid Waste Engineering
List of Labs:
NSF Mid-America Earthquake Center
Georgia Transportation Institute
Institute for Sustainable Systems (ISS)
Center for Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources
Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Water Resources Institute
Air Resources and Engineering Center
Center for Applied Geomaterials Research
Computer Science
The School of Computer Science (College of Computing) has been at the forefront of creating modern technologies driven by the needs of a technologically integrated world. It takes pride in nurturing talent that contributes to designing, modifying, testing, and planning of upcoming devices, gadgets, and technologies.
The 414,000 square-foot Klaus Advanced Computing Building is home to the School of Computer Science, School of Computational Science and Engineering, six research centers, and more than 20 research labs spanning multiple research groups. It also contains 70 research laboratories, six instructional labs, and five large classrooms. It has a 200-seat auditorium for events, lectures, and meetings. The KACB is a LEED gold-certified environment-friendly building.
Programs Available:
BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Computer Science
MS in Cybersecurity
Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization, and Machine Learning
Online MS in Computer Science (OMSCS)
Specialization Tracks (for MS):
Computational Perception and Robotics
Computer Graphics
Computing Systems
High-Performance Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Interactive Intelligence
Machine Learning
Modeling and Simulations
Scientific Computing
Social Computing
Visual Analytics.
Areas of Expertise:
Robotics
Graphics & Visualization
Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Architecture, Databases, Networking
Computational Science & Engineering
List of Labs:
Robotics and Intelligence
Electrical / Electronics
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a pioneer in the field of research in electrical and computer systems. The spirit of getting it done defines the school, its faculty, and its researchers. The department consists of 11 technical interest areas, 300+ student organizations, more than 80 study abroad programs, and 19 Georgia Tech research centers.
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech is the largest of its kind in the US and is a leader in both academics and research. The ECE department boasts of a global network of more than 29,000 ECE alumni. There are 18 research centers and more than 5 dozen dedicated research laboratories.
Programs Available:
BS in Electrical Engineering; integrated BS/MS (5 years)
Areas of Expertise:
MEMS
Computer Engineering
Computer Networks & Internetworking
Embedded Systems & Software
Distributed Systems & Software
Electronic Design
Electromagnetics, Electronic Design
VLSI Design
Microelectronics, Optics and Photonics
Systems & Controls, and Telecommunications
Digital Signal Processing
Electric Power
Design Tools, Test & Verification
List of Labs:
Center for Research on Embedded Systems and Technology
Georgia Electronic Design Center
National Electric Energy Testing, Research and Applications
NSF/ERC Packaging Research Center
Center for GTL-CRNS Telecom (CGCT)
Center for Compound Semiconductors
University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaic Research and Education
Center for Signal and Image Processing
Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech aims at bringing the best out of designs, materials, information, energy, and people. Its researchers and students strive to make the whole better than the sum of its parts. The school boasts of a world-class faculty with research interests relevant to the current challenges in the field.
Available Programs:
BS in Industrial Engineering
MS in Industrial Engineering
Supply Chain Engineering
Analytics, Analytics Online, Operations Research
Statistics
Health Systems
Quantitative & Computational Finance
Computational Science and Engineering
International Logistics and Ph.D. in Algorithms
Combinatorics & Optimization
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Areas of Expertise:
Engineering Statistics, Health Systems
Human Integrated Systems, Logistics, Manufacturing
Applied Discrete Mathematics, Statistics
Optimization, Stochastic Processes & Applied Probability
Security & Efficiency in Transportation
Economic Decision Analysis, Logistics
List of Labs:
Center for Applied Probability
The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
Center for Board Assembly Research
Statistics Center
Modeling and Simulation Research and Education Center
NSF/UCRC Center for Health Organization Transformation
Manufacturing Research Center
Material Science
The School of Materials Science and Engineering aims at understanding and analyzing materials so that they can be used in the most innovative manner. The range of materials focused on by the school for study range from semiconductors and nanomaterials to ceramics and biomaterials. Equally wide is the range of courses offered in each program that enhance employability and skill base of the students.
Materials Science and Engineering is the only discipline that contains the combination of “science” and “engineering” in its name. The undergraduate and graduate MSE programs are ranked among the top ten materials programs (top five public). Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech is one of the largest materials programs in terms of faculty count. The school has state-of-the-art lab equipment for each research area and around 17 on-campus research centers.
Programs Available:
Areas of Expertise:
Surface & X-Ray Analysis
Electronic Materials, Ferroelectric & Magnetic Materials
Bio-materials, Structural Materials
Electronic/Technical Ceramic Materials
Nanotechnology, Polymer Process Simulation
Materials Synthesis & Processing
List of Labs:
Electron Microscopy Center
Composites Education and Research Center
Biologically-Enabled Advanced Materials & Micro/Nanodevices (BEAM2)
Advanced Carbon Fiber Center
USCAR on Structural Cast Magnesium Development Project
Phosphor Technology Center of Excellence
Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies
Center for Nanostructure Characterization and Fabrication
Mechanical
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is known to produce Mechanical Engineers that can be employed in the widest set of industries, thanks to its faculty that is involved in research on contemporary themes.
It has updated the courses according to the latest industry needs and research challenges in a wide array of sub-disciplines of Mechanical Engineering. Hands-on research experience makes it one of the best ME schools in the US. More than 2 dozen in-house laboratories and centers propel research at the school.
Programs Available:
BS, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering
MS in Medical Physics
Areas of Expertise:
MEMS
Computer-Aided Engineering & Design
Medical Physics
Acoustics & Dynamics, Automation & Mechatronics
Development of Fusion Power
Tribology
Radiation Imagine & Therapy
Fission
Criticality Studies of Nuclear Materials
Heat Transfer, Combustion & Energy Systems
Thermal Hydraulics of Nuclear Power
Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials
List of Labs:
NSF GT/Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues
Computer-Aided Simulation of Packaging Reliability
Sustainable Design and Manufacturing
Institute Materials Council
MURI Multifunctional Energetic Structural Materials
Mechanical Properties Research Lab
Advanced Crane Control Laboratory
Biomedical
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering) is an example of public-private partnership in education and research.
The department aims at creating affordable solutions for major health problems like cancer and immune system disorders, besides creating technology that expands the reach of health sector to the far corners of the world where it is most needed. The school boasts of one of the highest numbers of specialized on-campus laboratories and research centers in Biomedical sciences anywhere in the US.
Programs Available:
BS, MD/PhD in Biomedical Engineering
MD/Ph.D. in Bioengineering
Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
Key Research Areas:
Biomaterials and Regenerative Technologies
Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
Biomedical Informatics and Systems Modeling
Biomedical Robotics
Cancer Technologies
Cardiovascular Engineering
Immunoengineering
Neuroengineering.
The campus is noted for its unique blend of metropolitan hustle and magnificent green surroundings that provide tranquility, to the point that it's difficult to believe you're in the center of a metropolis. Road, rail, and air services connect it to the rest of the world. West Peachtree Street, Spring Street, Techwood Drive, Cherry Street, and Ferst Drive connect the university to Interstate 75/85.
North Avenue Station and Midtown Station of MARTA trains are the closest stations. The Tech Trolley and Stinger Buses are two convenient ways to move around campus. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the closest airport, located 12 miles south of the main campus.
Although Georgia Tech is not an Ivy League institution, its admission standards are comparable to those of Harvard University and Princeton University. Georgia Tech is after all educating the minds of the future; they want students who can imagine a better world via imagination, ingenuity, and bravery.
For those applying to the College of Computing and College of Engineering, a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale is required. For applicants to the College of Design, College of Sciences, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and Scheller College of Business, a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.
The Graduate Urban Planning Program at Georgia Tech is ranked #10 in the United States by Planetizen, while Georgia Tech is ranked #8 in the field of Statistics and Operational Research in The Guardian's QS World University Rankings. According to U.S. News and World Report, its living-learning communities are ranked #23 overall.
Georgia Tech is a challenging university. In actuality, Georgia Tech has an acceptance rate of just 23.4%, making admittance extremely difficult. To be considered for top-rated schools, students must achieve certain criteria. SAT and ACT averages for Georgia Tech are 1295 and 32, respectively.
Nearly 40,000 people attend Georgia Tech, a top 10 public research institution, where classes are offered on-site, distance education, and online. The largest and top-ranked engineering and computing colleges in the country are both at Georgia Tech. The Institute also provides excellent business, design, liberal arts, and scientific programs.
