The University of Cambridge Department of Engineering is the largest department at the University of Cambridge. The Department is known for collaborating with other disciplines, institutions, companies, and entrepreneurs and for adopting an integrated approach to research and teaching.[1]
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
The main site is situated at Trumpington Street, to the south of the city center of Cambridge. The Department is the primary center for engineering teaching and research activities in Cambridge. The department is currently headed by Professor Colm Durkan.
In 1782, the Reverend Richard Jackson of Torrington, a former fellow of Trinity College, died, leaving a substantial portion of his estate to endow a Professorship of Natural Experimental Philosophy. This became the forerunner to the Professorship of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics, first held in 1875 by James Stuart.[2]
The first engineering workshop at Cambridge was constructed in 1878 in a wooden hut measuring fifty by twenty feet. The department now has several sites around Cambridge:
Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street site, looking southeast from the Inglis A Building in November 2004. The Baker Building is in the left background, and the Leys School is in the right background (behind the chimney). The Inglis Building is in the middle and foreground.
The main buildings are located at Trumpington Street and Fen Causeway on the Scroope House site, where most of the undergraduate teaching in the Engineering Tripos is carried out. The Baker Building was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on November 13, 1952.
Various sections that could not easily be accommodated on the main site have moved to the university's West Cambridge site, including the Whittle Laboratory (a turbomachinery laboratory founded by Sir John Horlock in 1973),[3] the Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory, the Microelectronics Research Centre (1992), the Electrical Engineering Division Building, and the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
A few of the smaller buildings on the Old Addenbrooke's Site, in Trumpington Street opposite the Scroope House Site, have been used by the Department from time to time. Currently, the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership is in the end building of that site, 1 Trumpington Street, having expanded and moved there under its previous name of Cambridge Programme for Industry in 1991.
In 2016, the construction of the James Dyson Building was completed in front of the Baker Building, providing additional office space and seminar/meeting rooms for use by the Department.[4]
Over the course of the next 10 years, the Department plans to consolidate the Department of Engineering entirely on the West Cambridge site.[5]
Notable companies and projects founded by students and alumniedit
There are approximately 1,200 undergraduate students in the Department at any time, with around 320 undergraduate students admitted each year.
All students are enrolled in general coursework during their first two years, which consists of a broad overview covering mechanical and structural engineering, as well as materials, electrical, and information engineering. In their final two years of undergraduate work, students can choose to specialize in one of two concentrations (Engineering Tripos or Manufacturing Engineering Tripos), or choose to receive a degree in General Engineering.[7]
In the Engineering Tripos, students may further specialise in one or more of nine engineering disciplines:
Aerospace and aerothermal engineering
Bioengineering
Civil, structural and environmental engineering
Electrical and electronic engineering
Electrical and information sciences
Energy, sustainability and the environment
Information and computer engineering
Instrumentation and control
Mechanical engineering
The Manufacturing Engineering Tripos provides an integrated course in industrial engineering, including both operations and management.[8]
Graduate educationedit
The Department of Engineering currently has about 190 faculty and PI-status researchers, 300 postdoctoral researchers, and 850 graduate students. Post-graduate education consists of both taught courses and research degrees (PhD, MPhil, and MRes). The majority of research students are enrolled in PhD programs while around 10 percent follow the one-year MPhil (research) program.
The Department has a number of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), which follow a 1-plus-3 year model where a one-year MRes course is followed by a three-year PhD. Full funding for four years is provided through these centres. In addition to the CDTs, the Department has a limited number of EPSRC PhD studentships available for both British and EU students.[9]
Research Evaluationedit
The Department was ranked 2nd in 2021 among UK engineering departments by the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The Department of Engineering was also ranked 2nd in 2014 by REF.
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The University of Cambridge Department of Engineering is the largest department at the University of Cambridge The Department is known for collaborating with other disciplines institutions companies and entrepreneurs and for adopting an integrated approach to research and teaching 1 Department of Engineering University of CambridgeEstablished1875 1875 Head of DepartmentProfessor Colm DurkanLocationTrumpington Street Cambridge United Kingdom52 11 54 N 0 07 18 E 52 19827 N 0 121579 E 52 19827 0 121579 Department of Engineering University of Cambridge Websitewww wbr eng wbr cam wbr ac wbr ukThe main site is situated at Trumpington Street to the south of the city center of Cambridge The Department is the primary center for engineering teaching and research activities in Cambridge The department is currently headed by Professor Colm Durkan Contents 1 History 2 Notable companies and projects founded by students and alumni 3 Undergraduate education 4 Graduate education 5 Research Evaluation 6 Notable alumni and researchers 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory editIn 1782 the Reverend Richard Jackson of Torrington a former fellow of Trinity College died leaving a substantial portion of his estate to endow a Professorship of Natural Experimental Philosophy This became the forerunner to the Professorship of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics first held in 1875 by James Stuart 2 The first engineering workshop at Cambridge was constructed in 1878 in a wooden hut measuring fifty by twenty feet The department now has several sites around Cambridge nbsp Cambridge University Engineering Department Trumpington Street site looking southeast from the Inglis A Building in November 2004 The Baker Building is in the left background and the Leys School is in the right background behind the chimney The Inglis Building is in the middle and foreground The main buildings are located at Trumpington Street and Fen Causeway on the Scroope House site where most of the undergraduate teaching in the Engineering Tripos is carried out The Baker Building was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip on November 13 1952 Various sections that could not easily be accommodated on the main site have moved to the university s West Cambridge site including the Whittle Laboratory a turbomachinery laboratory founded by Sir John Horlock in 1973 3 the Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory the Microelectronics Research Centre 1992 the Electrical Engineering Division Building and the Institute for Manufacturing IfM A few of the smaller buildings on the Old Addenbrooke s Site in Trumpington Street opposite the Scroope House Site have been used by the Department from time to time Currently the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership is in the end building of that site 1 Trumpington Street having expanded and moved there under its previous name of Cambridge Programme for Industry in 1991 In 2016 the construction of the James Dyson Building was completed in front of the Baker Building providing additional office space and seminar meeting rooms for use by the Department 4 Over the course of the next 10 years the Department plans to consolidate the Department of Engineering entirely on the West Cambridge site 5 Notable companies and projects founded by students and alumni editCambridge University Eco Racing a student run team which designs builds and races solar electric vehicles Innocent Drinks best known for the Innocent Smoothie brand Cambridge Consultants an international technology development and consultancy company Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company first manufacturer of the scanning electron microscope 6 Undergraduate education editThere are approximately 1 200 undergraduate students in the Department at any time with around 320 undergraduate students admitted each year All students are enrolled in general coursework during their first two years which consists of a broad overview covering mechanical and structural engineering as well as materials electrical and information engineering In their final two years of undergraduate work students can choose to specialize in one of two concentrations Engineering Tripos or Manufacturing Engineering Tripos or choose to receive a degree in General Engineering 7 In the Engineering Tripos students may further specialise in one or more of nine engineering disciplines Aerospace and aerothermal engineering Bioengineering Civil structural and environmental engineering Electrical and electronic engineering Electrical and information sciences Energy sustainability and the environment Information and computer engineering Instrumentation and control Mechanical engineeringThe Manufacturing Engineering Tripos provides an integrated course in industrial engineering including both operations and management 8 Graduate education editThe Department of Engineering currently has about 190 faculty and PI status researchers 300 postdoctoral researchers and 850 graduate students Post graduate education consists of both taught courses and research degrees PhD MPhil and MRes The majority of research students are enrolled in PhD programs while around 10 percent follow the one year MPhil research program The Department has a number of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training CDTs which follow a 1 plus 3 year model where a one year MRes course is followed by a three year PhD Full funding for four years is provided through these centres In addition to the CDTs the Department has a limited number of EPSRC PhD studentships available for both British and EU students 9 Research Evaluation editThe Department was ranked 2nd in 2021 among UK engineering departments by the Research Excellence Framework REF The Department of Engineering was also ranked 2nd in 2014 by REF REF Score Assessment Year GPA National Ranking2021 10 3 69 22014 10 3 49 2Notable alumni and researchers editSee also Category Members of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering Fellows of the Royal SocietyWilliam Dalby Alfred Ewing Bertram Hopkinson Sir Charles Edward Inglis John Baker John Horlock Brian Spalding 11 12 Robert Mair Michael Gaster 13 Daniel Wolpert John Arthur Shercliff 14 John Denton 15 Alistair MacFarlane Christopher Calladine Richard V Southwell Frank Whittle Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell Sir Bennett Melvill Jones Charles Oatley Harry Ricardo Andrew Schofield Ann Dowling Zoubin Ghahramani Keith Glover Melvill Jones John Robertson Mark Welland Roberto Cipolla Stephen Young Gareth McKinley William Hawthorne Alec Broers Kenneth Bray Andrew Clennel Palmer Morien Morgan Christopher Hinton David J C MacKay Michael F Ashby Kenneth L Johnson Norman Fleck Vikram DeshpandeMembers of the Order of MeritFrank Whittle Christopher Hinton Ann DowlingTimoshenko Medal RecipientsRichard V Southwell Kenneth L Johnson James N GoodierNotable people for their contributionsJohn Baker developer of the plasticity theory of design Brian Spalding a founder of computational fluid mechanics Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell English engineer best known as the inventor of the hovercraft Sir Charles Edward Inglis under whose leadership the department became the largest in the university Sir Bennett Melvill Jones who demonstrated the importance in streamlining in aircraft design Ian Liddell designer of the Millennium Dome Charles Oatley developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes Nicholas Patrick astronaut W E W Petter aeronautical engineer designer of Westland Lysander English Electric Canberra and the Folland Gnat Harry Ricardo major contributor to development of the internal combustion engine Andrew Schofield pioneer in centrifuge research James Stuart first true professor of engineering at Cambridge appointed in 1875 Constance Tipper metallurgist crystallographer and first woman to serve full time as faculty in the department Carol Vorderman former Countdown host and mathematical television personality Frank Whittle inventor of the jet engine Reverend Robert Willis the first Cambridge professor to win an international reputation as a mechanical engineer 2 James N Goodier co author of Theory of Elasticity with Stephen Timoshenko Morien Morgan sometimes referred to as the Father of Concorde Christopher Hinton supervised construction of Calder Hall the world s first large scale commercial nuclear power station James A Greenwood winner of Tribology Gold Medal known for the Greenwood and Williamson model of contact interfaces Bertram Hopkinson who proposed the Split Hopkinson pressure bar method to measure dynamic stress strain response of materials See also editEngineering Glossary of engineering Department of Engineering Science University of OxfordReferences edit Strategy and Development Plans Department of Engineering 7 November 2013 Retrieved 31 March 2017 a b paul jenandpaul co uk Paul Robertson CUED 125 Anniversary Retrieved 31 March 2017 The AOUG Sir John Horlock Award for Science Association of Open University Graduates AOUG Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 Retrieved 14 April 2014 The James Dyson Building CUED undergraduate teaching teaching eng cam ac uk Archived from the original on 9 January 2015 Retrieved 17 July 2016 Professor David Cardwell interview for Professional Engineering Magazine Department of Engineering 6 May 2015 Retrieved 31 March 2017 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 3 November 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Part IIA modules and engineering areas Retrieved 13 October 2020 Undergraduate Courses Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 Retrieved 1 July 2015 Graduates Overview Department of Engineering 12 August 2013 Retrieved 31 March 2017 a b REF 2021 Engineering Times Higher Education THE 12 May 2022 Retrieved 12 December 2022 Biographical Memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society doi 10 1098 rsbm 2018 0024 S2CID 132105865 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Runchal Akshai K August 2009 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Special Issue Honoring Professor D Brian Spalding 52 17 4063 4073 doi 10 1016 j ijheatmasstransfer 2009 03 058 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help City University 31 January 2020 John Arthur Shercliff Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 31 524 541 November 1985 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1985 0018 S2CID 71433327 Royal Society Directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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