ENGINEERING AT A GLANCE September 16, 2018
University of Washington #2 in federal research funding among public universities Ranked #11 by U.S. News & World Report Global University rankings Founded in 1861, UW confers more than 12,000 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees annually
University of Washington Fall 2016 Enrollment– Seattle campus Undergrad 31,418 Grad/Prof 14,663 TOTAL 46,081 Degrees Awarded 2015-2016– Seattle campus Bachelor’s 7,772 Master’s 3,598 Doctoral 778 Professional 518
University of Washington Multi-campus university in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, and a world-class academic medical center Ranked #15 in world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities Named the fifth most innovative university in the world by Reuters 4,351 Faculty Members 7 Nobel Laureates & 15 MacArthur Fellows Our amazing students: 136 Fulbright Scholars 35 Rhodes Scholars 7 Marshall Scholars 22 National Academy of Engineering members 172 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows 171 National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
Engineering Third largest of UW’s 16 colleges 15% of UW students Over 7,000 students 258 Faculty 10 departments in 22 buildings Source of over ½ of UW startups Engineering is one of the largest of UW’s 16 colleges
Engineering $151M in externally funded research $20.6M from Industry 9 New Faculty Hires for 2016 120 NSF Young Investigator/Early Career Awards since 1984 College ranked 24th US News & World Report BioE 9th CSE 6th US News & World Report Graduate Rankings *Changed top right box from $125M to $95.1M based on data gathered from UW’s FY13 Annual Report (http://www.washington.edu/research/.SITEPARTS/.documents/.reports/Annual/Annual_Report_-_Fiscal_Year_2013.pdf)
Academic Departments William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Human Centered Design & Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Financing engineering Sources of Funds Uses of Funds
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate Diversity TOTAL average enrollment in 2013 was 51,319 Residents 36,099 (70%) Non-residents 8692 (17%) International 6529 (13%)
COE ADMISSIONS DATA
Undergraduate Degrees Bachelor of Science Degrees Awarded
Student demographics Source: UW Profiles
Diversity Programs Mathematics Academy STARs MSEP WiSE DO-IT ADVANCE NSF-funded, supports women faculty and cultural change in academic science and engineering careers DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) Provides outreach for students with disabilities, and resources for educators and employers Mathematics Academy A summer program for high school juniors from diverse backgrounds who wish to pursue the study of engineering MSEP (Minority Scholars & Engineering Program) Provides recruitment and retention programs for underrepresented minority students in engineering WiSE (Women in Science & Engineering) Provides recruitment and retention programs for women in science and engineering STARS (Washington STate Academic RedShirt in Engineering Program) Funded by NSF, brings low-income, highly motivated Washington state high school graduates to the UW and WSU to study engineering
Graduate Enrollment
Student Demographics Source: Graduate Student Statistical Summary on Graduate School web site
Graduate Degrees Degrees Granted
Interaction with industry RESEARCH ENGINEERS EXPERTISE Sponsored Research Labs & facilities Research Centers Gift-based funding Interns Career hires Affiliates programs Career Center Faculty consulting Workforce Education Licensing IP Collaborative grants
Thriving Region
Interaction with industry Hiring Students Sponsored Research Affiliate Programs Gifts Licensing Faculty Consulting Workforce Education Labs & Facilities
Engineering: engine of uw innovation 2012 – 2016 959 of UW innovations reported from CoE – 47% of total 10/20 top individual producers from CoE 6/10 top department producers from CoE 1481 patents filed from CoE – 46% of total CoE produced 56% of UW start ups CoE faculty comprise 6% of UW faculty CoE comprised 38% of the UW’s commercialization activities with only 6% of the total UW faculty. *8 start-ups in FY13, 9 in FY14
Research Expenditures CoE comprised 38% of the UW’s commercialization activities with only 6% of the total UW faculty.
Engineering Innovation Authentication and security for Java programming (Ed Felten MS ’91, PhD ’93 – CSE) CP/M operating system (Gary Kildall MS ’68, PhD ’72 – CSE) Disposable diapers (Victor Mills BS ’26 – ChemE) Original author of the MS-DOS operating system (Tim Paterson ’78 – CSE) Vinyl and synthetic rubber (Waldo Semon BS ’20, PhD ’24 – ChemE) Yellow highway paint (W. Ronald Benson BS ’36 – ChemE) DNA and protein analysis platform for the Human Genome Project (David Basiji MS ’93, PhD ’97 – BioE) Developed commercial aircraft for Boeing (Joseph Sutter BS ’43 – AA) Z-weed membranes for water treatment (Andrew Benedek PhD ’70 – ChemE) Fiberglass skis and founder of K2 (William Kirschner BS ’39 – MSE) Cardiac treadmill and kidney dialysis machines (Wayne Quinton BS ’58 – ME) Diagnostic ultrasound (Robert Rushmer, founder of UW Bioengineering)
UW Research UW receives more federal research dollars than almost any other public university In recent years, UW is ranked number three for all universities (public & private) in federal research funding Sponsored research totals over $1.37 billion annually Engineering research expenditures totaled $151M in FY2016 $590,000 per faculty member *From 1974 - 2009 the UW received more federal research funding than any other U.S. public university, and since 2009 has been in the top two. Source: http://www.washington.edu/research/.SITEPARTS/.documents/orFactsheet_2013.pdf
Research Centers Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Clean Energy Institute eScience Institute PacTrans Washington Nanofabrication Facility Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, CSNE, a NSF-funded Engineering Research Center, known for major advancements in brain to brain communication Clean Energy Institute: Initially established by the state, now supplemented with WRF funding, the Clean Energy Institute is focused on next generation solar energy and electrical energy storage materials, devices and systems and their integration into the grid. eScience Institute: Multi-disciplinary campus-wide effort focused on the broad topic of “big data,” advancing data science research and practice. PacTrans: A coalition of transportation professionals and educators from 5 NW universities focused on safety and sustainability. Washington Nanofabrication Facility: Located in Fluke Hall, the UW’s full service micro and nanotechnology user facility, the largest public access fabrication center in the NW with 15,000 square feet of labs, cleanrooms and user space. Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute: Brings together faculty teams from across the University of Washington campus in a state-of-the-art facility with instrumentation for molecular characterization and analysis to catalyze translational research in the Clean Tech and Biotech areas.
NANOENGINEERING & SCIENCES BUILDING
Faculty – Fall Quarter Tenure track faculty
Engineering Faculty 23 National Academy of Engineering Members 3 National Academy of Sciences Members 12 Presidential Early Career Award Recipients 2 MacArthur Fellows 25 Sloan Research Fellows 120 NSF Early CAREER Award Recipients
22.4% of UW CoE faculty are women vs. Women in Engineering Recruitment and support programs for women faculty ADVANCE NSF-funded, supports women faculty and cultural change in academic science and engineering careers WiSE (Women in Science & Engineering) Provides recruitment and retention programs for women in science and engineering 22.4% of UW CoE faculty are women vs. 15% national average
Women Engineering Faculty National average: 15%
WOMEN ENGINEERING FACULTY Fall 2013 data. Source: 2013 ASEE Engineering by the Numbers. Women tenure track faculty