The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, commonly known as 'Bourns Engineering' or 'BCOE', is a college of engineering at the University of California, Riverside. The college was established in 1989, and named in honor of Marlan and Rosemary Bourns, founders of Bourns, Inc.[3][4] It is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
 Bourns Hall | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989[1] |
| Dean | Christopher S. Lynch |
Academic staff | 135 [2] |
| Undergraduates | 2,864 [2] |
| Postgraduates | 948 [2] |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www.engr.ucr.edu/ |
Some of the research centers include the Center for Environmental Research & Technology, Winston Chung Global Energy Center, Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy, and the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems.[5]
Academics edit
The Bourns College of Engineering has five departments, four interdepartmental programs, and an online master's program. The college confers degrees in the following fields:
- Bioengineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D)[6]
- Chemical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Computer science (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Computer Science with Business Applications (B.S.)
- Computer engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D)
- Electrical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Environmental engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Materials science and engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Mechanical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Robotics (B.S., M.S.)
Research centers edit
- Center for Industrial Biotechnology
- Center for Advanced Neuroimaging
- The Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
- Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy
- Center for Research in Intelligent Systems (CRIS)
- Phonon Optimized Engineering Materials
- Ubiquitous Communication by Light Center (UC-Light)
- Winston Chung Global Energy Center
Professional student organizations edit
Diversity Organizations edit
- Bourns College of Engineering Students Leadership Council
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Professional Engineering Societies edit
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (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)
- Citrus Hack
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
- IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Association (MEGSA)
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Theta Tau
Honor Societies edit
- Tau Beta Pi (TBP) California Alpha Beta
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "A Short History of BCOE". Bourns College of Engineering. University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ a b c [1] Archived April 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UC Riverside College of Engineering Hires Thirteen New Faculty Members" (Press release). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "Erickson Oral History" (PDF). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "UCR Research". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Welcome to the Department of Bioengineering". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Retrieved 2022-06-28.