PrincetonUniversity School of Engineering

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PrincetonUniversitySchool of Engineering
Applied Science

• Stephen Friedfeld
• Office of Graduate Affairs
• Princeton, NJ

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UniversityOverview

• founded in 1746
• 4500 undergraduate students
• 2000 graduate students
• 40 graduate departments and programs

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Engineering SchoolFactsFigures

• 6 departments
• 11 core fields of study
• 70 research areas/50M expenditures
• X centers and institutes
• 750 undergraduate students
• 500 graduate students
• 130 faculty

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DegreesAwarded

• M.Eng./Master of Engineering
• non-funded, non-thesis, 1 year, courses
• M.S.E./Master of Science in Engineering
• funded, thesis, 2 years, courses research
• Ph.D./Doctor of Philosophy
• funded, dissertation, 5 years

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EngineeringDepartments

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Aerospace Engineering
• Operations Research Financial Engineering
• M.Eng., Ph.D.
• M.Eng., M.S.E., Ph.D.

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Engineering FacultyFacts

• 15 women
• 15 NAE
• 1 Nobel laureate
• 2 MacArthur awardees
• Top Ten Most Brilliant

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Engineering StudentProfile

• lt 500 graduate students
• gt 80 as Ph.D. students
• 15 20 majors represented
• 55 international
• 25 women
• 33 students of color (US)

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ChemicalEngineering

• 18 faculty members
• 60 graduate students
• research areas include
• bioengineering
• energy technology
• high-performance computing
• materials synthesis characterization

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Civil EnvironmentalEngineering

• 13 faculty members
• 45 graduate students
• research areas include
• environmental engineering
• water resources
• materials/mechanics/structures

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ComputerScience

• 33 faculty members
• 85 graduate students
• research areas include
• theory
• computer network systems
• programming languages, security
• media, interfaces
• artificial intelligence, machine learning
• computational science

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ElectricalEngineering

• 30 faculty members
• 160 graduate students
• research areas include
• computer engineering
• electronic materials devices
• information sciences systems
• optics optical electronics

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Mechanical AerospaceEngineering

• 24 faculty members
• 75 graduate students
• research areas include
• combustion, energy conversion
• dynamics control systems
• fluid mechanics
• laser applied physics
• materials mechanical systems
• medical applications

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Operations Research FinancialEngineering

• 12 faculty
• 30 graduate students
• research areas include
• dynamic resource management
• financial econometrics
• financial management risk analysis
• optimal design security pricing
• traveler information, decision support

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ResearchCenters

• PrISM
• CITP
• CIEE
• CELS
• PEI
• BCF
• WWS/PIIRS

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LibraryResources

• 11 million holdings
• Engineering (new)
• Sciences (new)
• Astrophysics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Geosciences

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PrincetonLiving
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Princeton,NJ

• 30,000 residents
• 1 hour from PHL, 1 hour from NYC
• historic college town
• pharmaceutical/financial industry
• arts
• outdoor activities

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Graduate StudentLife

• GEC
• GEA
• Social Committee
• GWISE
• concerts lectures

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EngineeringAlumni

• 30 50 faculty positions
• 15 35 research industry
• 30 postdoctoral research
• 5 non-profit/other

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ApplicationDetails

• on-line application
• http//gradschool.princeton.edu
• standardized exams
• GRE, GRE CS
• deadline
• December 15 or 31

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QuestionAnswer

• email sjf_at_princeton.edu