To learn more about the focuses and projects of the College of Engineering Departments,
please use the links below:
Department Overviews
Chemical Engineering
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The Focus:
Applying chemistry, mathematics and natural sciences to develop, design and supervise processes for converting natural resources into useful products.
Areas of Study:
Chemical processes, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, polymer processing, specialty chemical manufacturing, food processing, pharmeceuticals, biotechnology.
Recent Student Projects:
Novel Baking Technology for Snack Crackers; Control Valve Flow Testing and Noise Modeling; Modeling of Recoil Recompressive Failure in High Performance Polymers; Diesel Emission Reduction Strategies for School Buses and HDDV Trucks.
Sample Career Fields:
Consumer products, inorganic and organic chemicals, polymers and advanced materials, pharmeceutical and biotechnology, air and waste management, agricultural products, petroleum refining, food and beverage processing.
Department Highlight:
Recent faculty awards include the George Westinghouse Award, Chester Carlson Award, Robert Quinn Award and Ray Fahien Award.
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
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The Focus:
Analyzing, designing, maintaining and building the roads, bridges,
water treatment plants, buidlings, pipelines, canals and other structures
that support modern society; pioneering new strategies for recycling
and reducing pollution.
Areas of Study:
Structural engineering (design and analysis of buildings, bridges,
dams, other structures); transportation systems; geotechnical design and
analysis (working with stone, soil, other natural materials); water resources;
environmental planning and analysis. Students can choose either a structural
or environmental emphasis.
Recent Studen Projects:
Range from evaluating the Betsy Ross Bridge to designing new wastewater
treatment systems.
Sample Career Fields:
Design and supervision of the construction of buildings, airports,
roads, railroads, bridges, dams, stormwater collection systems and water
treatment plants; development of recycling methods, air pollution control
and water distribution systems.
Department Highlight:
"Garden City," a virtual city on the web, provides hands-on
context for coursework, projects and homework.
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
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The Focus:
Applying electricity, electromagnetism and computer technology to
develop a wide-range of products and solutions.
Areas of Study:
Computer design, networks and software; digital systems, electronics
and electromagnetism; controls, communication and digital processing.
Recent Student Projects:
3-D Magnetic Mapper System; Portable Motion Capture System; Assistive
Technology: Wheelchair Modification; Biomedical Temperature Monitor; Advanced
Technology Cockpits; Digital Mammography Analysis.
Sample Career Fields:
Semiconductors, computers, communications and information systems,
biomedical engineering, power and energy conversions.
Department Highlight:
Rowan is one of only eight combined Electrical and Computer Engineering
programs in the United States.
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Mechanical Engineering
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The Focus:
Using mechanical theories and energy principles to design, develop and build
machines, products and moving systems.
Areas of Study:
Dynamics and control of mechanical devices; building "virtual machines" using
computers and sophisticated software; designing, developing, simulating
and modeling complex mechanical and energy systems.
Sample Career Fields:
Design and development of devices ranging from submarines to spacecraft,
from small catheters to huge power plants, from automobiles to roller-coasters
and from toys to sophisticated robotic systems. Employment with high-tech
industries, government agencies, research organizations and consulting
firms.
Recent Student Projects:
Smart Rubber; Biomimetic Mechanism of the Human Arm; Human-Powered Stair
Climber; Cable Reel Brake; Automated Crash Notification System; Stair Lift
Project.
Department Highlight:
Our motto is "Design, Build, Analyze and Test," and every
graduate from our program is proficient in all of these areas.
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