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The School of Engineering and Applied Science

Engineering at Princeton began in 1875 with the appointment of a professor and a course of study designed for civil engineering. A program in electrical engineering, the first in the United States, was founded in 1889. Three new areas of study in engineeringchemical, mechanical, and miningwere added in 1921, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science was formally established. A professor of aeronautical engineering was appointed in 1942 and charged with the task of developing a curriculum of study in that discipline. The Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering was founded in 1999. Principal degrees offered by the school include the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

The Engineering Quadrangle (E-Quad), built in 1962, houses five departments: chemical, civil and environmental, electrical, mechanical and aerospace, and operations research and financial engineering. Computer science occupies its own building (completed in 1989) and offers an A.B. as well as a B.S.E. degree. In 1993 the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) moved into the newly completed Bowen Hall. An expansion of the E-Quad was completed later that year, providing new space for the Center for Photonics and Optoelectronics Materials (POEM) and additional space for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Engineering Library holds more than 200,000 volumes. In spring 2000 there were 769 engineering undergraduates, including 217 women. Additionally, 408 graduate students were enrolled. More than 100 faculty members serve the six departments.

Interdepartmental programs directed through the school include: applications of computing, architecture and engineering, engineering biology, engineering and management systems, engineering physics, environmental studies, geological engineering, materials science and engineering, and robotics and intelligent systems.

Total engineering research expenditures for fiscal year 1999 were $35.75million. Research initiatives include earthquake engineering, earth-observing systems, fiberoptic networks, materials science, photonics and optoelectronics, polymer science and technology, and theoretical computer science.

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	The School of Engineering and Applied Science Engineering at Princeton began in 1875 with the appointment of a professor and a course of study designed for civil engineering. A program in electrical engineering, the first in the United States, was founded in 1889. Three new areas of study in engineeringchemical, mechanical, and miningwere added in 1921, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science was formally established. A professor of aeronautical engineering was appointed in 1942 and charged with the task of developing a curriculum of study in that discipline. The Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering was founded in 1999. Principal degrees offered by the school include the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The Engineering Quadrangle (E-Quad), built in 1962, houses five departments: chemical, civil and environmental, electrical, mechanical and aerospace, and operations research and financial engineering. Computer science occupies its own building (completed in 1989) and offers an A.B. as well as a B.S.E. degree. In 1993 the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) moved into the newly completed Bowen Hall. An expansion of the E-Quad was completed later that year, providing new space for the Center for Photonics and Optoelectronics Materials (POEM) and additional space for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Engineering Library holds more than 200,000 volumes. In spring 2000 there were 769 engineering undergraduates, including 217 women. Additionally, 408 graduate students were enrolled. More than 100 faculty members serve the six departments. Interdepartmental programs directed through the school include: applications of computing, architecture and engineering, engineering biology, engineering and management systems, engineering physics, environmental studies, geological engineering, materials science and engineering, and robotics and intelligent systems. Total engineering research expenditures for fiscal year 1999 were $35.75million. Research initiatives include earthquake engineering, earth-observing systems, fiberoptic networks, materials science, photonics and optoelectronics, polymer science and technology, and theoretical computer science.
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