George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Type	Public
Established	October 13, 1885^[1]
Endowment	$67,635,999 ^[2]
Chair	Samuel Graham
Academic staff	92^[2]
Administrative staff	55^[2]
Students	2488^[2]
Undergraduates	1765^[2]
Postgraduates	723^[2]
Location	Atlanta , Georgia , United States 33°46′37″N 84°24′02″W / 33.77694°N 84.40056°W / 33.77694; -84.40056
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.me.gatech.edu

The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.^[3] The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and radiological engineering that are accredited by ABET.^[4] In its 2019 ranking list, U.S. News & World Report placed the school ranks 2nd in undergraduate mechanical engineering, 5th in graduate mechanical engineering, and 9th in graduate nuclear and radiological engineering.^[2]

The school took its present name in 1985, honoring George W. Woodruff (class of 1917), a major benefactor.^[5]

The school is the only academic institution to be recognized as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.^[6]

Degrees offered

The G. W. Woodruff School offers two undergraduate degrees, five graduate degrees, and four post-graduate degrees.^[7]

The G.W. Woodruff School occupies eight buildings, most of which are located in west campus.^[8]

Fuller E. Callaway Jr. Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
- Integrated Acoustics Laboratory (anechoic-chamber)
- Manufacturing, CAE/Design, and Automation/ Mechatronics research groups
Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)
- Tribology and Mechanics of Materials research groups
- Student machine shops including "Invention Studio"^[9]
J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building (MRDC II)
- Underwater acoustics tank, wind tunnel, and MEMS clean room
- Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and MEMS research groups
Frank H. Neely Research Center
- Nuclear and Radiological Engineering/Medical Physics program
- Fission, Fusion, and Medical Physics research groups
Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building
- Bioengineering research group
Institute of Paper Science and Technology
- Heat Transfer research group
- Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
IPST Centennial Engineering Building
Student Competition Center (Tin Building)
- Houses various student competition groups, including GT motorsports, GT Off-Road (the SAE-baja team), Robojackets and Wreck Racing

^ "A Walk Through Tech's History". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Archived from the original on May 24, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Annual Report of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, 2006–2007" (PDF) (Press release). George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "School Facts". George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. 2007. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
^ "ABET". ABET. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
^ "History".
^ "The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering". ASME International. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
^ "Degrees". George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. 2007. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
^ "Facilities". George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
^ "Georgia Tech Invention Studio". Georgia Institute of Technology. 2007. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.