Current Status and Research
The college currently includes many different research areas. The college was renamed in 2003 to honor Ira A. Fulton, an Arizona Businessman, who donated money to the College. Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering is also named for Ira Fulton. With those donations, the College was able to purchase a supercomputer that is used for research by the College and the BYU campus community.
Just a couple of the many research projects the College is involved with include the MAGICC lab and the Electric Vehicle Racing team. The MAGICC Lab is involved with designing automated devices such as robots and unmanned air vehicles. The team has worked in conjunction with military contractors, and the team has continually placed at competitions involving UAVs. The Electric Vehicle Racing team has worked in conjunction with National Instruments, and has designed high power electric racing vehicles used for competitions.
The College received rankings in U.S. News and World Report's 2005 report placing it at 81st in the nation. Specifically, Mechanical Engineering was ranked 53rd, and Electrical and Computer Engineering was ranked 68th in their respective graduate programs . The programs offered by the college are accredited by ABET and other organizations .
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