Upcoming Engineering Program?

[IsaacM]

<p>I visited UChicago a few months ago and my tour guide mentioned that UChicago was preparing to initiate an engineering program for students starting in fall 2012, I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about this, and I'm sure that others are probably curious too. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

[OxalisWombo]

<p>UChicago is in the process of instituting a program in molecular engineering. It will be a graduate program, NOT an undergraduate opportunity.</p>

<p>[About</a> | Institute for Molecular Engineering](<a href=“http://molecularengineering.uchicago.edu/about/]About”>http://molecularengineering.uchicago.edu/about/)</p>

[phuriku]

<p>If I’ve read correctly, it IS an undergraduate opportunity as well. They’re currently in the process of creating an undergraduate curriculum for the department.</p>

<p>However, it’s of course important to realize that it’s only molecular engineering, not mechanical or other forms of engineering.</p>

[Divine_Comedy]

<p>phuriku is correct. UChicago will have an undergraduate major in Molecular Engineering, but probably not any time soon.</p>

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The institute expects to have at least 24 faculty members within a decade. “That gives us some scope to create interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary teams, uniquely composed to enable collaboration on the conception of research,” Tirrell said. “Together, our people will go in directions that they wouldn’t have by themselves.”</p>

<p>In addition to working in the theme areas, the faculty, many with joint appointments at Argonne, will develop introductory and specialized courses, and later will propose a curriculum in molecular engineering to support an undergraduate major as well as graduate degrees.

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[OxalisWombo]

<p>My mistake!</p>