Whiting School of Engineering
Engineering school of Johns Hopkins University
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The Whiting School of Engineering is the engineering school of the Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.
| Type | Private engineering college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1913 |
Parent institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Endowment | US$ $124.7 million (FY '14)[1] |
| Dean | T.E. Schlesinger |
Academic staff | 249 (including 34 associated research scientists)[2] |
| Students | 9,538 (1,993 undergrad and 7,554 graduate) [2] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | engineering |
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History
The engineering department at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.[4] In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.[citation needed]
In 1961, the School of Engineering was renamed the School of Engineering Sciences. Five years later, in 1966, it merged with the Faculty of Philosophy to become part of the School of Arts and Sciences. In 1979, the engineering programs were reorganized into a separate academic division, named the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering in honor of George William Carlyle Whiting, co-founder of The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.[5]
Departments
The Whiting School contains nine departments:
- Applied Mathematics & Statistics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Civil and Systems Engineering
- Environmental Health and Engineering (formerly Geography and Environmental Engineering)[6]
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Notable people
- Michael Bloomberg, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg, L.P., Mayor of New York City, presidential candidate
- Willard Hackerman, CEO of Whiting-Turner
- William B. Kouwenhoven, electrical engineer, inventor of the cardiac defibrillator, Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Dean of the School of Engineering (1938-1954)
- John C. Malone, CEO of Tele-Communications Inc., Liberty Media chairman
- Percy A. Pierre, university administrator, first African-American to receive a PhD in electrical engineering
- Bill Stromberg, former CEO of T. Rowe Price
- Abel Wolman, sanitary engineering pioneer