Academic Departments
Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science is organized into six departments:
- Bioengineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Computer and Information Science
- Electrical and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
The School’s Department of Bioengineering, originally named Biomedical Electronic Engineering, consistently garners a top ten ranking at both the undergraduate and graduate level from the U.S. News & World Report.
Founded in 1893, The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is “America’s oldest continuously operating degree-granting program in chemical engineering.”
The Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering is recognized for its research in Electroscience, Systems Science and Network Systems and Telecommunications.
Originally established in 1946 as the School of Metallurgical Engineering, the Materials Science and Engineering Department “includes cutting edge programs in nanoscience and nanotechnology, biomaterials, ceramics, polymers, and metals.”
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics draws its roots from the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, which was established in 1876.
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